• Airmen participate in first-ever Dyess Warrior Week

    The first Dyess Warrior Week took place at the fitness center here Aug. 24-28.More than 50 Airmen of all ranks from over six squadrons and groups participated in Warrior Week. Airmen participated in friendly sports competitions as a way to boost morale while also promoting physical resilience and

  • Arnold Gate Asphalt Construction Complete

    Team Dyess, Our CE team is awesome and finished construction on Arnold Gate, Sept. 14. Main gate operations have returned to normal. Engineers lead the way!

  • Dyess solicits for honorary commander nominations

    Nominations for the Dyess Air Force Base honorary commander program are due to the 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs office by Sept. 23, 2015.Dyess is seeking applicants for the 489th Bomb Group, 489th Maintenance Squadron, 345th Bomb Squadron, and 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron honorary commander

  • Team Dyess units compete in 2015 Global Strike Challenge

    The 9th Bomb Squadron, 7th Operation Support Squadron, 28th Bomb Squadron and 7th Maintenance Group participated in the fifth annual Global Strike Challenge here July and August 2015.GSC brings units together across the Air Force in a competition to boost morale, promote unit cohesiveness and

  • Arnold Gate Construction

    Arnold Gate will be getting some TLC starting August 31. The asphalt from the off-base traffic light to the Visitor Control Center will be replaced, and while vehicle access will be maintained, expect delays coming into and leaving base. The construction is slated to be completed by the beginning of

  • How GPS changed airdrops

    When thinking of the Global Position System, satellites orbiting the earth may come to mind; but at Dyess, the 317th Airlift Group is using GPS to enhance the accuracy of airdrops."The term JPADS basically encompasses precision airdrops," said Capt. James Morris, 40th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super

  • Force Support Squadron plans big changes

    The 7th Force Support Squadron at Dyess is planning to implement several changes to the Hangar Commons, the Dyess Fitness Center, Mesquite Grove, the base theater and Legends Café scheduled to begin this month.With the intention of creating an upgraded event center, the Commons is scheduled to

  • Delaware Gate Hours

    With the start of school right around the corner, the 7th Security Forces Squadron will be opening the Delaware Gate for pedestrian access to Dyess Elementary. The hours will be Mon-Fri: 7:10-8:30 a.m./2:30-3:30 p.m. On Aug. 20 the gate will be open for back to school night from 5-7 p.m.

  • New program replaces Evaluations Management System

    The U.S. Air Force implemented the new program, Virtual Personnel Center, for processing evaluations that went live on June 30. This system replaced the use of Evaluations Management System and Case Management System.The vPC program is an electronic dashboard within the MyPers website that allows