• Finding my voice as a quiet leader in a not-so-quiet world

    I have always been quiet and awkward around people which is oftentimes viewed as a negative attribute and is something I have struggled with throughout my 19-year Air Force career. Since I don’t always have much to say out loud, I have endured the common comments and questions about my quietness

  • Travis teams with FEMA for readiness training

    Ramon Duenas, 60th Aerial Port Squadron, demonstrates to personnel from the Federal Emergency Management Agency National Incident Management Assistance Team West and FEMA Corps how to load a vehicle onto a C-5M Super Galaxy at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., 4 April, 2018. The training benefited both

  • Haitian native survives earthquake, becomes Airman

    Airman 1st Class Rulsk Noel, a native from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, now a 366th Training Squadron heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration apprentice course student at Sheppard AFB, remembers the day he arrived home from school and literally felt his world come crashing down around

  • Staying resilient when 50 percent of your unit deploys

    The 60th Maintenance Squadron was extremely busy in 2017. During the past year, I had the opportunity to be part of numerous high-performing teams. We answered the nation’s call through deploying over 15 percent of our Airmen to overseas contingency operations at locations including the United

  • Fallen service members honored in Gold Star memorial service

    In a show of support for families of fallen service men and women, representatives from the Travis Airman and Family Readiness Center and the Travis First Sergeants Council attended the 2018 Gold Star Families Honor and Remembrance event held Feb. 22 at the Marine's Memorial Club and Hotel in San

  • The Justice Files: March

    During March, two Airmen received final review of nonjudicial punishment under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice and two Airmen were involuntarily separated. The following are tools used by commanders as a means of punishment, rehabilitation as well as maintaining unit good order and

  • Travis AFB Exchange offers free exclusive military brat patch on April 7

    The first ever military brat patch is part of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service’s celebration of Month of the Military Child. Patches will be handed out to military children while supplies last from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 7 at the Travis AFB Exchange. Kids will also receive a coupon for $5 in