HomeNewsFeatures

Feature Search

  • Red Ribbon Week to raise drug awareness

    Through Oct. 23 - 31, the Dyess Drug Demand Reduction program will bring drug awareness during Red Ribbon Week. While Abilene is a very safe town to raise a family, it still is a city of over 100,000 that has its element of crime and drugs, said Theodis Talbert, Dyess Drug Demand Reduction Program manager. "Our target audience, which includes
  • 317th AG deploys to support war on terror

    More than 190 Airmen from the 39th Airlift Squadron and the 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron deployed to the area of responsibility Oct. 13. The Airmen, who will be supporting the C-130 mission, will replace the 40th AS. The 40th AS is scheduled to return home soon. The group, consisting of some first-time deployers, is a fairly seasoned
  • LRS deploys convoy operators

    Approximately a dozen Airmen from the 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron left for Camp Bullis, Texas, Saturday for Basic Combat Convoy Course (BC3) to prepare for an eight month deployment to Iraq. The Airmen, who are deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, work side by side with the Army and will support convoy operations throughout Iraq,
  • Civilian deploys in support of war

    One man left Dyess Saturday to deploy with U.S. Armed Forces for the fourth time, and he wasn't wearing a uniform. Lino Prez has worked for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service for the last 15 years and voluntarily spent more than two years in the Middle East on three other deployments. He says it's been the adventure of a lifetime, and he's
  • Virtual Flag comes to Dyess

    For the first time ever, Dyess personnel hooked their B-1 simulator into a network of more than 250 other people from 16 locations across the country for Virtual Flag 06-04.  Virtual Flag 06-04, which ran from Aug. 14 to 17, is a quarterly exercise linking operational and tactical training devices and simulators in a virtual environment.  Simply
  • Energy team visits Dyess

    A high-powered energy team consisting of members from the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense visited Dyess to see its energy programs Aug. 17 and 18.The "Renewable Energy Showcase" made stops at the effluent water systems, wind farms and future site of the waste-to-energy plant. "Dyess is an absolute leader in the Air Force for
  • AMC commander visits Dyess

    The Air Mobility Command commander visited Dyess Aug. 16 and 17 to see the premier C-130 unit here, which is AMC's busiest and the Air Force's most highly-deployed aviation unit since Sept. 11. General Duncan McNabb had the opportunity to meet with Abilene civic leaders who support Dyess and tour the base, meeting Airmen and getting first-hand
  • 12th Air Force commander visits Dyess

    Lieutenant Gen. Norman R. Seip, 12th Air Force and Air Forces Southern commander, made the first of his seven base visits here Monday. The base visits are part of a commitment he made to look at each base's operations first hand when he took over as 12th Air Force commander, the general said. During his visit, he met with wing leadership and Airmen
  • 7th Bomb Wing welcomes new commander

    The 7th Bomb Wing welcomed a new commander following a change of command ceremony July 28 at the 3-Bay Hangar. Colonel Timothy Ray replaced Col. Garrett Harencak, who is moving on as Air Combat Command's deputy director of requirements at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Colonel Ray and his wife Rhonda are making this their first stop to Team Dyess
RSS