• Abilene Volunteer Weatherization Program

    The Abilene Volunteer Weatherization Program is looking for volunteers to help with home repairs for elderly and less fortunate Abilenians Oct. 23. Training will be held Sept. 23 from 1-3 p.m. at the Heritage Club, Lone Star Room. Team or individual volunteers are welcome. Free lunch and t-shirts

  • B-1 carries first full JASSM load

    A Dyess Air Force Base B-1 Bomber carried a full load of 24 AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missiles on a five-hour flight into the Gulf of Mexico Sept. 7, a first for the B-1 and AGM-158."The mission was a success, everything went as planned, and we can verify that the B-1B can in fact

  • Air Force officials urge OPSEC vigilance

    According to the FBI, fraudsters continue to hijack accounts on social networking sites and spread malicious software. One technique entices users to download an application or view a video that appears to be sent from users' "friends", giving the perception of being legitimate. Once the user

  • Revised ‘online’ coupon policy strengthens exchange benefit

    With a simple click of the mouse, saving at the exchange is easier than ever before thanks to a decision to accept manufacturers' online coupons. "Frankly, the economy has spurred increased interest in electronic coupons," said the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's Commander Maj. Gen. Bruce

  • The Judge Advocate General's Corps announces law school programs

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program are being accepted from Jan. 1, 2011 through March 1, 2011. Interested officers are encouraged to compete. "Our Air Force missions are constantly changing, and commanders deserve to have access to legal advisors with a

  • 6 Dyess Airmen receive Article 15 punishment in August

    The following Airmen assigned to Dyess Air Force Base received an Article 15 during the month of August: A 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron technical sergeant received an Article 15 for dereliction of duty. Punishment consisted of a suspended reduction to the grade of staff sergeant, forfeiture of

  • 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