• DOD begins prorating imminent danger pay

    Service members now will receive imminent danger pay only for days they actually spend in hazardous areas, Pentagon officials said here today.The change, which took effect yesterday, was included in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law Dec.

  • Dyess Tax Center to open

    The Dyess Tax Center is scheduled to open Feb. 1, 2012, at Dyess Air Force Base, TexasThe center provides free tax advice, tax preparation and tax assistance, to include electronic filing, to active duty, reservists, retirees and military family members possessing a valid United States Uniformed

  • 337th TES adds to B-1 arsenal

    The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron successfully tested the compatibility of a BLU-129 with a B-1 bomber Jan. 27, at the Utah Test and Training Range, Utah. The BLU-129 is a 500-pound guided bomb with a composite warhead designed to destroy targets while causing the least amount of collateral

  • CSAF: AF will be smaller but superb force

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz explained the service's contributions to the new Defense Department strategy during a Pentagon press briefing here Jan. 27. Schwartz said that as the Air Force approaches future constrained budgets, service officials will trade size for quality in order

  • Air Force announces selections to colonel and major

    The 2011B Colonel Line of Air Force and Nurses Corps Central Selection Boards selected 539 lieutenant colonels and 112 captains for promotion.The entire list for each category can be found at the below locations. CY11B Major --http://www.afpc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-120124-044.pdf