Bank-issued credit and debit diminishing Airmen's return on investment

The convenience and use of bank-issued debit and credit cards at BXs and PXs cost the military community dearly in 2008. Last year alone, bank-issued card processing expenses at Dyess's Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) facilities jumped 3 percent, ultimately sapping more than $374,000 from

CISM tournament day four

Dyess Airman receives combat medal

An Airman with the 7th Security Forces Squadron recently received an Air Force Combat Action Medal here for personally engaging in combat with terrorist forces in Iraq. Senior Airman Gerard Basel was on a vehicle convoy in Iraq when enemy insurgents detonated a improvised explosive device near his

Airmen from 317th Airlift Group return from deployment

Dyess to restore native grasslands on base

Observers driving along the main gate may notice a few landscape changes as the 7th Civil Engineer Squadron is in the process of restoring native grass around base to allow engineers to repair utility right of ways in areas heavily encroached by mesquite trees. Shops across Dyess are increasingly

More troops, families to qualify for New GI Bill benenfits

Troops nearing retirement eligibility may be able to tap into the transferability benefits provided in the new Post-9/11 GI Bill, even if they're unable to serve four more years of duty due to service policies, a senior defense official said. The Post-9/11 Veterans Education Bill that takes effect

Day three of the CISM tournament

Day two of the CISM tournament

Feb. 22 airpower summary: B-1B destroys enemy bunker

Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Feb. 22, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer destroyed an anti-Afghan bunker

CISM opening ceremony