• Personnel Records Readiness: Are you ready?

    Because change is the one thing you can count on, take time now to review your personnel records to ensure they are ready for whatever is around the next corner. The Air Force Personnel Center is establishing an annual campaign to encourage Airmen to review their records at the beginning of each

  • Consolidated support flight meets AFSO21 challenge

    While many shops in the Air Force are finding that they are having to do "less with less," one maintenance shop here is instead asking how can they do more with less. The newly consolidated support flight in the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is an example of how Airmen in the 7th Maintenance

  • Unavailable parts not a problem for metals shop

    Aircraft maintenance success in a deployed environment often depends on the availability of the parts and equipment needed to get aircraft back into the fight. Oftentimes, crew chiefs look no further than 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron backshops for support when aircraft parts or other

  • Dyess SERE instructors keep fliers ready

    Dyess' Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists, together with Abilene Special Weapons and Tactics team members and police K9 units, gave survival skills training to 16 Dyess aircrew members at Lake Abilene Feb. 14 and 15. Technical Sgt. Ryan Sterling and Staff Sgt. Roger Zehr, 7th

  • BX donations bring joy to Dyess families

    The Dyess Base Exchange recently donated more than $10,000 worth of clothing, towels and bathroom accessories to the Airman's Attic. "All of the things donated to the Airman's Attic were new," said Ron Barfield, Dyess' BX general manager. "If the BX isn't able to sell an item, we often donate it to

  • Deployers' return a welcome Valentine

    More than 240 members of the 39th Airlift Squadron and 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron returned to Dyess from a 120-day deployment in time for Valentine's Day Feb. 14 around 7 p.m. The 39th AS and 317th AMXS are part of the 317th Airlift Group, whose C-130 aircraft deliver cargo and troops to

  • 2007 Essay Contest: "Why My Military Dad/Mom Is My Hero"

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center is scheduled to host its 2007 Essay Contest, titled, "Why My Military Dad or Mom Is My Hero." Who can enter? Children of active duty and retired service men and women from all branches of the military, as well as the National Guard and Reserve, who are in

  • 12th AF/CC visits Dyess

    The 12th Air Force commander and his wife visited Dyess Feb. 12 and 13 as part of his initiative to ensure continual engagement with all the 12th Air Force units he oversees. Lieutenant Gen. Norman Seip and his wife, Kathleen, visited numerous base facilities, meeting with commanders and Airmen

  • Know your blood pressure numbers for heart month

    Knowing to call 911 in an emergency can save your life. So can knowing your blood pressure numbers. Hopefully, they are less than 120/80 mmHg, which is normal. If not, join the Mission to "Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure:" ask your doctor what your blood pressure numbers are, what they mean,

  • Low prices meet their match at AAFES

    The Army & Air Force Exchange Service's (AAFES') "We'll Match It!" initiative has been updated to allow authorized shoppers to compare prices between the exchange and "warehouse clubs." "Previously, AAFES didn't match 'warehouse clubs' as their shelf prices are offset by required membership fees,"