• U.S. kills bin Laden in intelligence-driven operation

    An intelligence-driven U.S. operation in Pakistan killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden yesterday, President Barack Obama announced in a nationally televised address from the White House late last night."Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound

  • Al-Qaida remains dangerous, Panetta says

    Osama bin Laden is dead, but al-Qaida still is dangerous, CIA Director Leon E. Panetta said May 2 in a letter to the agency's employees."Today, we have rid the world of the most infamous terrorist of our time," Mr. Panetta wrote in a letter posted on the CIA's website.Mr, Panetta, who has been

  • Bin Laden buried at sea, official says

    Osama bin Laden received a Muslim ceremony as he was buried at sea, a senior defense official said here May 2.The religious rites were performed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the North Arabian Sea, the official said, and occurred within 24 hours of the terrorist leader's

  • Officials eliminate exception to short tour credit

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz approved rescinding a temporary policy established in 2003 that allowed Airmen to receive short tour credit for overseas TDYs of at least 181 consecutive days. The effective date of the new policy will be announced at a later date.Although the policy

  • Deaton Cole fire continues to receive air support

    Even though Abilene and Taylor County received rain and cooler weather today it is still warm and dry at the Deaton Cole Fire located approximately 150 miles southwest of Abilene. Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System support was requested early this afternoon.C-130s from the 302nd Airlift Wing of

  • Shoplifting at Dyess exchange down in 2010

    An abundance of shoplifting prevention measures such as eagle-eyed Closed Circuit Televisions with digital video recorder technology, expanded use of high-tech electronic article surveillance and an aggressive youth awareness campaign produced a decrease in theft at the Dyess exchange of 23 percent

  • 'Inactive' former Airmen return to Dyess for IRR muster

    Forty-four individual ready reserve personnel traveled from as far away as 170 miles to participate in the IRR muster hosted by the 7th Bomb Wing here April 16. The purpose of a muster is to gather IRR members, made up of former regular Air Force Airmen and non-drilling reservists, and to maintain

  • While aircraft relocate, MAFFS maintain firefighting capabilities

    Two Modular Airborne Firefighting System C-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., deployed April 26 to provide additional aerial support to contain wildland fires that have plagued Texas for several weeks.The C-130s flew their

  • 7 CES celebrates Earth Day

    7th Civil Engineer Squadron members setup an informational booth April 22 to pass out brochures and pamphlets about Earth Day at the base exchange here."We wanted to celebrate Earth Day, the national holiday, as well as promote environmental awareness," said David Laurence, 7 CES chief of

  • Dyess Fitness Center receives makeover

     The fitness center here received approximately $1 million from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to upgrade its facility.The track, football field and basketball court will be resurfaced and a 440-meter track will be built around the softball field for physical assessment training.During the