• Back to school, back to basics

    As the new school year gets ready to kick off, I’m beginning to think about what the upcoming year will be like for my kids. When my eldest son started kindergarten a few years ago, I worried the entire summer about how he would handle the transition. Would he like his teacher, make new friends and

  • What is success to you?

    The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines success as, “a favorable or desired outcome.” Depending on who you ask, people will describe it differently based on what’s important to them. As I near 24 years as a servant Airman, I’m frequently asked, “Chief, how did you become so successful in your

  • Travis to honor 70 years of Air Force airpower

    In honor of the Air Force’s 70th birthday, Travis Air Force Base, California is scheduled to host a week-long celebration Sept. 11-16. Since its inception, the Air Force has consistently broken barriers as an element of the finest joint warfighting team on the planet, and its Airmen have refined its

  • Air Force researchers develop kidney care for austere environments

    Acute kidney injury is a common side effect of combat injuries. A new device being developed by Air Force researchers from the 60th Medical Group at Travis Air Force Base will treat the life-threatening symptoms of AKI closer to the point of injury, saving the lives of wounded service members. In

  • Air Force Military Treatment Facilities pilot medical readiness

    Air Force Medicine has a non-stop global readiness mission. Medical Airmen must be prepared to deploy on short notice to provide life-saving and performance-enhancing healthcare in diverse, austere, and isolated locations, and all Airmen must be medically ready to deploy. To achieve this readiness