• 'Hire A Hero' launches campaign to thank troops

    The goal of a troop-support group's new Web-based campaign is simple: tell the troops "thank you" a million times over, starting today. Hire A Hero, which works to connect military job seekers and military-friendly employers, has created the "One Million Thank Yous" campaign to do just that. "We ...

  • Bush signs $162 billion supplemental war funding bill

    President Bush today signed a $162 billion supplemental bill that principally will fund U.S. military operations abroad. Bush thanked congressional leaders of both parties for agreeing to provide what he described as "vital funds" to men and women in uniform serving in harm's way. "I appreciate that

  • Program offers enlisted members chance to LEAD

    Enlisted Airmen with eyes on U.S. Air Force Academy appointments may have their chance to become an officer through the Leaders Encouraging Airman Development program. The program, initiated in 1995 by Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, the former Air Force chief of staff, delegates authority to unit and wing

  • 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