• 7th Bomb Wing receives new commander

    Col. David Benson assumed command of the 7th Bomb Wing from Col. Michael Bob Starr during a ceremony held here October 29.As commander, Benson is responsible for the health and welfare of more than 12,000 active duty members, civilian employees and family members. In addition, he provides

  • Team Dyess brings home four awards from Global Strike Challenge 2015

    Air Force Global Strike Command presented the 7th Bomb Wing four awards at a score-posting ceremony at the base theater here Oct. 21, following the fifth Air Force Global Strike Challenge that had ended earlier this month.This year's Global Strike Challenge began in July of this year. Teams from

  • Dyess holds 68th annual AF Ball

    Dyess held a ball in the two-bay hangar here Oct. 17, 2015, to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the Air Force birthday.This year's event started as many other years' with the posting of the colors by Dyess Honor Guard, the National Anthem sung by the Voices of Dyess and Col. Michael Bob Starr,

  • Kicking down the door: The future of the bomber enterprise

    Airmen from the 77th and 340th Weapons Squadrons joined forces to implement the integration of standoff munitions during an exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 6-9.Aided by a host of integration experts from various squadrons, the exercise aimed to achieve two specific objectives. The

  • UPDATED Dyess Airman killed in vehicle accident

    An Airman assigned to the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base was killed in a vehicle accident Oct. 18, 2015.Senior Airman Lawrence Ross was pronounced dead near the intersection of FM 89 and County Road 653 between Abilene and Buffalo Gap at the scene of the accident at 8:20

  • Reactivating the 489th Bomb Group

    The 489th Bomb Group was reactivated as an Air Force Reserve unit during a ceremony here Oct. 17.The 307th Bomb Wing's newly reactivated 489th BG, which encompasses more than 250 Airmen across the 345th Bomb Squadron, 489th Maintenance Squadron and the 489th Aerospace Medical Flight, will be working