• This is our Air Force

    I would like to start off simply and say, “Thank you.” Upon arriving at Travis Air Force Base, California, I didn’t know what to expect. I was an old C-130J Super Hercules pilot hired to command the best C-17 Globemaster III maintenance squadron in the Air Force and boy did I feel out of place.

  • DGMC offers ‘Stop the Bleed’ class

    Self-aid buddy care training ensures that Airmen know how to stop a gunshot wound or accident victim from bleeding to death. Now, anyone without medical training can learn the same life-saving techniques in an upcoming class.The David Grant USAF Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base, California,

  • Air Force social worker living her American dream

    Born in Poland and raised in Denmark and Germany, Capt. Malika Moretti, 60th Medical Group clinical social worker, always had a desire to live in the United States. “Being a little girl, my dream was to move to the U.S.,” said Moretti. “The U.S. was great, so advanced and so much more than what we

  • C-5M pushes into new territory with night-vision goggles

    The C-5M Super Galaxy took a step forward with its night-vision goggle capabilities during last month’s Cerberus Strike exercise.An aircraft from Travis Air Force Base, California, made one low approach and two touch-and-gos just after midnight May 4 at Amedee Army Airfield, California, using the

  • Army and Air Force Exchange Service Public Affairs

    Last year, the Travis Air Force Base community generated $550,004.68 for critical Quality-of-Life program as Airmen, retirees and their families shopped Travis’ Exchange.The $550,004.68 dividend is used to support Travis AFB programs, such as Fitness Center, Child Development Center, Library, Youth

  • The power of influence

    The power of influence can and will have rippling effects within an organization. We have all worked for great leaders with the power of influence and they tend to stick out when thinking about who we want to emulate. John Maxwell stated, "Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It

  • Non-correlation in metrics can actually mean something

    For almost three years now, our squadron has been working on our processes and how to track how well our processes work. Better known as metrics. One process I determined was vital for our mobility shop arose from the nature of how we deploy in the 6th and 9th Air Refueling Squadrons.

  • Rock star’s lesson one to absorb for career, life

    Michael Stipe seems like an unlikely source for life and career advice.Stipe was the lead singer of the great, defunct American rock band R.E.M. You’ve probably heard their music in hit songs such as “Losing My Religion,” “Everybody Hurts,” “Man on the Moon,” “It’s the End of the World As We Know It

  • Unbowed, unbent, unbroken

    Full spectrum readiness has been a priority among our Air Force leaders and has translated into countless exercises, numerous training hours in mission-oriented protective posture gear, and realistic scenarios to ensure we are able to respond to any threat anywhere in the world. But what does this