• Ops group takes community to skies

    The Travis honorary commanders toured the 60th Operations Group on Travis Dec. 6 in order to gain a wider scope of the Air Force mission.The honorary commander program is designed to integrate civic leaders from the local community into the military for a two-year term. The partnership is mutually

  • DLA helps Air Force's images

    From looking for banners, signs or displays to decals, magnets or labels and anything in between, large or small, the Defense Logistics Agency Document Services at Travis is here to help.DLA, formerly known as the Document Automation and Production Service, is the Department of Defense's primary

  • Air Force 'Triple Ace' visits base

    It was hard-pressed to find an open seat at the Travis Delta Breeze Club Dec. 10. The consensus of the crowd was all the same, they came to meet an Air Force living legend.Glasses were charged and toasts were made in typical Daedalians fashion, honoring "those who have gone before us." Interaction

  • Courage underscores all parts of leadership

    I'd like to ask you a question I get often: "What motivated you to make rank?" When I look back at my career and reflect on why I invested so much time studying, working long hours and working on my personal development, the answer is quite simple. Initially, I saw it as a means to a better

  • Do you have the right people on your bus?

    I am not a huge fan of "how to" leadership books. The few I have read throughout the years left me with the feeling that the author has resided in the ivory towers of academia and never been bloodied in the trenches of everyday leadership. However, a number of years ago our operations officer at the

  • Sexual Assault offenders must be held accountable

    At Travis and across the Air Force, we value every member of the team. I have the utmost respect for the service and dedication that each of you have demonstrated. As such, it breaks my heart to learn of even one situation in which Airmen are disrespecting or assaulting one another. It is

  • Missle crisis not withot tragedy

    The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962-dramatically documented in the 1974 ABC-TV teleplay "The Missiles of October" and the 2000 motion picture "Thirteen Days"-proved the importance of aerial reconnaissance by the Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady and other airborne assets. For 13 days, the United States and the

  • Mobile communications backbone comes to end

    It's the end of an era for the 60th Communications Squadron and a former Air Force master sergeant as all land mobile radio users switch to a new system the week of Dec. 9. Travis has received $3.6 million in funding to upgrade its Trunked Land Mobile Radio System and add a second site, known as

  • Leaders relate to Airmen through their actions

    In the Air Force, we've all heard someone say, "take care of your people, and their families." Have you ever stopped to think why we hear this so often? As Airmen, our No. 1 responsibility is to accomplish the mission. However, without smart, dedicated, hard-working people and the unconditional

  • Pearl Harbor: A day that will live in infamy

    Dec. 7 is the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. According to Ernest Arroyo's book, "Pearl Harbor," 350 Japanese aircraft attacked the Pacific fleet while it lay at anchor on a Sunday morning on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. In just under two hours, approximately 2,400 Americans were dead