• USAF Chief of Chaplains to speak April 1

    Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Cecil Richardson, Headquarters U.S. Air Force Chief of Chaplains, will discuss one man's journey from small beginnings to tall success, revealing how to develop inner strength through the storms of life during a seminar April 1 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Hangar Center here.

  • Checks Go High-Tech at AAFES

    The check "float" at the BX/PX is going the way of rotary phones and dot matrix printers as the Army & Air Force Exchange Service converts to a paper check conversion (PCC) system this year. "PCC scans and instantly converts paper checks into electronic debits to the check writer's account," said

  • Tops In Blue performs for Abilene

    As the red curtain opened wide, the stage filled with bright dancing colors. The crowd applauded as the entertainers, know as Tops In Blue, took the stage in their colorful costumes to begin their performance. The elite group of 25 entertainers performed a free concert for Dyess Airmen and their

  • Youth job fair to be held April 8

    A free job fair for youth 16-21 will be held April 8 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Abilene Civic Center at 1100 N. 6th Street. To register, logon to www.workforcesystem.org.

  • Dyess civilian earns best rookie title

    Keith Quinn, Outdoor Recreation manager, was selected as the Air Force recipient of the International Military Community Executive Association's Irving Rubenstein Memorial Award.The award recognizes the top rookie with less than two years as the Morale, and Welfare Recreation manager in each armed

  • New tools to assist Airmen

    You may have noticed several new icons on your desktop or heard some new acronyms like TMT, EMS, and OCS. Air Combat Command is delivering many new collaborative tools to our Airmen. Recently, the command introduced IGNITE ACC which focused on empowering Airmen with the capabilities to advance ACC

  • C-130 Low-cost low-altitude combat airdrops now operational

    U.S. Air Force C-130 aircrews in Afghanistan bring combat supplies to Coalition ground forces every day but a new method of airdrop makes deliveries more accurate and flexible for resupply of small, mobile forces.A C-130H aircrew deployed to Bagram Airfield conducted the first ever C-130 low-cost

  • 7 MUNS hold load crew competition

    The 7th Munitions Squadron held a load crew competition here March 5. There were two load crew teams, consisting of four Airmen on each team loading B-1B Bombers with dummy bombs, competing against one another for the load crew of the year.The teams were tasked to load the weapons bay with a