• B-1B sniper pod aims to hit summer target

    Air Force officials say the B-1B Lancer sniper pod could be operational as early as this summer after accelerated testing cut the length of the sniper pod program from nine to three months. Air Force Materiel Command's Global Power Bomber Combined Test Force at Edwards Air Force Base, along with Air

  • Government travel card services provider to change

    Citibank will succeed Bank of America Nov. 30 as provider of Air Force government travel card services. Air Force members and civilian employees don't need to take any action other than ensuring their mailing address with Bank of America is correct. Citibank will use that information for its card

  • Dyess Inn recognized by ACC

    The Dyess Inn recently was selected for having the best of the best lodging operation in the Air Combat Command small base category. The award makes it the second year in a row and the fourth time since 2003 the Dyess Inn has been recognized by ACC in the annual Innkeeper Award. Dyess competed

  • National Test Center opens at Dyess

    Dyess Base Education and Training Flight is holding an official ribbon cutting ceremony for the new National Test Center here on June 5. The National Test Center offers electronically-based College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams as well as the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education

  • AEF evolves for stressed career fields

    Air Force officials here will soon implement an amendment to the air and space expeditionary force deployment cycle that will better reflect the deployment-tempo of stressed career fields. Currently more than 45 percent of the 35,000 Airmen fighting in the war on terrorism are deployed out of their

  • A tradition of honor: Servicemembers share pride in service

    "Our servicemen and women are serving throughout the world as guardians of peace -- many of them away from their homes, their friends and their families. They are visible evidence of our determination to meet any threat to the peace with measured strength and high resolve. They are also evidence of

  • B-1B crew steps up during Berlin Air Show prep

    Aircrew and support personnel from bases in Europe and the U.S. have been hustling in over the last few days to prepare for one of the premier air shows in the world, the Berlin International Air Show. The B-1B Lancer crew from Dyess Air Force Base, TX was the first U.S. exhibitor to arrive and has

  • Refuse and recyling program gets new contract

    Effective June 1, new refuse and recycling collection procedures will go into effect at Dyess. The new procedures will provide significantly different services from the past. Quail Hollow is not included in this contract and will continue to be serviced by the city of Abilene. However, the