• Find someone to chase

    As we ushered in a new year, I reflected on almost 20 years of service in the world’s greatest Air Force. A look back showcased a copious amount of change that has occurred since the 1990s, or as my children would say “the 1900s.”

  • Two Travis Airmen selected for RPA pilot program

    A C-5M Super Galaxy flight engineer and a flight line expediter at Travis Air Force Base were among the 24 Airmen selected to become Enlisted Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilots earlier this month when the 2019 ERPA selection board results were announced.

  • Heart patient back in full swing

    James Willoughby spent 10 years in the Army as a radio repairman. After separating, he worked 32 years for the railroad, the last 10 years as a train master in Los Angeles, California, overseeing the safe arrival and departure of passengers and cargo and, when necessary, investigating accidents.

  • DLA supports Travis, DoD mission

    For organizations at Travis Air Force Base, California, with printing needs, the Defense Logistics Agency is here to help.

  • My struggle with sleep apnea

    I'm 36 years old, an Airman, a noncommissioned officer, an aviator, a husband and the father of a little girl. I also have Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Before my OSA was treated, it was a dangerous and merciless creature that endangered all other aspects of who I am.

  • Rescued dog helps prevent bird strike hazards

    Otto, the safety dog, patrols different areas of the base with his handler, Matt Stevens, U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services certified airport biologist, to ensure the Travis airfield is safe. They do so by controlling the amount of birds in and around the flight line as part of the

  • Dare to fail

    I don’t recall my specific age, but I remember being out of college and getting ready to leave for Officer Training School when my father handed me a small package. Inside was a frame, not the expected picture of my family, but a poem that begins with, “You’ve failed many times, although you may