• Take anti-flu drugs only after diagnosis, military doc says

    Senior military health officials are warning against taking antiviral medicines to fight the H1N1 flu virus until a doctor has confirmed the diagnosis. Most patients treated at military medical treatment facilities for flu-like symptoms don't actually have the H1N1 or any other kind of flu virus,

  • Air Force officials to release master sergeant promotion list

    The Air Force Personnel Center will post the selection list for master sergeant promotions on the Air Force Portal and AFPC public and military Web sites May 14 at 8 a.m. Central Time. This is the first time in 12 years the master sergeant and technical sergeant promotion lists have not been

  • May 3 airpower summary: B-1B bombs narcotics facility

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations May 3, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer bombed a narcotics facility

  • News Briefs for the week of May 1 - 6

    A&FRC May Workshops 4 - Smooth Move 9-11:30 am 6 - Home Buying Seminar 9-11 am 11 - Sponsor Training 2-3 pm 13 - 3 Steps 2 Financial Success 9-12 pm 15 - Car Buying Seminar 9-11 am 18 - Employment Prep Workshop 8-12 pm 20 - Financial College Seminar 2-4 pm 21 - Bundles for Babies 9-11 am 27 - Happy

  • Spring cleaning at the airpark

    Spring cleaning at Dyess means more than just cleaning the office, it includes the airpark too. Most people have seen the projects at the static displays at the airpark, and there are quite a few more to come. This wouldn't have been possible without the help of some of our best Airmen. One of those

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month helps Airmen be better wingmen

    While Sexual Assault Awareness Month may be concluding at Dyess, that doesn't mean looking out for your wingman lasts only one month out of the year. Over the past month Stacy Vileta, Dyess sexual assault response coordinator, has planned events to bring awareness of sexual assault to the Dyess

  • Worldwide military screening program prompts fast swine flu identification

    The Defense Department's worldwide influenza monitoring program and decisive action by the medical staff at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, are being credited with helping to identify two cases of swine flu early to help prevent a potential spread. Two 16-year-old boys, both military family members