Dyess AFB

Dyess Air Force Base
Part of Global Strike Command (GSC)
Located near: Abilene, Texas
Coordinates	32°25′15″N 099°51′17″W / 32.42083°N 99.85472°W / 32.42083; -99.85472 (Dyess AFB)
Site information
Controlled by	United States Air Force
Site history
Built	1942
In use	1942 – present
Garrison information
Garrison	7th Bomb Wing

Airfield information
IATA: DYS ICAO: KDYS FAA LID: DYS
Summary
Elevation AMSL	1,789 ft / 545 m
Coordinates	32°25′15″N 099°51′17″W / 32.42083°N 99.85472°W / 32.42083; -99.85472Coordinates: 32°25′15″N 099°51′17″W / 32.42083°N 99.85472°W / 32.42083; -99.85472
Website	www.dyess.af.mil
Map
KDYS Location of Dyess Air Force Base
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 13,500 4,115 PEM 161/341 3,500 1,067 GRE 162/342 3,500 1,067 Asphalt

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Dyess Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: DYS, ICAO: KDYS, FAA LID: DYS) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Abilene, Texas.

The host unit at Dyess is the 7th Bomb Wing (7 BW) assigned to the Global Strike Command Eighth Air Force. The 7 BW is one of only two B-1B Lancer strategic bomber wings in the United States Air Force, the other being the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.

Dyess AFB was established in 1942 as Abilene Army Air Base (AAB). It is named in honor of Texas native and Bataan Death March survivor Lieutenant Colonel William Dyess. The 7th Bomb Wing is commanded by Colonel David Benson. The Vice Commander is Colonel Michael Miller and the Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant Aaron D. Bennett.

Dyess AFB is a 6,409-acre (25.94 km²) base with over 13,000 military and civilian people. It is home to the 7th Bomb Wing, which consists of four groups. Two squadrons, the 9th and 28th Bomb Squadrons, fly the B-1B. In addition, the 28th Bomb Squadron is the Air Force schoolhouse for all B-1B aircrew members.

The base is located in the southwest corner of Abilene, TX and is about 200 miles (320 km) west of Dallas. 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 (24.75 km²) of land. The base has a total economic impact of nearly $310 million yearly on the local community.

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