• Financial Operations workshop features innovation

    Tech Sgt. Samuel Spaethe used to spend hours upon hours completing work as a financial services technician, often working weeknights until 7 p.m. and then on Saturdays just to get the job done. But he knew that effort was not sustainable. So he did something innovative about it. Spaethe developed

  • 60th and 349th MXGs earn AMC awards

    “The 60th and 349th Maintenance Groups at Travis Air Force Base, California, are firing on all cylinders,” said Col. David Hammerschmidt, 60th MXG commander. Recently, the two groups were awarded five Air Mobility Command awards.

  • How do you define inspirational leadership?

    I’m a huge fan of Gen. David Goldfein’s bold vision to achieve joint warfighting excellence in an era of strategic competition. In the Air Force’s Chief of Staff’s seminal podcast titled “War on the Rocks,” he underscored the importance of the fundamental fighting formation of the Air Force: the

  • California to Korea: Pilot reinforces Pacific partnerships

    When the U.S. military is a guest in another country, it’s important to go above and beyond to be the best neighbor one can be.U.S. Air Force Capt. Jason Lim, a KC-10 Extender pilot assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Squadron out of Travis Air Force Base, California, dedicated a year toward this

  • Challenging experiences develop character, strength and confidence

    Challenging experiences present an opportunity and an occasion for personal and professional growth. When faced with these, will we let them defeat us? Will we decline the challenge? Or, will we seek them out and accept them, defeat them, and become stronger, more experienced and skilled individuals

  • Brace yourself for flu season

    Another flu season is upon us and health experts across the nation are bracing for a particularly hard-hitting season. Flu season usually peaks between December and February, but can last as late as May.

  • Unleashing the innovative spirit of Airmen

    We’re doing it again. We’re taking the momentum of a renewed focus on innovation and beginning to squander its potential, making it “just the next thing.” While senior leaders continue to emphasize innovation, our Airmen are becoming frustrated with the pace of real progress and the disproportionate