Air transportation function: A small team with a big mission

Air Force Surgeon General visits 7th Medical Group

Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force and Enlisted Corps Chief, visited Dyess Air Force, Texas, Dec. 3, 2020.During their visit, Hogg and Kolczynski visited the medical facilities within the 7th Medical Group to discuss

Dyess conducts ARTS V2 evaluation

When it comes to ensuring aircrew can successfully and accurately drop bombs on target, they train at the Snyder Electronic Scoring Site in Snyder, Texas.On Sept. 28, 2020, members from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, supported the evaluation of the Advanced Radar Threat System Variant 2 to improve the

Dyess Airmen support hurricane relief

In late-November at Dyess AFB, the 317th Airlift Wing was in the midst of a wing-wide exercise; this meant 24-hour operations for the men and women participating in the ‘Ability to Survive and Operate’ or ATSO exercise, “Chemical Fury.”But real-world demands stop for no one, Air Force exercise or

Dyess Airmen return from Bomber Task Force deployment

Approximately 200 U.S. Air Force Airmen and 4 U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers with the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) returned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as they concluded their Bomber Task Force deployment at Andersen AFB, Guam, Nov. 22.BTF missions enable Airmen to continuously conduct

Ex Chem Fury: Energizing 317th AW Tactical Leaders for the Great Power Competition

For the first time since 2012, more than 70% of the nearly 1200 Airmen assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing participated in a large-scale Ability To Survive and Operate (ATSO) exercise hosted on their own installation.  It was the initial step of the wing’s strategic plan to develop today’s Mobility

Intel section ensures BTF mission success

Editor’s note: The names of the Airmen are being omitted for anonymity.While U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircrew members with the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) prepare to conduct training missions within the Indo-Pacific region, they receive information from intelligence Airmen.Intel

317th AW enhances training with VR systems

In 2018, the 317th Maintenance Group began researching how to use virtual reality systems to enhance training for maintenance Airmen. Now, the maintenance group has used the VR lab to successfully train about 60 students for 20 hours. The 317th Airlift Wing's maintenance leaders seek to save money

Panther Storm 2: Advancing Rapid Global Mobility

Multiple C-130J Super Hercules crews from Little Rock Air Force, Arkansas, and Dyess AFB, Texas, partnered with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division for a Joint Forcible Entry exercise Nov. 3-6 at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina.

7th Bomb Wing Airmen and B-1s support 2020 BTFs

In May this year, approximately 200 Airmen assigned to the 7th Bomb Wing deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam, for the first BTF in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. Now, the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and 7th BW Airmen have returned to Andersen AFB to participate in another BTF to help