• B-1B performs as never envisioned after 20 years

    May 2 marks 20 years since the last B-1B Lancer was delivered to the Air Force, and today commanders consider it one of the most valuable aircraft in Iraq. Since 2003, the once-nuclear-weapon-carrying bomber has maintained a continuous presence in Southwest Asia after the Air Force modified it to

  • VA to call combat veterans with info on care, benefits

    Representatives of the Department of Veterans Affairs will begin contacting nearly 570,000 recent combat veterans May 1 to ensure they know about VA's medical services and other benefits. "We will reach out and touch every veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom to let them

  • Secretary Gates praises Air Force for support of war on terrorism

    During a press conference April 23 at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates recommended Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, currently commander of Multinational Force Iraq, to be the next U.S. Central Command commander. It was at this press conference that a reporter asked him about what the

  • Airfest now just two weeks away

    The 2008 Dyess Big Country Airfest is now less than two weeks away. The airshow is scheduled for May 3. The public entrance for all non-military visitors will be Tye Gate on Military Drive, which is near the Dyess Memorial Center on Arnold Boulevard. The main gate will be reserved for all military,

  • Dyess seatbelt and cell phone policy change

    Individuals caught driving in violation of the installation traffic instruction may soon find transportation a little bit tougher to come by. On April 17, Colonel Ray, 7th Bomb Wing commander, approved a change to the traffic instructions that will revoke the driving privilege of an individual who

  • IAT to transform Air Force Contracting

    In approximately two years, contracting squadrons across the Air Force will change how they do business. The Installation Acquisition Transformation will change the dynamics of how the Air Force will do business. At the same time it will maximize contracting resources and save the Air Force money,