• 317th AG awarded Meritorious Unit Award

    The 317th Airlift Group was presented the Meritorious Unit Award from Lt. Gen. Robert R. Allardice, 18th Air Force commander, Dec. 13 during an award ceremony at the Heritage Club here.This award is given to units who show exceptional meritorious conduct in direct support of combat operations for at

  • Dyess Tax Center seeks volunteers

    Dyess Tax Center needs income tax representative volunteers. No experience is required. Training will be held Dec. 13-17 in building 7008, located at 397 3rd Street at 8 a.m. For more information, call Capt. Dustin Kouba or Tech. Sgt. Dionne Anderson at (325) 696-2232.

  • AFPC to host retirement webinar

    Air Force Personnel Center officials here are scheduled to host two webinars Dec. 9 and 10 to educate total force Airmen on the retirement application process.AFPC representatives also plan to discuss how to navigate through the virtual Military Personnel Flight secure application to help Airmen

  • NORAD tracks Santa for Christmas

    For the 55th consecutive year, the men and women of the North American Aerospace Defense Command are preparing to track Santa. The NORAD Tracks Santa web site,www.noradsanta.org , went live Dec. 3 and features holiday games and activities that change daily. The web site is available in seven

  • Finance converts to online operations

    The Air Force Financial Management (FM) community is focused on continuously improving service to Airmen to ensure your pay is processed accurately and on-time. As you have probably heard by now, the FM community is consolidating backshop operations currently handled by base Finance office locations

  • Servicemembers Civil Relief Act gets updates

    The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is the greatest single statutory source of civil law protections for American military members and their families. President Barak Obama signed the Veterans' Benefits Act of 2010 into law Oct. 13, which contains significant improvements to the SCRA. One change to

  • Dyess exchange carves prices

    Servicemembers and spouses can enjoy tasty holiday prices as the Dyess base exchange serves up a buffet of deals Nov. 26-27. The feast of savings begins at 4 a.m. on Black Friday with a smorgasbord of deals on electronics, jewelry, clothing and everything in between. Shoppers will find a Sony 52"

  • Toys for Tots in full swing

    The Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program is in full swing, collecting toys for less fortunate children throughout the Abilene area. Each year, members of the Marine Corps Reserve collect new, unwrapped toys from Oct.1 through Dec. 17, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less

  • Team Dyess takes home five awards from Global Strike Challenge 2010

    7th Bomb Wing walked away with five of 14 trophies they competed for in the first-ever Global Strike Challenge that began in April of this year. 7th Operations Support Squadron took three of three Trophies in their category.The seven-month competition showcased the capabilities and expertise of