• Fairfield to the front lines: Honoring AF heritage

    On an average day, 25 mobility aircraft depart Travis Air Force Base, California, the busiest aerial port on the West Coast. Situated outside of Fairfield, California, its aircraft depart for destinations around the world, and from Feb. 23 - 28, one of those aircraft had something unique about

  • Musicians help to heal community after devastating fires

    On October 8, 2017, a devastating wildfire broke out and ripped through the counties of Napa and Sonoma in Northern California. The fire destroyed over 6,500 homes and killed over 40 people. Thousands were impacted by the disaster including musicians from the United States Air Force Band of the

  • Technology helps overcome deployment challenges

    Military life is not easy. The men and women who serve in our armed forces protect our freedoms and way of life. They make tremendous sacrifices along with their families in service to our country. Service members often have to endure times of separation from their loved ones, from a few days to a

  • Wingmen: critical to mission success and a resilient Air Force

    There are two definitions for the term “wingman” offered by Dictionary.com. The first is “a pilot whose aircraft is positioned behind and outside the leading aircraft in a formation.” The second is “a (person) who helps or supports another (person); a friend”.

  • Putting the "lit" in spirituality

    “There is nothing that we can’t do when we put our minds to it,” said Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Dondi E. Costin, U.S. Air Force chief of chaplains. “There is no difficulty you can give us, there is no challenge you can put before us, there is nothing that you could have us face that we’re not going to

  • 60th SFS receives training in crisis intervention

    Members of the 60th Security Forces Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, California, received crisis intervention training from a Tustin-based company, Feb. 26 at the base’s 60th SFS training compound.The training, which focused on educating 60th SFS personnel in how to de-escalate situations

  • Lessons learned in a 26-year career

    As I close out my career in the service of our nation, I find myself reflecting on the past 26 years, often reflecting on the things that aided my success. While not all inclusive, I hope you gain something from my lessons learned.

  • Travis leads the way with Phoenix Spark

    Over the past year, Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, California, played an integral part in facilitating innovative efforts by the U.S. Air Force through their involvement in the newly-developed AFWERX program.