• Troops, civilian employees must follow rules for political activities

    As U.S. servicemembers and Defense Department civilians ponder candidates during the election season, they should realize there are limits placed upon their involvement in certain political activities. Political-related "dos and don'ts" pertaining to military members of all service branches are

  • Leaders announce policy changes for Airmen in AOR

    Changes are on the horizon for Airmen serving in the Central Command area of responsibility. In an effort to standardize policies among those assigned and those deployed to the CENTCOM AOR, Air Force officials will implement several changes beginning as soon as February 2008. "There are several

  • Coffee that can inspire the soul

    Airmen here will soon have a free coffee café to relax, have a cup of joe and hang out with friends. The Soul Fire Café, which is located next to the library, is a project created among the chaplains and Airmen in the dormitories to provide an alternative location to hang out. The café is scheduled

  • Air Force alters cold-weather gear policy

    The deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel here recently authorized commanders to use their discretion to authorize deviation from policy for wear of cold-weather battle dress uniform outer garments with the airman battle uniform during the coming winter months. "The original guidance was

  • Jan. 12 airpower summary: B-1B conducts precision strikes

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Jan. 12, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles destroyed an enemy compound

  • All active services meet December recruiting goals

    All four services met or surpassed their monthly active-duty recruiting goals for December, and five of the six reserve components showed similar success, Defense Department officials announced Jan. 10. The Air Force met its December goal of recruiting 1,772 active-duty Airmen and 561 Air Force

  • Dyess B-1s take fight to enemy

    A pair of B-1B Lancers, four F-16 Fighting Falcons and coalition troops helped clear out an Al Qaeda stronghold from near Baghdad Thursday morning as the planes dropped more than 45,000 pounds of bombs on a former Al Qaeda safe haven. The US Central Command Air Force bomber and fighter aircraft,