• Lessons learned for a job earned

    Members of the Youth Center's Keystone Club here took part in a job development opportunity where they learned about different aspects of looking for and holding a job June 19, 2012, at the Old Navy store in Abilene, Texas.The Keystone club is affiliated with the Boys and Girls Club of America. It

  • Human trafficking: Keeping our airmen informed

    Would you like to make more money for your family? Would you like to perform on stage in front of people? These are a couple questions young individuals are asked before being sold into the illegal business of human trafficking.According to Mosaic Family Services, a non-profit community-based

  • Trading places

    Aircrew and maintainers from the 317th Airlift Group switched places for a day to understand the impact each other has on the mission. Aircrew learned what maintenance does to generate an aircraft for a flight and the maintainers learned the outcome of generating an aircraft when it flies and

  • PT savior

    As the Chinese proverb states, "Give a man a fish; you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish; you feed him for a lifetime." This is the philosophy of Master Sgt. Ashley Aikin, 317th Airlift Group safety, whose efforts are changing the lives of Dyess airmen. Six airmen on the verge of ending their

  • Boil alert in effect

    Due to reduced pressure in drinking water lines on base, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requires notice be given to customers of the Dyess AFB/Public Water System of the need to boil water prior to consumption.To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for

  • 77th WPS celebrates two decades of excellence

    The 77th Weapons School celebrated their 20th anniversary June 14 as "patch-wearers" from across the Air Force converged on Nellis AFB, Nev., to reflect on the accomplishments and advancements the B-1 community has achieved on their watch.Since the school's inception in 1992, the 77th WPS has