• Holiday stockings spread cheer to Abilene children

    Dyess Airmen and Abilene community members came together to create holiday Do-It-Yourself stockings for both military and local foster kids on Dec. 8, 2022. Supplies to create the stockings were donated by local companies and community members to help aid in boosting the total amount of stockings

  • Jump Start your assignment to Dyess AFB in Abilene

    Every newly assigned Airman to Dyess Air Force Base is required to attend the Jump Start orientation program, held the first Wednesday of the month. Airmen are encouraged to bring their families as well.The Jump Start program began in March 2021. The previous orientation program, Right Start, was

  • New memorial honors 79 fallen Dyess Airmen

    Dyess leadership, along with Gen. Maryanne Miller, Air Mobility Command commander; the Abilene community; and approximately 100 Gold Star family members of fallen Airmen, came together for a memorial dedication ceremony July 19.After 10 months of construction and over $600,000 raised by the Abilene

  • Dyess Marines, Airmen bring cheer with Toys for Tots

    U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Marines assigned to Detachment 1 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, worked alongside Dyess Airmen and Abilene community members to distribute gifts as a part of Toys for Tots in Abilene, Texas, Dec. 12-13, 2018.According to the Toys for Tots website, their primary goal is to

  • 317th MXG Airmen rescue veteran from crash

    After four Airmen assigned to the 317th Maintenance Group sat down to eat lunch at the Blue Sky in Abilene, Texas, May 18, something outside caught the attention of people inside the restaurant.As crowds gathered at the windows, the Airmen noticed a vehicle had crashed into the creek bed of Catclaw