• AF officials announce manpower force structure changes

    Air Force officials released force structure changes and resulting manpower impacts from the new DoD strategic guidance and fiscal 2013 President's Budget Mar. 6.The fiscal 2013 President's Budget adjusts Air Force military end strength to 501,000, with net reductions of 3,900 Active Duty, 5,100 Air

  • Dyess Honor Guardsmen remember those that came before us

    Editor's Note: This article features a letter sent to Col. David Béen, 7th Bomb Wing commander, from retired Col. Brad Riza, Air Force chaplain, regarding the outstanding efforts of Dyess' Honor Guardsmen. LetterDear Colonel Béen,I am writing in hopes that you will put a note of praise in the files

  • HAWC to host supplement awareness class

    The Health and Wellness Center will host a supplement awareness class March 8 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the HAWC. Individuals are encouraged to bring in their current workout supplements for an in-depth discussion on potential risks. For more information, call (325) 696-4140.

  • Local woman saved from armed robbery attempt

    On March 3, 2011, an armed robbery attempt was thwarted when a local woman was protected by a U.S. Airman from the U.S. Forward Operating Location, as an assailant attempted to rob her. In the parking lot of a busy grocery store, Staff Sgt. Juston Sims, 429th Expeditionary Operations Squadron

  • 337th TES conducts SB-15 testing

    The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron here is testing the Sustainment Block-15 software to determine the effectiveness and suitability of the upgrades. Each software sustainment block includes changes to navigation, weapon delivery, radar, electrical multiplexing, communication and navigation

  • 317th AG conducts first JPADS training

    The 317th Airlift Group successfully completed their first continental U.S. Joint Precision Airdrop System, or JPADS, airdrops on routine training lines Feb. 22 by dropping two bundles equaling 2,400 pounds at Fort Hood, Texas. JPADS is an airdrop system that uses Global Positioning Satellite,