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  • Dyess NCO passes away

    Staff Sgt. Lurlland Bartley of the 7th Component Maintenance Squadron passed away Feb. 19. He was a member of the Dyess Fuels shop since January 2004. He will be missed. If anyone has a claim for or against the estate of Sergeant Bartley, please contact 2nd Lt. Christopher Rousseau at 696-3982.

  • Feb. 24 airpower summary: C-130s bring needed airlift support

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Feb. 24, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles and Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt

  • New fire station to have ribbon-cutting ceremony

    Dyess will officially unveil and open the new base housing units and crash rescue fire station with ribbon-cutting ceremonies scheduled for 2 p.m. on Feb. 22. Congressman Randy Neugebauer, who helped secure military construction funding for both projects, is expected to participate in both

  • Air Force is 'Above All'

    The Air Force has a new advertising campaign to recruit the next generation of Airmen as well as better inform people about the Air Force mission: "Above All." "The new slogan is admittedly a bold one," said Col. Michael Caldwell, deputy director of Air Force public affairs, "but so are Airmen."

  • New Web-based assignment application debuts March 3

    The power to apply for your next home-basing and follow-on assignment will soon be literally at your fingertips. Starting March 3, all active-duty enlisted members and officers (lieutenant colonel and below) who are slated to serve an unaccompanied tour of 15 months or less will have the ability to

  • 2007 Annual Award nominees announced

    Dyess has announced the nominees for the 2007 Annual Awards. The nominees will be up for the annual award at the Abilene Civic Center May 23. Airman of the Year A1C Fred D. Parchman, 7 BW/JA SrA Brian E. Box, 7 OSS A1C Steven D. Tubbs, 7 CMS SrA Anna M. Norris, 7 MSG A1C Patrick A. Anderson, 7 MDOS

  • Airshow announced

    The date for the 2008 "Dyess Big Country Airfest" airshow and open house is slated for May 3 with the civilian aerial demonstration team, Tora! Tora! Tora!, serving as the headliner. Tora! Tora! Tora! is a re-enactment of the December 7th 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, and the performance involves