• Dyess selects Youth of the Year

    Briana Kolicius has been selected as the Dyess Youth Center's Youth of the Year here for her enthusiasm, leadership and participation in youth center activities.According to the Boys and Girls Club of America, Youth of the Year is BGCA's premier recognition program for club members, promoting

  • Air Force begins testing new pod capability

    The Air Force completed testing this month on a flying wireless router to ground troops with almost instantaneous communications. The biggest difference between the router in most homes and the new flying router... the Air Force's version is attached to a 30mm Gatling gun.The flying router is a new

  • Obama takes oath of office recognizing military contributions

    President Barack Obama took the ceremonial oath of office for his second term as the 44th U.S. president and commander in chief on the steps of the U.S. Capitol here Jan. 21, honoring the men and women in uniform who have preserved America's freedoms throughout its history.More than 5,000 military

  • ACC IG rates Dyess “excellent”

    The 7th Bomb Wing was awarded an overall grade of "Excellent" Jan. 18 following the command's first Consolidated Unit Inspection. Administered by the Headquarters Air Combat Command Inspector General, the comprehensive evaluation began Jan. 13 and concluded Jan. 18. "I would like to tip my hat to

  • Dyess revitalizes water tower

    Editor's note: This is part one of an on-going series highlighting construction projects taking place on Dyess Air Force Base.A $1.26 million repair project to repaint and repair the elevated water storage tank here is scheduled to be completed Feb. 5, 2013.Repairs consist of fixing external

  • Dyess delivers dream

    Viewing Dyess' vast arsenal of weapons and bombs, taxiing a B-1 Bomber and blowing up a car with explosives was all in a day's work for a child who participated in Dyess' "Pilot for a Day" program here Jan. 14.Keegan Vowell, a 16-year-old Abilene resident, received the rare opportunity to not only

  • AF officials reschedule MilPDS upgrade

    Originally slated for December 2012, Air Force officials will perform a major upgrade to the Military Personnel Data System, or MilPDS, March 2013.The Air Force Personnel Operations Agency here will upgrade and transfer MilPDS to the Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Enterprise Computing

  • Arnold Gate's outbound lanes closed Jan. 19

    Arnold Gate's outbound lanes will be closed, with minor delays for inbound traffic, Jan. 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. due to scheduled barrier maintenance. Outbound traffic will be diverted through the Tye Gate. For more information, call Mark Young at (325) 696-2757 or Colette Saucier at (325)