• Zoo offers free visit on Armed Forces Day

    The Abilene Zoo is opening its doors for free admission to all military ID card holders and their families May 17 in honor of Armed Forces from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.The annual Zoolute to Dyess will offer military members and their families free entertainment as well as a free lunch provided by local

  • AMC commander visits Dyess

    The commander of Air Mobility Command visited Airmen in the 317th Airlift Group here May 8 as part of his site tour of AMC units. General Arthur J. Lichte was given a tour of the 317th AG and was briefed on the current operations of the 39th and 40th Airlift Squadrons. General Lichte also extended

  • May 11 airpower summary: C-130s provide heavy airlift

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations May 11, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles dropped a guided bomb

  • AF Marathon officials spread word about upcoming event

    Officials from the U.S. Air Force Marathon office made a stop at the Pentagon May 6 and 7 to increase awareness for the Sept. 20 event held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. This is the twelfth year for the annual marathon, and officials hope to make it the biggest year yet. "Our

  • May 10 airpower summary

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations May 10, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle dropped a guided bomb

  • Secretary marks 10th annual Military Appreciation Month

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates marked the 10th annual Military Appreciation Month May 8 and thanked those who support America's troops through the Defense Department's America Supports You program. "This month marks the tenth anniversary of the U.S. Senate establishing May as a month to honor our

  • Applicants sought for air attache duty

    Air Force officials here are accepting applications until June 13 from senior captains, majors and lieutenant colonels to fill 19 air attache positions with in-country reporting dates from June 2010 to February 2011. Officers selected for attache duty will attend training during the period of

  • ALS Class 08-D graduates

    Congratulations to the following Senior Airman who have graduated ALS Class 08-D:Theodore Albert, 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Walter Beard, 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Joshua Bemis, 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Debra Burden, 3rd Weather Squadron, Ft. Hood, Texas Mark Christy, 7th

  • May 6 airpower summary: B-1B destroys enemy compound

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations May 6, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs performed shows of force in