• 349th AMS, 312th AS: Training from the ground up

    It takes a 'village' as nearly every Air Force Specialty Code touches the aircraft, with training or qualification when Team Travis members launched a C-5M Super Galaxy from Travis Air Force Base, California, to Alaska, Jan. 23, 2016.The 349th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 312th Airlift

  • Travis, local law enforcement open new training facility

    Officials from Travis Air Force Base and Solano County law enforcement agencies held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 29 for the newly constructed Emergency Responder Urban Training Site, marking the first tangible Travis project completed as a direct result of the Air Force Community Partnership

  • Vet reflects on Babylift

    Towards the end of the Vietnam War, a plan to transport thousands of displaced Vietnamese orphans to the United States commenced. Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, California, took part in the mission that is now known as Operation Babylift.The first plane, carrying more than 100 orphans left

  • AMC chief makes stop at Travis

    Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, 60th Air Mobility Command command chief, had the opportunity to visit Travis Air Force Base, California Jan. 21 and 22 for the first time since taking over the command chief spot in December.On Jan. 21, Frey spent the morning in the air with a class of first term

  • Four elements of leadership apply to all Airmen

    In January I entered my 30th calendar year of service, and it is really tough to think back on all of the great experiences, the journey, and how I have come to where I am at today.  One of those experiences, that didn't feel so good at the time, involved one of my last physical appearances before a

  • Golden years: Host wing hits half-century mark

    The base chapel's 65-year-old bell rang out five distinct times, one for each of the 60th Air Mobility Wing's five decades. With each toll, cause for celebration was paused for a moment - a moment to honor the Airmen who died in service to their country.On Jan. 8, 1966, the 1501st Air Transport Wing

  • Airman searches in Vietnam for remains

    When Tech. Sgt. Robin Bailon enlisted in Air Force in 2000, she didn't expect her career to place her in Vietnam, serving as a life science investigator.But Bailon, an aircrew flight equipment specialist by trade, had the opportunity to venture far outside the scope of her traditional duties,

  • Job knowledge, innovation power AF

    Leaders, teammates, professional military aviators, these are my expectations for the men and women of the 21st Airlift Squadron. Building on each other, they form the bedrock of mission success. Although they are geared towards my squadron, they are applicable to all career fields in our Air