• KUDOS scheduled to bring mock deployment to Travis youth

    Travis is scheduled to host Kids Understanding Deployment Operations from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., April 12 at building P-1."KUDOS is an integral part of our resiliency efforts here at Travis," said Wesley Yancey, 60th Air Mobility Command community support coordinator. "The impact of deployments on

  • The difference a day makes

    Editor's note: Senior Airman Keli J. Morgan has two very different passions. One is for his devotion to his duty as a medic for the 349th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Travis Air Force Base. The other is mountain climbing, and not in a small way. In the fall of 2013, I reached the summit of Mt.

  • The forgotten eligibility requirement

    As a new Airman in 1989, most of my career focus was on my next stripe and what was required to become eligible for promotion. Given that the first three stripes were dispensed on a time schedule, my preparations were sadly, little more than showing up on a daily basis and waiting for the magic day

  • Are you laying bricks or building cathedrals?

    Recently, I read a book titled "Forget Success," by retired Gen. Roger Brady. The overarching intent of the book suggests leaders should not concentrate on their own success or legacy, but rather the principles of leadership. By doing so, success in and of itself will take care of itself. However,

  • Medical photographer captures new Fisher House progress

    Construction of the new Fisher House II is progressing at an expedient pace since last fall's groundbreaking ceremony. The changes to the landscape surrounding David Grant USAF Medical Center the past few months is being observed not only by patients and daily drivers, but a small, remotely

  • National Nutrition Month: Chef displays healthy cooking

    In support of National Nutrition Month, the David Grant USAF Medical Center nutrition clinic, Balfour Beatty Community Center and the food service chefs collaborated Monday to present the base populace with a cooking demonstration.Mary Valentinsen, a chef at the DGMC dining facility and Air Force

  • MSAS and Guatemalan service members complete joint seminars

    The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron has completed 25 days of joint seminars with Guatemalan armed forces counterparts at La Aurora air base, Guatemala, March 13.The 571st is one of two Mobility Support Advisory Squadrons within the 621st Contingency Response Wing that supports 12th Air

  • Pieces of flare: Maintainers construct aircraft defense devices

    The 60th Maintenance Squadron munitions flight kicked into high gear March 10 as it started its semiannual flare build. A team of munitions specialists, consisting of active-duty and Reserve personnel, will produce approximately 1,500 flares every day and roughly 6,000 in total during the four-day

  • MSAS air advisers, Guatemala military share tradition

    The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron has been conducting mobile training team seminars with the Guatemalan military since mid February at La Aurora air base, Guatemala.The MTT focuses its efforts to improve mission support capabilities for counter narcotic operations within the country of