40AS awarded Smith Trophy for outstanding work

Congratulations, ALS graduates

Dyess congratulates the following senior airmen who graduated from Airman Leadership School Aug. 2:Brandon Blackburn, 7th Component Maintenance Squadron Ray Chavez, 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Jacob Echols, 9th Air Support Operations Squadron. Ft. Hood, Texas Sandy Figueroa, 7th Civil

Abilene local gets to be Pilot For a Day

A local 8-year-old boy received the opportunity of a lifetime Aug. 1, when he got to be part of Team Dyess for a day. Jack Mareclain, along with his family and friends, participated in the Pilot For a Day program. The program, which originated at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, in 1994 offers

Military’s oldest and largest exchange system to welcome new commander

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is scheduled to welcome its new commander in a 3 p.m. ceremony at the military command's headquarters Aug. 15. Brig. Gen. Keith Thurgood will take command of the $8.9 billion military retailer from Maj. Gen. Bill Essex. General Thurgood arrives to AAFES from the

Dyess mourns the loss of career aviator

A 29-year-old Dyess C-130 Hercules flight engineer died of natural causes Aug. 5 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany. Tech. Sgt. Joey Link, 39th Airlift Squadron, was deployed to Southwest Asia at the time of his death. "This is a sad day for all of Dyess Air Force Base with the loss of

Chili Super Bowl helps Ben Richey Boys Ranch

This Labor Day weekend, Aug.31 through Sept. 2, people from the Big Country will flock to tiny Buffalo Gap to sample chili and brisket and provide needed help to the boys of the Ben Richey Boys Ranch. This is the 26th year for the Chili Super Bowl, which is now responsible for raising almost 12

'We Care': Dyess raises $ for Fort Imagination reconstruction

Air Force ball tickets on sale, affordable!

The Air Force ball is scheduled to be held Aug. 24, with cocktail hour from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Maj. Gen. Joe Stein. The ticket prices are as follows: E-1 thru E-4: $20 E-5 thru E-6: $25 E-7 thru E-9: $30 O-1 thru O-3: $35 O-4 thru O-5: $40 O-6: $45 G-S

Air Force implements new cell phone restriction

The Air Force has implemented a new cell phone restriction: drivers are not allowed to talk on their cell phones while driving on Air Force installations without a hands free device. This policy is part of the Department of Defense's Joint Traffic Guidance. This restriction also applies to all

317AG wins 2nd basewide championship

After a long season and four games in three days for the playoffs, two of which were back-to-back (160 straight minutes) and one of which was won in a shootout, the 317th Airlift Group intramural soccer team claimed its second base title in a row July 26. Participating were:Edward Fivel Joseph