• Green Knights host Motorcycle Safety Rodeo

    The Green Knights teamed up with the 7th Bomb Wing Safety Office to host their inaugural Motorcycle Safety Rodeo, Aug. 20 at the 28th Bomb Squadron parking lot here. "The main purpose is to get out of the bad habits we all fall into as drivers of any type of vehicle," said Master Sgt. Cameron

  • Dyess Airman guilty of larceny

    During a special court martial Aug. 20, a Dyess Air Force Base Airman was found guilty of larceny.Airman 1st Class Pablo P. Irizarry, 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stole an altitude vertical velocity indicator worth approximately $99,000.A panel of eight members sentenced Airman Irizarry to a

  • Dyess Air Force Base assists civilian aircraft with a blown engine

    Two civilian pilots glided roughly seven miles to Dyess Air Force Base after their plane's engine broke. "There was a thrown rod which caused oil to spew all over the windshield of the plane. The pilots could hardly even see," said Bob Butt, retired airplane mechanic hired to fix the downed

  • NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

    An Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) has been performed under a Non-Time-Critical Removal Action (NTCRA) to identify, evaluate and recommend treatment technologies of soil contaminated with uranium 4.5 miles southwest of Dyess Air Force Base.The purpose of this EE/CA is to evaluate

  • AAFES working double time to correct inadvertent charges

     Numerous transactions at Army and Air Force Exchange operations are experiencing a double whammy no one saw coming; a processing error resulting in duplicate charges on credit and debit card transactions."Shoppers who swiped their cards anytime between Aug. 7 and Aug. 9 at an AAFES facility are

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake 2010

    Big Brothers Big Sisters is hosting the annual Banker's Bowl For Kids' Sake event Saturday August 14 from 1:30-4:3.0 at Abilene Bowling Lanes. Teams of 4-6 bowlers raise $500 to bowl. Big Brothers Big Sisters is a non-profit organization that pairs children with mentors to help them reach their

  • Superhero Trio Join Forces in Latest Free Comic and Coloring Books

    Three of Marvel Comics' most popular superheroes, Iron Man, Captain American and Thor, battle Ultron, Juggernaut and Fin Fang Foom in the latest free "military-only" "New Avengers" comic book to come to the Dyess AFB BX.Titled "Hero Exchange," the new Army & Air Force Exchange Service/Marvel comic