• School set to start, safety a priority

    With the new school year for Abilene public schools starting Aug. 27, its important parents, drivers and children keep safety in mind.Before and after school hours, base housing will see increased foot traffic as the Delaware Street School gate will be open for pedestrian traffic only to and from

  • High year of tenure changes take effect in 2013

    High year of tenure changes announced in December will go into effect in September 2013, Air Force Personnel Center officials reminded affected Airmen on Aug. 16. Changes will affect senior airmen, staff sergeants and technical sergeants, said Lt. Col. Tara White, AFPC retirements and separations

  • 317th Airlift Group: Developing a culture of innovation

    Following a discussion at a senior staff meeting about encouraging innovation in the 317th Airlift Group, an initiative was launched to continue the Air Force's legacy of being a leap-ahead organization by highlighting Airmen caught in the act of innovation."Lots of people have great ideas," said

  • My job is prosecuting sexual assault

    Here's a simple truth...sexual offenders reject our core values of integrity, service and excellence, in favor of following their own base, undisciplined, criminal desires. Most sexual assaults committed by Airmen are "blue on blue," or Airmen victimizing other Airmen. So in addition to rejecting

  • 7th MUNS storage area closed Sept. 4-7

    Due to a semi-annual inventory, the 7th Munitions Squadron storage area will be closed Sept. 4-7. Only emergency issue request will be processed. For emergency issue requests, call munitions control at (325) 696-2210. For more information, call (325) 696-5272 or 5274.

  • 317th AG two for two on target

    The 317th Airlift Group dropped two JPADS bundles simultaneously into two different drop zones a mile-and-a-half apart during a training exercise August 14 at Fort Hood, Texas."It's a unique capability," said Capt. Joshua Linden, 317th AG. "It is very flexible when it comes to resupplying small

  • Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Abilene

    Mosquitoes trapped on the north side of Abilene have tested positive for West Nile virus. The mosquitoes were collected Aug. 1, and are the first to test positive since 2008. The Texas Department of State Health Services Zoonosis Laboratory in Austin notified the City's Environmental Health Division