• 317th Airlift Wing vital to Hurricane Irma relief efforts

    Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing have been supporting Hurricane Irma relief efforts since it began its destructive path through the Caribbean. The storm made direct hits on Barbuda, St. Barthélemy, St. Martin, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands, and raked the United States Virgin Islands and

  • Link 16: keeping aircraft connected

    Beginning March 2013, Dyess Air Force Base B-1B Lancers began undergoing upgrades to Sustainment-Block 16, or SB-16. The upgrade, finished in 2016, included significant upgrades to the B-1 such as the navigation, radar and diagnostic systems. It also included an upgrade to the communication systems,

  • October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    Since 1981, October has been National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The observance serves to educate communities, individuals, couples and families about the Family Advocacy Program services and other community resources that can help prevent, raise awareness of community responsibility, and

  • Dyess Airmen speak with 317th Airlift Group veterans

    On Sept. 15 through 17, 2017 Airmen assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing flew to Charlotte, N.C. to talk with veterans who were previously assigned to the 317th Airlift Group. These Airmen had the opportunity to hear stories from the veterans, show them the C-130J Super Hercules in a static display,

  • Team Dyess, Abilene community leaders attend 70th anniversary AF Ball

    More than 800 military service members, spouses, honorary commanders, civilians, Abilene Chamber of Commerce and Military Affairs Committee members attended the 2017 Air Force Ball at the Abilene Convention Center in Abilene, Texas, Sept. 22, 2017. In celebration of the Air Force’s 70th birthday,

  • Dyess aircrew recognized for meritorious service during Operation NEW NORMAL

    Each year, Air Mobility Command accepts nominations for the General James H. Doolittle Trophy, which awards the most outstanding aircrew that best exemplifies and epitomizes the traits for which General Doolittle is famous for. The aircrew must show the utmost professionalism, courage, leadership

  • 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