• Dyess Airman climbs highest peak in North America

    It took 14 days of fighting wind, snow, glaciers and a lack of oxygen, but one Dyess Airman finally reached the highest summit in North America June 13. Capt. Erin VanOosten, 40th Airlift Squadron tactics officer and C-130 pilot, left Dyess May 28 and headed to Alaska to join five other Airmen to

  • DOD revises leave and liberty policies and programs

    There are significant changes being improvised to the leave and liberty policies.For clarity and ease of use, the revision will incorporate all previous policy changes since the last publication and should be published within the next few months. These changes must be implemented immediately

  • Airman's Roll Call: Don't become a statistic

    Independence Day weekend is almost here and this week's Airman's Roll Call focuses on playing it safe while celebrating the nation's birthday this weekend. To ensure the weekend is safe for everyone and to prevent anyone from becoming a statistic, Airmen should make operational risk management a

  • Air Force officials clarify uniform change announcements

    As the Air Force transitions from the legacy battle dress to the modern airman battle uniform, questions and concerns are bound to come up, said the head of Air Force uniform and recognition branch. "Anytime there is new information about uniforms for Airmen, we will get that out to the field as

  • Acting secretary shares his perspective with Airmen

    The U.S. Air Force core values of integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do will remain in place, said Acting Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley during a July 1 visit here. In his first visit to an Air Force base since being named to the position, Secretary Donley

  • 'Letter to Airmen' recommits to high standards

    In his first Letter to Airmen, the acting secretary of the Air Force focuses on how the Air Force will direct attention to the nuclear mission to overcome cultural, systemic and institutional challenges. "To begin restoring our inner confidence and credibility, I have directed the establishment of a

  • Voluntary Protection Program teams coming to Dyess

    Secretary of the Air Force Engagement team will be here July 8 for the leadership engagement phase of the Voluntary Protection Program. Created by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, VPP is a program design to help to reduce the number of preventable work-related injuries and

  • '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