• What's so wrong with "bleeding blue?"

    As the Airman Leadership School commandant, I have the opportunity to mentor and learn from our next generation's leaders. While at ALS, the students encounter 4.5 weeks of rigorous leadership training. In fact, the course's rigor is by design and evaluated by the Community College of the Air Force

  • Lessons learned in the Air Force

    This is my first command.  I spent my first eight-and-a-half years as a medical laboratory technician and couldn't imagine a better job in or out of the Air Force.After my first deployment, I had the opportunity to apply for a commission and I assumed once I graduated I would become a medical

  • Power outage planned Oct. 11

    The dining hall, chapel and commissary will open, but all Army and Air Force Exchange facilities, including the shoppette and mini-mall, will close during a base-wide power outage from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 11.Pacific Gas and Electric Company will shut off the power at Travis Air Force Base,

  • Team Hoyt duo set to roll in to Travis

    Team Hoyt, a father and son team made up of Rick Hoyt and Dick Hoyt, is scheduled to speak to Airmen about resiliency and the "never give up" attitude at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Base Theater at Travis Air Force Base, California."When thinking of the word hero, most people from New England

  • Area run honors sacrifice

    The Fourth Annual California Run for the Fallen was held Sept. 25-27 starting in Elk Grove, California, and ending at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery.Senior Master Sgt. Paul Valenzuela, 60th Maintenance Group quality assurance superintendent, explained, "We run because the ones we honor no

  • Seek out forks in the road during your career

    As I prepare for retirement later this year, I have been reflecting on my career and how I got where I am. As I look back along my path, I find numerous distinct forks in the road that had direct impact on my Air Force journey.Every fork in the road that I approached and the path I chose led me to

  • Travis to unveil restored C-7A Caribou

    The Heritage Center is scheduled to host a bench dedication at 10 a.m. Sept. 25 at Travis Air Force Base, California.The bench, engraved with names of C-7A Caribou fallen comrades, is being dedicated by the Caribou Association, a war veterans' association for United States Air Force and prior Air

  • Newest member of 60th SFS sniffs out trouble

    He's a newcomer to Travis Air Force Base, California, but he's already lending a hand.Well, his paw print, anyway.Paco, a 2-year-old German shepherd, is one of two fresh faces in the 60th Security Forces Squadron military working dog section along with his handler, Staff Sgt. Steve Thao, 60th SFS