• Travis Airmen, couple, graduate college with honors

    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Kevin and Debbie Edwards always had a dream of higher education, and that dream finally came true when they walked the stage at Brandman University in Sacramento with Bachelors of Art degrees in business administration June 3.Kevin retired from the Air Force as a

  • Councils pave way to solve global mobility challenges

    Squadron, group and wing leaders at Travis Air Force Base, California, meet regularly to discuss ways to improve mission capability and solve problems for each of the base’s aircraft, the KC-10 Extender, C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III.

  • It’s OK to ask for help, it takes courage to do so

    Most of us are familiar with action movies where the main character overcomes impossible odds to reach the unreachable, attain the improbable or save the day from certain ruin. That character is sometimes portrayed as a pillar, unbreakable, unyielding…needing no one. The reality, of course, is we

  • Why continuous process improvement?

    Nearly 20 years ago, I was honored to be the 5th Medical Group’s Airman of the Quarter, chosen to represent my group before the wing awards board. With my freshly lint-brushed uniform, a new haircut, and a head full of current events and knowledge of Air Force history, I reported to the panel,

  • Back in the sky: Air Force loadmaster overcomes cancer

    “It turns out you have a form of lymphoma,” said a voice over the phone. “It’s Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and luckily it’s only stage 1. You will be receiving a call from an oncologist sometime today.”This was the call Staff Sgt. Oliver Broadbent, a loadmaster from the 22nd Airlift Squadron, was expecting

  • AMC continues to pursue fuel efficiency initiatives

    From electronic flight bags to flight management system modifications, Air Mobility Command Airmen are contributing innovative and cost-saving ways to enhance the command’s fuel efficiency.According to Lt. Col. Vince Zabala, AMC’s fuel efficiency program manager, energy costs for the Air Force total

  • Travelers beware: Zika virus spreading

    Ah, summer. The season means different things to different people. To public health officials at Travis Air Force Base, California, summer means travel and mosquitoes, both of which could be problematic, according to Lt. Col. Natalie Johns, 60th Aerospace Medicine Squadron.

  • The “We’s” have it

    Twenty-one years ago a kid from Cincinnati, Ohio, departed for Air Force basic training. He did so, not due to an overwhelming desire to serve his country, but as a rehabilitation opportunity of sorts. This kid needed discipline and the opportunity to reinvent himself. The USAF did just that,

  • Change can be “tough”

    Change is tough. Despite the fact that change is almost constant in our lives, our initial reaction is usually one of derision and skepticism. There is usually some excitement there, too, especially when the change is big. The mixture of uncertainty and excitement is uncomfortable, so we resist.