Dyess Air Force Base (DYS/KDYS)

 military airbase, United States Air Force

Dyess is a United States Air Force base located five miles suthwest of the central business district of Abilene, Texas.

The host unit at Dyess is the Air Combat Command 7th Bomb Wing (7 BW), which was activated on October 1, 1993. The wing performs combat training with the North American B-1B Lancer bomber. The 7th BW is the Air Force's premier operational B-1B unit with 40 aircraft.

The base is also home to the 317th Airlift Group (317 AG), an Air Mobility Command unit, equipped with Lockheed C-130 Hercules for airlift operations.

The base employs more than 5,000 people, making it the single largest employer in the area. Dyess AFB has nearly 200 facilities on base, plus 988 units of family housing, and encompasses 6,117 acres of land. The base has a total economic impact of nearly $310 million yearly on the local community.

Official Site-www.dyess.af.mil/
www.airnav.com/airport/KDYS

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