• Schedule TRICARE appointments easily online

    TRICARE Online is a Web site designed to assist TRICARE beneficiaries with many facets of one's personal health care, provide a seamless way to assist with making medical appointments, and even request prescription refills. Features available at https://www.tricareonline.com/ include:ยท Access to

  • CDC earns national accreditation

    The Dyess Air Force Base Child Development Center recently earned national accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The NAEYC is the nation's leading organization of early childhood professionals. "The staff put in a massive amount of work," said Diane

  • Military, veterans get free tax preparation

    Liberty Tax Service offers free tax preparation service to military and veterans through March 27 located at 4102 Buffalo Gap Road Suite Q, (325) 692-2726, and 4611 S. 14th Street, (325) 691-0722, in Abilene.

  • Learn to protect yourself April 2

    Learn to protect yourself and those you love during a free seminar April 2 from 9-11 a.m. at the Heritage Club ballroom. The seminar will cover topics such as stalking, relationship violence, sexual assault, public and private violence, child abduction, child molestation and more. This year's guest

  • Base guides, phone books available

    2010 Base guides, maps, lithographs and The Real Yellow Pages are available at the 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Office studio, suite 136 in the headquarters building. Stop buy and pick yours up today.

  • Dyess chaplain receives ACC Chaplain of the Year

    Chaplain (Capt.) James Galyon, 7th Bomb Wing chaplain, was chosen as the 2009 Air Combat Command Company Grade Officer Chaplain of the Year early this February. "I am very humbled, very grateful to God for His providence and putting me exactly where I needed to be at the right time to work for it,"

  • Wing retreat ceremony to be held April 9

    A 7th Bomb Wing retreat ceremony will be held April 9 at 4 p.m. at the base flag pole. For more information, call Capt. John Henson at (325) 696-4436.

  • Armed Forces Barbecue scheduled for April 17

    The 45th Annual Armed Forces Barbecue, sponsored by the Abilene Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee, is scheduled for April 17 from noon to 2 p.m. or 5-7 p.m. at the Abilene Civic Center.The barbecue, known as The World's Largest Barbecue, is hosted, planned, prepared, conducted, served

  • Survey Says Dyess Shoppette Drive for Value at the Pump

    According to a recent Short-Term Energy Outlook report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, "the annual average regular-grade retail gasoline price will increase from $2.35 per gallon in 2009 to $2.84 in 2010." Forecasts of increasing energy prices has exchange officials reaching out to