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  • Gate times set for Big Country Airfest

    Dyess will open its gates to the public at 8 a.m. May 3 to celebrate the Dyess Big Country Airfest in cooperation with the Experimental Aircraft Association from Abilene Regional Airport. Aerial demonstrations begin May 3 at approximately 10 a.m. The day's events will be highlighted by the civilian

  • DOD to phase out full Social Security numbers on IDs

    As a means of combating identity theft, the Defense Department will issue identification cards without full Social Security numbers printed onto them, a senior official said here April 3. The Defense Department cares about protecting personal information as well as increasing database security, said

  • Coalition maintainers trade expertise to ensure GWOT success

    Airmen from the Republic of Korea, Japan and United States proved they can overcome any language barrier when putting their heads together to keep deployed C-130s ready for combat. Aircraft maintainers from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and Republic of Korea Air Forces teamed

  • Air Force officials authorize ABUs on commercial flights

    Air Force leaders here recently expanded existing uniform regulations and authorized Airmen to wear the airman battle uniform, battle dress uniform and desert camouflage uniform (as appropriate) while traveling in an official capacity on commercial travel throughout the continental United States.

  • April 2 airpower summary: C-130s carry load for coalition

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations April 2, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, in order to deter enemy activities Air Force A-10

  • B-1 WEAPONS LOADERS COMPETE FOR ‘BEST OF THE BEST’

    Two load crews, who are responsible for loading bombs on B-1 aircraft, will compete for honors as "best of the best" on Dyess Friday. The annual competition pits two four-person crews against each other in a timed event to see who can load weapons in the most accurate, fastest and safest way. Each

  • Officials urge caution on social networking Web sites

    Your location on a friend network, a photo on Facebook, a prayer for a deployed family member on a military-based blog -- all posted on the World Wide Web with the intent to bring comfort to loved ones and news to friends. This information may seem harmless, but when put together these puzzle pieces