Club members enjoy added benefits

With the Dyess Event Center and the Hangar Center Commons scheduled to open July 1, Dyess Airmen are urged to take advantage of new and improved services available to club members. Force support squadron officials emphasized that club memberships will not be affected by the reorganization of

Donley: It has been an honor to serve with you in the world's finest Air Force

Five years to the day from when he entered the position, the longest-serving secretary of the Air Force stepped down during a farewell ceremony here June 21.Donley was confirmed as the 22nd secretary of the Air Force Oct. 2, 2008. He served as the acting secretary since June 21 of that year, as well

Engineers ensure Dyess is mission ready

77th WPS given lemons, makes lemonade

With sequestration taking a major toll on most units across the Air Force, the 77th Weapons Squadron is making the most of their constrained budget. Some might throw in the towel given the fiscal difficulties, but the 77th WPS has taken it as a challenge and opportunity to maximize efficiency."We

Dyess Airmen support Operation New Horizons

Welsh: Sequestration continues to drain crucial capabilities from America's Air Force

The Air Force's top officer reported on the growing strain sequestration has put on readiness, personnel and modernization to a group of civic and industry leaders attending the Air Force Association's monthly breakfast here, June 17.Sequestration has hit the Air Force hard, said Air Force Chief of

Air Force sets plan to integrate women in combat jobs by 2016

The Air Force released details of the service's plan to fully integrate women into previously closed career fields June 18.The implementation plan was recently submitted to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel for review.More than 99 percent of Air Force positions are currently already open to female

Officials weigh resource priorities during sequester

In light of recent budget woes, Defense Department officials are weighing resource priorities and moving toward the decision phase for the fiscal year 2014 budget, a Pentagon official said at the National Defense Industrial Association National Logistics Forum in Arlington, Va., June 14.During the

Road closure scheduled for June 24-25

A road closure of Ave. D at 3rd street east to exit drives from the Child Development Center and dorm complex is scheduled for June 24-25, due to repairs being made to in-ground bollards. For more information, please contact Mark Young at (325) 696-2757.

B-1B Lancer: More than meets the eye

Carrying the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory, the multi-mission B-1B Lancer is the backbone of America's long-range bomber force, and is flown here by the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron."We have a lot of coalition forces on the ground in Afghanistan,"