• Airman pleads guilty for violating Article 112a

    During a special court martial here, an Airman pled guilty April 16 to wrongfully using a controlled substance. An airman 1st class, assigned to the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, pled guilty to two counts of violating Article 112a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice - wrongfully using a

  • Air Force officials modernize mentoring program

    As Air Force officials continue to modernize the processes to meet 21st century mission requirements, manpower and personnel force development officials have taken a hard look at the service's mentoring program to increase its effectiveness. "Our mentoring program has existed on paper for many

  • Proposed B-1 program aims to speed maintenance

    A team of high ranking Air Force officials visited here recently in an effort to determine whether to change the way maintenance is performed on the B-1B Lancer strategic bomber. Called the "Red Team," the group from Air Force Materiel Command, Air Combat Command and the Air Staff are considering

  • April 15 airpower summary: C-130s deliver for warfighters

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations April 15, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II dropped guided bomb

  • Airman field-tests modified PT uniform in Iraq

    An Airman here was selected to field-test the Air Force's modified physical training uniform while deployed here to provide feedback to Air Force leaders at the end of the testing process. Senior Airman James Debiase, a 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron emergency manager, was asked to

  • News Briefs for the week of April 17 - 23

    What's Happening At Family Advocacy Dads 101: this is a class for dads taught by dads. The class is held quarterly with the next class taking place on 22-24 April from 1130-1300 in the Western Conference room of the Dyess clinic. Call 696-5380 for more information. Family Advocacy Skills and

  • Worlds Largest BBQ this weekend

    The Abilene Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee is scheduled to host the 44th annual Armed Forces Barbecue at the Abilene Civic Center April 18. The dinner, commonly known as the "World's Largest Barbecue," will have serving times from noon to 2 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. The free dinner is

  • Past meets present: WWII B-17 nav talks with B-1 pilots

    It's not every day that a 1933 Abilene High School graduate, who flew the first daylight bombing raid into Germany during World War II, stops by to visit with two bomber pilots of today. Mr. Paul Rehm (92), still decked out in his original 1942 aviator jacket from his unit in the war, got the