• 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

  • Dyess to conduct prescribed burn on base

    Dyess environmental engineers and fire department personnel are scheduled to conduct a prescribed burn here from approximately 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 29, weather permitting. Approximately 65 acres are scheduled to be hand burned in the southeast area of the base. Winds should carry the smoke

  • Air Force leaders testify about 2009 budget request

    The Air Force's top two leaders testified before the House Armed Services Committee about the service's budget request for fiscal 2009 Feb. 27 in Washington. Addressing topics from recapitalization to personnel end strength, Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne and Air Force Chief of Staff

  • Air Force Aid Society provides alternative to pay-day loans

    Air Force Aid Society officials announced a new loan program available to Air Force members beginning March 3, called the Falcon Loan. A Falcon Loan is an interest-free loan of $500 or less that can be used for emergency needs such as basic living expenses -- rent, utilities and food -- car repairs,