• Remembering the fallen: 7th CES holds remembrance muster

    The 7th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department and Emergency Services hosted a remembrance muster in honor of their members who have died in the line of duty, Feb. 23, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The muster brought together the base for a firefighter-geared workout in teams of four people,

  • HVAC: Behind the scenes of the machines

    Though many people enjoy the cool air conditioning in their office on a hot sunny day or the warmth of their heater on cold nights, little thought is given regarding the hard work that goes into keeping these machines functioning properly.Thanks to the Airmen from the 7th Civil Engineer Squadron’s

  • Ft. Bragg hosts 317th AW for first 2018 exercise

    Personnel from the 317th Airlift Wing flew from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, to take part of the 10-day Large Package Week Exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C. Feb. 3, 2018.Large Package Week is a joint exercise held every quarterly by the combined efforts of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army to test and

  • Military Justice Summary - January 2018

    COURTS-MARTIAL SUMMARY   SrA: Member’s urine tested positive for cocaine, and a subsequent hair test found that the Airman had used not just cocaine, but methamphetamine. While awaiting trial, the member was randomly tested, and his urine tested positive for hydrocodone. A subsequent hair test

  • Air Force to institute new method to protect PII

    Air Force officials announced Feb. 6, 2018, emails containing personally identifiable information, and similar numeric constructs, will be blocked from transmission unless the email is encrypted. For members unable to send or receive encrypted emails, members will be directed to utilize the AMRDEC

  • Dyess holds first Superintendent Course

    Dyess Air Force Base held its first Superintendent Course at the 436th Training Squadron, Jan. 29-31. Approximately 13 senior noncommissioned officers attended the course who range from current, future and potential superintendents.The course taught at Dyess was based on a course originally designed

  • Prepare, respond, recover: ORE 18-01 Phase 1 complete

    The 317th Airlift Wing began Phase 1 of the Operational Readiness Exercise 18-01 Jan. 22, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and completed it Feb. 3, before starting ORE 18-01 Phase 2. The ORE 18-01 Phase 1 and 2 is a short notice, wing-level exercise designed to validate the 317th AW’s ability to

  • Powering Team Dyess

    At every U.S. Air Force base and installation across the globe, electricity is required to complete the mission successfully. Electrical systems specialists ensure that our primary source of energy is always available. To support the wide range of mission sets such as satellite communications,