• Dyess conducts Operational Safety Review Day

    Dyess Air Force Base conducted an Operational Safety Review Day on Friday as a proactive effort to assess safety of operations.“The U.S. is an aviation nation, and in the past few decades, we have taken many great strides to improve our record of safety," said Col.Brandon Parker, 7th Bomb Wing

  • Dyess Airmen return home

    Approximately 100 Airmen assigned to the 40th Airlift Squadron, the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 317th Operational Support Squadron returned home from a four month deployment in East Africa in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel and in Europe in support of Operation New Normal. The

  • Dyess B-1B remains in Midland, under investigation

    A B-1B Lancer assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, that made an emergency landing at Midland International Air & Space Port in Midland May 1 remains in Midland and is still under investigation by a safety investigation board. The specific findings and recommendations of the SIB are protected by

  • Dyess Airmen deploy to Afghanistan

    Airmen assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing and 7th Bomb Wing deployed with C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to Afghanistan May 4.For some of the Airmen, this is their first time deploying into an overseas location. With unknown environments, the Airmen must be prepared for anything. However, Airmen

  • Dyess to conduct Operational Safety Review Day

    Dyess Air Force Base will conduct an Operational Safety Review Day May 18 as a proactive effort to assess safety of operations across the Air Force. "Dyess Air Force Base has a robust safety program, but it’s not just those who run the program who ensure operations run as they should. Every Airman

  • Dyess awarded Congressional Gold Medal 75 years after his death

    Lt. Col. William Edwin was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on May 11. Dyess died in 1943 due to an aircraft mishap during a training flight in California. His youngest sister and only

  • Crew Chiefs key to B-1 mission

    It is 4:30 a.m. on the flightline at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Coveralls replace the Airman battle uniform he wore on his drive to work. He doesn’t clock in because he has no set schedule. He comes in any time his aircraft requires his expertise. Before the sun rises, a crew chief’s oil-covered