• March 6 airpower summary: C-130s support coalition forces

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations March 6, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, in order to deter enemy activities an Air Force A-10

  • Replace aging aircraft or risk irrelevancy, general says

    The commander of Air Force Materiel Command, which is responsible for delivering war-winning capabilities to the rest of the Air Force, said during a visit to Air University here that Air Force officials must develop and buy new aircraft or risk the service becoming irrelevant. The Air Force must be

  • Dyess C-130s help airborne operations return to Fort Hood

    "Stand Up!, Hook Up!," these were the words more than 20 personnel heard as they rushed to exit a perfectly good airplane on the first airborne operation conducted here in more than ten years, and the first such operation for a sustainment brigade. The 317th Airlift Group partnered with Fort Hood to

  • ACC promotes Airman's Roll Call

    Leadership in Air Combat Command is promoting an Air Force internal communication program called Airman's Roll Call, designed to encourage face-to-face interaction between front-line supervisors and Airmen. Airmen's Roll Call is a weekly list of topics highlighted by Air Force leadership and

  • Memorial service announced

    A memorial service for a Dyess staff sergeant will be held March 5 at 3:30 p.m. in the base chapel.The service will allow all Airmen, family and friends a chance to memorialize Staff Sgt. Lurlland Shawn Bartley's life. Dress for the service is uniform of the day, service dress for key personnel

  • Dyess Airmen part of TCN deployment in Southwest Asia

    Every morning, there's a stampede on base. "Goooooood morning, and welcome to Cluuuuuuuub Victor!" a supervisor yells, causing about 200 people to rise to their feet and run toward the door. And that's the start of another day. "It's crazy here," admitted Senior Master Sgt. Stanley Higgins, 379th

  • March 1 airpower summary: B-1Bs destroy enemy targets

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations March 1, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B Lancer dropped a guided bomb unit-31

  • B-1 crews conduct TWF test; receive pod spin-up

    Multiple 53d Wing units came together this week in testing upgrades and for Sniper targeting pod training for the B-1B Lancer. Tail Warning Function The primary testing event was the B-1 Tail Warning Function Spiral 2 Force Development Evaluation. The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron brought a