• Air Force offering second round of VERA/VSIP

    The Air Force is offering a second round of voluntary early retirement authority and voluntary separation incentive pay beginning Jan. 9.The move is part of the Air Force's continuing effort to meet the Department of Defense requirement to maintain civilian funding at fiscal 2010 levels"The Air

  • Defense bill affects pay, separation bonuses, more

    President Barack Obama signed the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act on Dec. 31, 2011, which increases active-duty and reserve pay by 1.6 percent and governs Defense Department activities, from procurement to military personnel policy.Several provisions in this year's act will potentially

  • Traffic signal interruptions at main gate beginning Jan. 2

    The Texas Department of Transportation will begin a project to upgrade the traffic signals and pedestrian accommodations at the intersection of Arnold Blvd, FM 3438, and Hartford Street (Main Gate) Jan. 2. Workers will be on-site from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Existing traffic signals will be

  • 56 Dyess airmen graduate ALS

    Fifty-six Dyess airmen graduated Airman Leadership School here Dec. 15. The 56 students of class 12-A spent more than five weeks learning leadership, followership, how to write enlisted performance reports and more. Names with an asterisk (*) indicate individuals who graduated with distinction.

  • SB-14B adds versatility to B-1

    The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron completed tests on the Sustainment Block-14B/Laptop Controlled Targeting Pod Phase II upgrade to a B-1 Bomber, allowing seamless integration of the GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition increasing the B-1's ability to attack moving targets.The long-range