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<title><![CDATA[Applicants sought for air attaché duty]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Air Force is accepting applications until Dec. 11, 2009, from senior captains, majors and lieutenant colonels to fill eight air attach&eacute; positions and assistant air attach&eacute; positions with in-country reporting dates ranging from August 2010 to September 2012.
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:34:44 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Air Force Services Agency launches MyAirForceLife.com]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Air Force Services Agency has launched a new Web site to help Airmen stay connected, informed and engaged in programs as part of the Year of the Air Force Family.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:33:30 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[7 MDG services affected by deployments]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Due to medical technician deployments, the 7th Medical Group has limited services and discontinued ambulance services indefinitely.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:45:18 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mass casualty exercise tests first responders]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 7th Medical Group recently finished their second mass casualty exercise here Nov. 13.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:43:11 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dyess to build new reserve center, C-130J hanger]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Distinguished visitors from across the state gathered with Dyess Air Force Base members Nov. 16 to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new C-130J Hercules aircraft maintenance hangar and an Armed Forces Reserve Center.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:41:28 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Senior Airman Jeremiah Granados]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This week's warrior is Senior Airman Jeremiah Granados.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:39:38 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Officials announce fiscal 2010 force management measures]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Air Force officials announced today measures to meet the fiscal 2010 end strength of 331,700, requiring personnel management actions to reduce the force by approximately 3,700 officers and enlisted members through voluntary and involuntary early separation and retirement programs.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:33:36 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chapel host open house, holiday lighting ceremony Dec. 1]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Dyess Chapel will host an open house and holiday lighting ceremony here Dec. 1 at 6 p.m.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:31:25 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Someone Stole from Killed Airman]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Some of his things turned up missing after the 21-year-old was killed in a motorcycle accident.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:42:50 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Someone Stole from Killed Airman]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Some of his things turned up missing after the 21-year-old was killed in a motorcycle accident.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:42:50 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Load crew of the quarter competition ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Weapons standardization will hold the 7th Bomb Wing weapons load crew of the quarter competition Oct. 16 from 9-11 a.m. in the load crew training facility, building 9304 at 820 3rd Ave. Load crew of the quarter competition is a one day event where B-1 Lanser weapon load crews see who is best of the best.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:30:40 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Air Force officials release fleece wear policy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) -- The 98th Air Force Virtual Uniform Board released a policy message here Oct. 9 for wearing the new Air Force sage green fleece as an outer garment for the airman battle uniform.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:29:10 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Executive Order bans texting while driving for federal employees]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- In an executive order issued Oct. 1, President Barack Obama banned federal employees from text messaging while behind the wheel on government business.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:27:49 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Six Dyess Airmen receive Article 15 punishment in September ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The following Dyess Air Force Base Airmen received Article 15 punishment Sept. 1-30.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:26:35 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congress finishes work on authorization bill]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Congress has reached agreement on a $680.2 billion National Defense Authorization Bill for fiscal 2010.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:26:08 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[VA officials extend 'Agent Orange' benefits to more veterans]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Relying on an independent study by the Institute of Medicine, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki decided to establish a service-connection for Vietnam veterans with three specific illnesses based on the latest evidence of an association with the herbicides referred to as Agent Orange. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:25:26 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dyess Inn Receives Top Scores During Lodging Inspection]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Dyess Inn received top marks after an extensive inspection here Sept. 24.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:44:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[39 Dyess Airmen Graduate ALS ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Thirty-nine Dyess Air Force Base Airmen graduated Airman Leadership School here Sept. 24.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:40:35 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Energy Awareness Month]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[President Obama has called on Americans to lower our reliance on fossils fuels and change the way we produce energy.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:38:25 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dyess Members Honored at McMurry University for Military Appreciation Day]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[(Left to Right) Colonel Robert Gass, 7th Bomb Wing Commander, Colonel Ken Tatum, 7th Bomb Wing Vice Commander...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:34:58 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Zasko Entertains Kindergarteners ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A Merkel Elementary School kindergarten class lines up to walk through the military working dog kennels during a tour here Oct. 2. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:31:32 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Airman 1st Class Nicholas P. Olson. ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This week&#39;s Warrior of the Week is Airman 1st Class Nicholas P. Olson.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:38:45 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sheppard AFB Open House/Air Show ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas, will host an Open House/Air Show Oct. 10-11 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:37:34 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Senior Airman Kelly M. Brim. ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This week&#39;s Warrior of the Week is Senior Airman Kelly M. Brim.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:36:52 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Family violence and the Family Advocacy Program]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The military, like any other organization, is not exempt from acts of family violence by its members. With longer, more frequent deployments to hostile areas and isolation from extended family due to assignments, stressors for military parents are very high.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:29:30 EST</pubDate>
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