• Dyess firefighters set fires to lessen wildfire risk

    Dyess firefighters responded to a brush fire Jan. 18 that was dangerously close to base housing, but only moments after safely extinguishing the fire, the Airmen purposely started one. The planned fire, known as a prescribed or management burn, was intentionally set using hand torches in the same

  • Surf the Internet, discover benefits

    Military beneficiaries can find the latest information at their fingertips at the Defense Commissary Agency's new and improved Web site. DeCA has retooled its Internet site to include fresh new graphics that change with each season and a new section that promotes health and wellness. The single

  • Children’s Dental Care

    February is National Children's Dental Health month for raising awareness about your children's oral health. Often, parents begin seeking direction on how to care for their children's teeth as soon as teeth appear. The following are answers to some common questions: Q: How should I care for my

  • Aviator pay details to be released

    Details on the retention bonus offered to experienced aviators should be released soon, Air Staff officials here said. The aviator continuation pay incentive is in the final coordination stages and once Congress finalizes and the president signs this year's annual National Defense Authorization Act,

  • START team visits Dyess

    Dyess was recently the host to a 10-person Russian-led team of inspectors visiting the base for a Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty inspection. The team arrived Jan. 19 for two days of updating data relating to the 7th Bomb Wing's compliance with terms of the START treaty. The purpose of the team's

  • Jan. 21 airpower summary: B-1s provide support in Afghanistan

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Jan. 21, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force B-1B Lancers dropped guided bomb unit-38s on an