• 60 APS conducts joint inspection with FEMA

    Three Airmen from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron traveled to Sacramento Aug. 23 to perform a joint inspection with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Task Force 7. Task Force 7 is one of eight FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces based in California and one of 28 in the United States. They

  • Gold Star family member receives first Travis DBIDS ID card

    Jennifer Serex-Helwig, a Gold Star family member, became the first person to receive the Gold Star DBIDS installation access card issued at Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 29. Serex-Helwig is the daughter of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Henry Serex whose plane was shot down over Vietnam on April

  • Former KC-10 pilot, ALS instructor serve as teachers

    He has grey hair, wears grey glasses and an inviting smile covers his face. In the Air Force he was an instructor pilot teaching Airmen how to fly aircraft valued at millions of dollars. His job now is focused on much younger Airmen.

  • Take every opportunity

    As an 18-year-old basic cadet at the Air Force Academy, I had no idea where my Air Force career would take me. Nine years later, I can say it’s taken me across the world a few times and it looks like I’ll be traveling around the world again before Christmas… twice.

  • KC-10 community is family

    I was recently handed assignment orders and few things get me feeling more nostalgic than a permanent change of station. This one feels different though, because I’m at the point in my career where it’s entirely possible that after a decade since my first KC-10 Extender sortie, I will have flown my

  • Total Force Continuum team visits Travis

    The Air Force’s Total Force Continuum team visited Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 21 – 23 to observe operations and learn how to best implement total force integration.

  • The power of music

    “How do you guys feel about the tempo? Let’s start at bar 70. It’s sounding a little sour. You make the difference not with volume, but with accent,” said Tech. Sgt. Thomas Salyers, Travis Brass noncommissioned officer in charge, during a recent rehearsal.

  • The power of pride and professionalism

    Wow! It’s hard to believe two months ago hallmarked my 28th year of faithful service to the U.S. Air Force. Dawning the Air Force uniform every day for that many years kind of makes you think.

  • Redefining excellence

    Does the Air Force value my contribution? What is my true value? We tend to believe our value is determined by Air Force systems that measure our performance.