• City Council Gives OK To Abilene's Fireworks Show For July 4

    Abilene's July 4th fireworks show will fire away as scheduled.The Independence Day fireworks show scheduled for Nelson Park on the night of July 4 was approved by the City Council without discussion.The item was on the City Council's consent agenda, which means a motion was made to approve several

  • The base Banks built

    When Williams Banks first arrived at Dyess, the base was flying B-47s and was part of the Strategic Air Command. Fifty years and three aircraft later, he's ready to call it quits.Mr. Banks was born and raised in Carrolton, Ky., and worked with his parents on the farm.In his spare time, he loved to

  • Operation Dyess Kids gives unique perspective

    The Dyess Airman & Family Readiness Center hosted the 8th annual Operation Dyess Kids event here June 17 to give children of servicemembers the opportunity to see a "fun" version of deployment.More than 250 Dyess children ages 4-11 participated in the mock deployment, which took them through each

  • 7th Medical Group no-show policy

    Effective Aug. 1, the 7th Medical Group will start sending no-show letters to first sergeants. The letter will state the active duty member's name, date and that the member failed to show for a medical appointment. For dependents, first sergeants will receive the number of dependents who failed to

  • Celebrating freedom

    Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in Texas. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19 as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States. While many who have heard of the event associate it with a

  • Dyess Airman dies

    A Dyess Air Force Base Airman died June 12 at Abilene Regional Medical Center after being transported from his home via ambulance.The Airman's name is being withheld until 24 hours after notification of next of kin.His death is currently under investigation.

  • Officials release new selective re-enlistment bonus list

    Enlisted members now have 77 Air Force specialties from which they can receive a selective re-enlistment bonus. Officials said this fiscal year program retains a heavy emphasis on retaining Airmen with 17 months to six years of service and made adjustments in the 6 to 10 and 10 to 14 years of

  • 8 Dyess Airmen receive Article 15 punishment in May

    The following Airmen assigned to Dyess Air Force Base received non-judicial punishment under Article 15 during the month of May: A 7th Munitions Squadron staff sergeant received an Article 15 for two counts of making a false official statement related to a physical training test. Punishment

  • TRICARE urgent care initiative launches at Dyess

    Because you never know when you might sprain an ankle or your child will come down with an ear ache, TRICARE is launching an urgent care initiative at Dyess Air Force Base. TRICARE Prime beneficiaries enrolled to the 7th Medical Group at Dyess must now call 1 (800) 444-5445 to request an