• Dyess senior leaders tour Lawn Atlas Missile Base

    Larry Sanders, owner of the Lawn Atlas Missile Base, gives a history brief to Dyess Air Force Base senior leaders before guiding a tour of the missile silo in Lawn, Texas, Sept. 19, 2017. The base was established in 1962 under the Air Force Strategic Air Command as a storage and launching facility

  • Dyess Airmen deploy to Africa

    Approximately 100 Airmen assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing deployed to Africa September 6, 2017 to support counterterrorist operations and to act as the rescue support element for Americans in the continent of Africa. Dyess aircrews deploy on a rotational basis, providing combat-delivery capability

  • Dyess Airmen return from deployment to Afghanistan

    Members assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing returned to Dyess, Sept. 18, on C-130J Super Hercules’ after a deployment to Afghanistan.While deployed, members of the 40th Airlift Squadron and 317th Airlift Wing worked under the flag of the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and the 455th Aircraft

  • Team Dyess pays tribute to POW/MIAs on Remembrance Day

    An estimated 1,500 Airmen, and more than 83,000 Americans, are still considered missing and unaccounted for across the Department of Defense. To honor the service and sacrifice of those who have been prisoners of war and those still considered missing in action, the nation has designated the third

  • Dyess Airman found dead

    DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – An active duty Airman assigned to the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was found dead off-base in Wichita Falls, Texas at approximately 11:30 p.m., Sept. 14, 2017.Per Department of Defense policy, the name of the Airman is being withheld until 24 hours after

  • PACE visits Dyess: professionalism key to mission success

    While the Air Force continues to progress and expand, so do the Airmen within it. With a goal to bring professionals together and provide tools to improve work environments, the Profession of Arms Center of Excellence was formed in March 2015. PACE, based at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas,

  • Dyess Airmen remember lives lost on 9/11

    It was 16 years ago that 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaida hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the

  • Learn more with the library

    At the end of a corridor within the Hangar Center, Airmen and families can see and visit the temporary location for the Dyess library.The library reopened in April of this year and is wanting to let base personnel know that they are open. At the end of 2018, the library will work with the education

  • Dyess squadrons celebrate 100 years of service

    The 9th Bomb Squadron, 28th Bomb Squadron and 436th Training Squadron held a 100-year celebration at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 8, 2017.All three squadrons turned 100-years-old recently, with the 9th BS being the oldest bomb squadron in the U.S. Air Force followed by the 28th BS and 436th

  • Col. Brandon Parker hosts first commander’s call as 7th BW commander

    Col. Brandon Parker, 7th Bomb Wing commander, held his first commander’s call at the Base Theater, here, Aug. 29. During his first meeting with Airmen since taking command earlier this month on Aug. 4, Parker took the opportunity to introduce himself to the wing, explain the significance of knowing