• Travis struts stuff for civic leaders

    Twenty-seven civic leaders and honorary commanders from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., visited and toured Travis' units and facilities March 28 during a fly-away civic leader tour.The group from Washington was welcomed upon its arrival by leadership from all three Travis wings and given a briefing

  • What does not guilty mean for victims?

    As a victim advocate with the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program, I have been educated in sexual assault statistics, victim support and the complicated landscape that is sexual assault. Much of the dialogue of sexual assault focuses on victims and their rights, healing and support, with

  • Ten traps to avoid to hold on to your best people

    A few nights ago, I was catching up with an old friend through the miracle of Facebook and read a link shared by a former colleague titled, "Top 10 Ways to Ensure Your Best People Will Quit" by Mel Kleiman. What really caught my attention was his additional sarcastic comment, "Nice job, Air Force!"

  • Intentional or not, people have an effect

    When life gets busy, it becomes easy to view the world in a way that only considers how events impact us personally, as individuals. When this happens, we begin to lose sight of the ways we affect the world and that lost awareness can be costly. That point of view can be terribly inefficient. It can

  • 573rd GSS spans globe

    The 573rd Global Support Squadron is unlike many of the units on Travis.It does not directly support the 60th Air Mobility Wing. It supports the 621st Contingency Response Wing by being prepared to deploy contingency response forces in a moment's notice."As the commander, I have the pleasure of

  • Pilot promises 'sweet' show

    For more than 40 years, Kent Pietsch and his Interstate Cadet S1A Jelly Belly aircraft have put airshow goers on the edge of their seats with his death defying aerial stunts. Once again, the spectators at this year's Travis Open House/Air Expo scheduled for May 3 and 4 will have the unique

  • Represent well

    I remember, as a child, before going out to play, my parents would often remind me to be on my best behavior and avoid anything that would bring discredit or embarrassment to them. As a teenager, I realized my parents were not talking only about themselves, but they were referring to our family as a

  • Live in the now

    The following is not a call for the masses to abandon career paths in order to join roaming bands of vagabonds along the coasts or to take up a hermit's quest for nirvana deep in the valleys of the Rocky Mountains. This is a request for each of us to take a second and live for today, live in the

  • Travis trains with multiple bases, services in ACOT

    Travis Airmen, in coordination with Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Fairchild Air Force Base, the 621st Contingency Response Group and Navy Carrier Wing 2, completed advanced combat operations training Monday and Tuesday from Travis AFB down the California coast to San Diego. "Essentially ACOT is the 60th

  • Travis opens new dorm

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony and official grand opening of a new dormitory was held here March 25. The $20 million, 51,000 square-foot complex, marks Travis' first "Dorms-4-Airmen" unaccompanied housing initiative. The new living quarters offer suite-style apartments, each with four rooms, housing up