Dyess Air Force Base
Air base in Abilene, TexasWikipedia
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Search complete. 5 mentions across 4 episodes found for "Dyess Air Force Base".
Sep 7, 2026
Katie McAfeeCORRESPONDENT
More and more workers are coming to the area to help build the Stargate facility.
speaker_8UNKNOWN
We have three universities and one large Air Force base here.
speaker_8UNKNOWN
So this exacerbating what's already a housing shortage in this area.
Leigh WaldenCORRESPONDENT
Luna says this shortage has made rent
Joe MulbergerHOST
So where did that take you first for a first assignment?
Sarah WilliamsGUEST
It first took me to Abilene, Texas to Dyess Air Force Base on the C-130 side, part of Air Mobility Command.
Sarah WilliamsGUEST
And that was during the Northern Watch, Southern Watch deployment.
Sarah WilliamsGUEST
So I was deployed within my first year of boots on ground.
Courtney ConnellHOST
Our tournament director, Steve Threlkeld, um, we were out on the golf course with one of the owners, Hal McLaughlin.
Courtney ConnellHOST
And actually, uh, one of our tournament chair individuals, General Pindyer, who was the base commander, Dyess Air Force Base.
Courtney ConnellHOST
Well, Steve, uh, uh, somebody comes out and gives him a message, uh, from the tournament office that the 18-wheelers that were bringing the aluminum stands for the golf course, uh, almost all have been wiped out in a bad accident.
Jon DragoGUEST
Oh.
Courtney ConnellHOST
General Dyer had his radio [laughs] on his belt, and he radioed Dyess Air Force Base and told them to start getting the stands ready they use for parades and graduations and receptions.
Jon DragoGUEST
Right.
Courtney ConnellHOST
And he trucked them out there.
MikeHOST
Okay.
Drew ErmischerGUEST
Uh, would be at Dyess, uh, in Abilene, Texas, which is like three hours west of Dallas, and Rapid City, South Dakota.
MikeHOST
And so you're married at this point, and you're like, "Okay."
Drew ErmischerGUEST
Yeah.