• AAFES implementing significant 'green' initiatives

    The Department of Defense's oldest and largest retailer, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, is embarking on a variety of energy-saving initiatives to reduce its impact on the environment and strengthen the exchange benefit military families have come to depend on. From vending machines to gas

  • Virtual MPF adds new self-service program for assignments

    A new self-service assignments application launching Feb. 19 will eliminate a visit to the military personnel flight/element, saving Airmen both time and effort as part of the continuing initiatives of the Air Force's Personnel Services Delivery Transformation. Using the Expanded Permissive

  • Airman to receive Purple Heart

    A military working dog handler assigned to the 7th Security Forces Squadron here is scheduled to receive the Purple Heart by the 7th Bomb Wing commander Feb. 8 at 4 p.m. here. Staff Sgt. Zebulen Miller will receive the medal for his injuries he received while deployed to Iraq in April. Sergeant

  • Airmen to compete in ‘Dyess Idol’

    A group of 10 Airmen and dependents are scheduled to compete in the first-ever "Dyess Idol" singing competition Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. The one-night event will feature prizes for the top winners, and will be judged by members of the media and Dyess personnel. Following the initial performances, the group

  • Postal Service offers first-time military discount

    Planning to send a care package to a military service member serving abroad? Send it after March 3 to take advantage of a new flat-rate box from the Postal Service that is 50 percent larger and delivered for $10.95 to an APO/FPO address -- $2 less than for domestic destinations. "This is the first

  • New airlift group commander discusses Dyess community and plans for future

    Since the 317th Airlift Group change of command Jan. 16, the new commander has had his hands full, accomplishing the mission of one of the busiest C-130 flying groups in the Air Force. "It's been exciting to have the opportunity to lead the premiere C-130 airlift group in the Air Force," Col.

  • New earned income credit rules lucrative for some Airmen

    Filing his family's taxes each year online, Master Sgt. Ron Przysucha says he normally receives about $3,000 in tax returns. This year however, he was taken by surprise when the same Web site he traditionally uses calculated his return at nearly $8,000. "I immediately thought it was a mistake and I

  • Feb. 4 airpower summary: C-130s provide support for coalition

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Feb. 4, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle conducted a show of force in

  • Air Force fiscal 2008 aviator continuation pay approved

    The fiscal 2008 Aviator Continuation Pay program was approved here recently by Craig W. Duehring, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and Reserve affairs. The 2008 National Defense Authorization Act., which was signed by President George W. Bush Jan. 28, provided authorization. The