• Three Leadership Rules of Thumb

    Leadership is an art that is infinitely complicated and remarkably simple. Leadership is complicated because it involves people. Everyone has different motivations, aspirations and experiences. What works to motivate one person could be different for the next. However, leadership can also be very

  • What is your purpose?

    As I sit in my hotel room on the eve of the Air Force’s 71st birthday, I cannot help but reflect on my career and what the Air Force means to me. Today, I had the pleasure of listening to Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson, address attendees at the annual Air, Space and Cyber Conference. Her

  • National Preparedness Month: Get ready now

    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – September is National Preparedness Month and the 60th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Emergency Management Flight wants everyone at Travis Air Force Base, California, to be prepared for any disaster.  “We are constantly being

  • Nelson assumes command of Travis

    Col. Jeff Nelson assumed command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, California during a ceremony Sept. 18 attended by leaders of the local community, 18th Air Force leadership and Travis Airmen.

  • Rules of engagement: Train the way you fight

    When you think of a security forces Airman, you’re likely thinking of someone who looks a lot like Master Sgt. Vincent Brasher, flight chief of the 921st Contingency Response Squadron. Solidly built at about 6 feet 2 inches he’s not a man that scares easily. But he says some stories get pretty

  • Travis medical teams poised to respond to Hurricane Florence

    Travis Air Force Base, California has four three-person Critical Care Transport teams on two-hour standby to evacuate critically ill or injured military and civilian patients to a higher level of care or military treatment facility for additional treatment in the wake of Hurricane Florence.