Dyess Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located about 7 miles (11 km) southwest of downtown Abilene, Texas, and 150 miles (240 km) west of Fort Worth, Texas.
Dyess Air Force Base
Main gate entrance sign
7th Bomb Wing Headquarters
Abilene Army Airfield, mid-1940s.
Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones County, Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 165,252 as of 2020. Abilene is home to three Christian universities: Abilene Christian University, McMurry University, and Hardin–Simmons University. It is the county seat of Taylor County. Dyess Air Force Base is located on the west side of the city.
Downtown Abilene
The restored Texas & Pacific Railway depot in Abilene serves as the tourist information center.
Hotel Wooten
Enterprise Tower