• Escape from Alcatraz: Airman honors dad

    In the early hours of June 21, Master Sgt. Andrew Mujica took to the chilly waters off Alcatraz Island and swam a mile and a half to the Crissy Field shoreline with one thing in mind: to honor his father on Father's Day.Wearing a full-body wetsuit and hoodie, the 38-year-old noncommissioned officer

  • Sergeant stands up as example of resilience

    In October, the 6th Air Refueling Squadron will lose a great Airman, Staff Sgt. Kenneth Barber.Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines "resiliency" as the ability to become strong, healthy or successful again after something bad happens. The 6th ARS has an Airman who is the epitome of resiliency.When I

  • Scott assumes command of 60th Maintenance Group

    Col. Earl Scott took command of the 60th Maintenance Group during an assumption of command ceremony June 22 in the hangar of P-14.Scott, who spent his last two years as the commander of the 100th MXG, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, entered active duty in 1991 following graduation from the United

  • KC-10s aid in Alaska exercise

    Approximately 18 Airmen and two KC-10 Extenders from Travis Air Force Base will participate in exercise Northern Edge 2015, a joint training exercise hosted by Alaskan Command scheduled for June 15-26 on and above central Alaska ranges and the Gulf of Alaska.NE15 is one in a series of U.S. Pacific

  • DGMC hosts third annual research symposium

    The 60th Medical Group at Travis Air Force Base, California, hosted its third annual research symposium, "Innovations in Combat Casualty Care," June 15 in the auditorium of David Grant USAF Medical Center.The symposium allowed researchers to present information about past and current research

  • Remodeled baby unit set to join world

    The Maternal Child Flight is scheduled to open its newly remodeled labor and delivery unit June 26 at Travis Air Force Base, California's David Grant USAF Medical Center.The Maternal Child Flight provides inpatient obstetrical services for childbearing women and their newborns. The labor and

  • Airmen from 621st CRW support the ICBM Enterprise

    Operation Road Warrior is an Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) exercise held annually at Camp Guernsey, Wyo., the largest security forces exercise conducted each year. For this year's exercise AFGSC asked the 570th and 571st Global Mobility Readiness Squadrons (GMRS), from Travis Air Force

  • AFSC weekend provides targeted training to Citizen Airmen

    Citizen Airmen had yet another opportunity to hone their skills during the 349th Air Mobility Wing's latest Air Force Specialty Code training weekend, held here June 6-7, 2015.Held periodically throughout the year, AFSC training weekends provide Citizen Airmen targeted opportunities for hands-on

  • ACOT prepares Airmen for future combat operations

    Training aircrews to operate and survive in combat environments is the focus of the 60th Operations Support Squadron Wing Tactics team at Travis Air Force Base.The team, which includes a C-17 Globemaster IIII weapons officer, three major weapons system tacticians and four enlisted tacticians,