• Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program

    Current Situation · In accordance with the 12 Oct 06 Deputy Secretary of Defense policy memo directing the re-introduction of mandatory anthrax vaccinations and the subsequent Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness implementation guidance issued on 6 Dec 06, the AF/A3/5 signed a new

  • Dieting not a long-term solution to staying trim, fit

    Dyess' Health and Wellness Center health education program manager It's estimated that more than 54 million Americans are currently on a diet. Some succeed in taking the weight off, but far fewer -- maybe just five percent -- manage to keep the weight off long term. Some of the most popular diets to

  • BW Staff edges out EMS, takes championship

    The 7th Bomb Wing Staff defeated the 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron 54 - 48 March 20 in the 2007 Over-30 Intramural Basketball Championship.The 7th EMS only lead of the game was by a 4-point margin early in the first half. 7th BW Staff's Hewitt Cox, who led the team with 18 points, kept the 7th

  • Mt. Aconcagua: mission completed

    Three people emerge over the peak of Mount Aconcagua - three people accomplishing a dream of setting foot atop the highest peak of South America. A large personal accomplishment but an accomplishment for a much larger force: the U.S. Air Force. First Lt. Heidi Hofstetter, from the 40th Airlift

  • Base decals no longer required on Dyess

    Effective immediately, the 7th Bomb Wing and the 7th Security Forces Squadron no longer requires personnel entering Dyess Air Force Base to have a DD Form 2220/Vehicle Registration Decal affixed to their vehicles. This is the result of an initiative launched by Maj. Gen. David Clary, Air Combat

  • New survey aims to improve information delivery to Airmen

    The Secretary of the Air Force Office of Communication at the Pentagon has launched a study to find out how Airmen want to get information about the Air Force. A randomly selected group of Airmen and Air Force civilian employees will receive an e-mail invitation from Brig Gen Erv Lessel, Air Force

  • AAFES building stronger exchange benefit

    Shifting priorities and demographics combined with a dynamic retail landscape aggressively marketing to troops and their families is getting the attention of the military's oldest and largest exchange service. In fact, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is so concerned about its future relevance