• Take another look

    According to http://www.edgarsnyder.com/motorcycle-accident/statistics.html, per vehicle-mile traveled, bikers are about 37 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in a crash and 9 times more likely to be injured. Helmets are estimated to be 37 percent effective in preventing fatal

  • 436 TS builds school kits for Operation Iraqi Children

    Dyess Airmen from the 436th Training Squadron recently collected donations for the Operation Iraqi Children program to aid Iraqi schools and families who do not have access to basic academic supplies or equipment. Operation Iraqi Children is a charity effort founded in 2004 by actor Gary Sinise and

  • Make the Call after Recall

    With the recent major recalls of cars, toys, and even a popular fast food franchise's promotional glassware, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service wants to ensure their patrons know the recall process for goods sold in exchanges. There are two ways to check recalls specific to exchange operations.

  • Who is your wingman?

    Driving under the influence and other alcohol-related incidents are on the rise and ruining careers for some members of Dyess. There have been 12 off-base DUIs in the first five months of 2010, while there were only 23 for the entire year last year."It's not just the DUIs that can ruin an Airman's

  • Dyess AFB Pumps Switching to Ethanol 10 Gasoline

    Due to the fact that many gas terminals are switching from traditional fossil fuels and various mandated energy changes, military shoppers gassing up at the Dyess Shoppette can now contribute to the "green" movement by filling up with environmentally-friendly Ethanol 10 (E10).Ethanol fuel is a

  • Dyess Airmen collect 3,000 pounds of dog, cat food for local animal shelter

    Dyess Airmen collected more than 3,000 pounds of dog and cat food during a weekend drive June 5-6 in support of Rescue the Animals, SPCA shelter. "We put in roughly 15 hours of volunteer work in order to collect as much dog and cat food as possible," said Airman 1st Class Lance Wallerstedt, air

  • Dyess Airmen make history

    The 317th Airlift Group received an excellent overall grade during the Air Force's first homeland-defense Operational Readiness Inspection held at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Miss.The group mobilized to Gulfport, Miss., where they operated in a simulated hostile

  • COMACC issues general order

    The commercially sold psychoactive hallucinogenic plants Salvia Divinorum ("Salvia" or its active component, Salvinorin A) and spice are prohibited for possession and use by military members within Air Combat Command, according to a major command policy letter released in April.Gen. William M.