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  • Commentary; 7th FSS hosts Customer Appreciation Month

    The 7th Force Support Squadron has announced that Customer Appreciation Month will be Aug. 1-31 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.  The mission of Force Support Squadrons is to provide for the morale, welfare and recreation of Airmen and their families. Here at Dyess AFB, the 7th FSS focuses on

  • Prepare, wash, recover: 317th AMXS improves wash program

    The 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, recently transitioned to a newly-adopted wash process in April, which cuts down the wash time of the aircraft by over 50 percent. With the flying tempo and operations of the C-130J Super Hercules, maintaining the

  • 317th Airlift Wing supports US Southern Command exercise

    Six Airmen assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing completed a one-day training mission in the Bahamas, June 5. The mission was in support of Tradewinds 2018, a U.S. Southern Command joint, multinational and interagency exercise that aims build the capacity of U.S. forces and nations in the Caribbean to

  • 4 Dyess aircrew earn Distinguished Flying Cross Medals

    The Air Force Global Strike Command commander presented a Distinguished Flying Cross July 13 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, to each of the B-1B Lancer aircrew members who experienced an in-flight emergency in May.   Gen. Robin Rand, AFGSC commander, presented Distinguished Flying Cross medals to

  • Commentary: Dyess hosts cadets from around the country

    Immersion – that’s the name of the game. Every summer, the Air Force sends cadets from detachments all over the country to bases for two and a half weeks to get them out of “cadet land” and into the day-to-day action of the Air Force. Dyess Air Force Base generously hosts one of the largest such

  • 317th AW celebrates year of accomplishments

    The 317th Airlift Wing celebrated its date of wing re-designation at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, July 6. The 317th AW has a long lineage of performing tactical airlift duties, with a 70-year service in the U.S. Air Force. The 317th AW was established as the 317th Troop Carrier Wing on Aug. 10,

  • Commentary: ROTC cadets visit Dyess during Operation Air Force

    Editor’s Note: On June 5-20, 16 ROTC cadets from across the country visited Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of the U.S. Air Force ROTC Operation Air Force program, which offers ROTC cadets insight into life in the operational Air Force. This grants cadets the opportunities to interact with

  • 7th AMDS hosts Heat Stress Awareness Extravaganza

    The 7th Aerospace Medicine Squadron hosted a Heat Stress Awareness Extravaganza at the base pool for families and Airmen at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 22, 2018.Airmen from the bioenvironmental engineering and public health set up stations for the event to allow attendees to learn about the

  • Air Force seeks 2018 national public service nominations

    Air Force officials are accepting submissions for the 2018 National Public Service Award.The American Society for Public Administration and the National Academy of Public Administration established the award to honor individuals whose outstanding contributions and accomplishments serve as models of

  • 7th MUNS places second at AFCOCOMP

    Approximately 10 Airmen assigned to the 7th Munitions Squadron placed second in the first-ever Air Force Combat Operations Competition at Beale Air Force Base, California, June 12-14, 2018.Their hard work and dedication in the competition was key to the team placing first in three