• Tuskegee Airman dies

    Retired Lt. Col. Charles Dryden, 87, one of the famed "Tuskegee Airmen" who broke the military's color barrier by becoming a World War II fighter pilot, died June 24 in Atlanta. Colonel Dryden was born Sept. 16, 1920 in New York City to Jamaican parents. He graduated from Peter Stuyvesant High

  • News Notes for week of 11 July

    Archery Camp registration deadline July 11The deadline to register for Dyess Archery Camp is July 11.  The camp is July 14 - 18 for children five to 18 years old. The cost is $40 for youth center members and $45 for non-members. For more information, call 696-4797.Dyess Tax Center is still openThe

  • Misconceptions with Tobacco use

    There are some misconceptions with tobacco use in the Air Force. Below are some of those with the correct answer from AFI 40-102:Can I smoke in the workplace? No. The Air Force prohibits smoking (cigar, cigarette, pipe) and the use of smokeless (spit/loose tobacco) products in the workplace to

  • Leaders eye dorm improvements

    Air Force leaders are currently looking at service dormitories to ensure first-term Airmen are living in facilities that meet standards. "Our Airmen's quality of life is a top priority for the Air Force," said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley, who recently collected photos and

  • Airmen to have more choices for death gratuity benefit

    Airmen will be able to select one or more persons of their choosing to receive death gratuity benefits beginning July 1. "This is a significant change to the (death gratuity) benefits election option for all Airmen," said Steven Kelley, the director of Air and Space Expeditionary Force Operations at

  • Dyess 2008 water report

    Dyess Air Force Base routinely monitors its drinking water for contaminants. Our water is safe to drink. Trained, certified operators consistently treat water to meet or exceed federal and state drinking water quality standards. Water is analyzed in all stages of production, from Abilene's creeks

  • Born of controversy: The GI Bill of Rights

    It has been heralded as one of the most significant pieces of legislation ever produced by the federal government, one that impacted the United States socially, economically and politically. But it almost never came to pass. The Servicemembers' Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the GI Bill