Dyess Airman Dies March 30 Published March 30, 2011 By 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- An Airman assigned to the 317th Airlift Group at Dyess Air Force Base was pronounced dead March 30, 2011 at 2:14 p.m. at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. The cause of death is under investigation and the name of the Airman is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. For more information, please call the 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Office at (325) 696-4266.