• CR Airmen 'bring order to the chaos'

    When I tell people I am part of the 570th Global Mobility Squadron here at Travis the usual question is, "What aircraft do you all fly?" The GMS is not a flying squadron, but rather it is part of Air Mobility Command's Contingency Response Force.  CR provides "first responder" forces at locations

  • Chief of safety visits Travis

    Maj. Gen. Kurt Neubauer, Air Force Chief of Safety and Air Force Safety Center commander at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, visited Travis Air Force Base, California, March, 20. Neubauer met with members of the 60th Air Mobility Wing Safety and discussed concerns with current hazards on

  • Leading by example to make lasting impression

    Someone's watching you. There is an Airman in your department, work center, unit who is modeling your behavior. They are watching you to learn how to be a better Airman, a better leader, a better technician. At my first duty station in Wiesbaden, Germany, I clearly recall modeling myself after

  • Daily responsibilities require our focus

    Recently, as I contemplated a bullet for an Airman's quarterly award, I read the back of my oldest son's shirt.On his yellowish green T-shirt, it had John Muir's most oft-quoted thought: "The mountains are calling and I must go." These words immediately struck a chord with me.  In part, it made me

  • Eagle Flag exercise brings services together

    The boots of more than 170 Airmen and Soldiers trekked through the grounds of a remote exercise site at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.All that stood before them was a barren field - with mud so dense it would act as a suction cup with each step they took - all while ice and snow

  • Managing change can make transitions smooth

    "The only constant is change." How many times have we heard that?No matter what your organization's management structure, there will be change. Change in processes, environment and, most importantly, people.For an organization to continue to be successful, change must be anticipated, planned for

  • Aero club offers flight lessons

    Staff Sgt. Brian Abbott, KC-10 Extender crew chief and a certified pilot, mans the controls inside a Travis Aero Club Piper Archer III more than a half mile above Earth. He relies on several instruments as he navigates through the sky.The hour long instrumentation flight was one of many for Abbott,

  • Wingman Week focuses on resiliency

    Travis Airmen set aside their daily tasks this week to come together to participate in Wingman Week activities.According to Wes Yancey, 60th Air Mobility Wing community support coordinator, the base switched from Wingman Day to Wingman Week to offer as many opportunities as possible for Airmen to

  • Local youth visit Travis, learn about Air Force mission

    Travis Air Force Base, California, welcomed more than 100 current and former high school students March 10 during the base's Golden Bear Outreach and Recruiting event.The event, now in its third year, provides potential recruits, members of the Air Force Delayed Entry Program and their families with

  • Travis tests radar technology

    Leaders from the 60th Air Mobility Wing, 60th Operations Group and 60th Operation Support Squadron met with members of the Federal Aviation Administration and C-Speed, a product development and engineering services company, March 6 at Travis Air Force Base, California, to discuss the progress of the