• Dyess Honors Child Abuse Prevention Month

    By now, you might have head that April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. You may have even seen blue ribbons around Dyess Air Force Base to show support. But how many of you know the history behind the movement?For example did you know that the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to

  • A&FRC host Heroes Hiring Heroes

    Dyess’ Airman and Family Readiness Center hosted the first Heroes Hiring Heroes job fair, March 31. Heroes Hiring Heroes is an employment fair that gives an opportunity for veterans, retirees, military members and eligible family members to meet face-to-face with employers from the local area. “We

  • AFAF ‘17 kicks off at Dyess

    The 2017 Air Force Assistance Fund kicked off at the Dyess Chapel Annex, March 24. The AFAF campaign is a yearly event, which aids Airmen and families in their time of need. These donations help with emergencies, educational assistance and family support. The AFAF project officers put on a free

  • From EOD Airman to Silver Star recipient

    Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kristopher Parker, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, received the Silver Star medal March 17, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas for his courageous actions while deployed to Afghanistan in May of 2014. Parker distinguished himself by bravery and devotion to

  • 7th SFS holds Top Defender Challenge

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 7th Security Forces Squadron march to the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance range to begin the Top Defender Challenge March, 11, 2017, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The event consists of firing, written test, room clearing, shoot, move and communication drill,

  • Dyess goes full steam ahead on base energy program

    Dyess has been updating and replacing electrical, water and heating ventilation and air conditioning systems to become more energy efficient and to save money in the long run. These updates have been implemented to take advantage of the just over one million dollars available for use towards energy

  • What you need to know about the Blended Retirement System

    Online training designed to educate Airmen about the new Blended Retirement System along with the Defense Department system with changes on the current military retirement system, is now available via Joint Knowledge Online course number P-US1330,

  • Local Abilene community leader selected to attend National Security Forum

    Mr. Ryan Holmes has received and accepted a personal invitation from the Secretary of the Air Force to attend the 64th annual National Security Forum at the Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The purpose of NSF is to expose influential citizens to senior U.S. and international

  • CMSAF No. 15 speaks about leadership during Dyess visit

    Former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney McKinley arrived at Dyess Feb. 9 for a visit of the base and to speak at the Dyess Annual Awards Banquet. McKinley met with Airmen assigned to the 317th Airlift Group and 7th Bomb Wing and was given a tour of the base facilities, which allowed him to