• Treaty opens skies, talk

    After the Cold War, measures were put into place by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1955 to prevent an arms race from happening again. One of these measures that has a significant impact at Travis is the Treaty on Open Skies. The treaty was revived by President George H. W. Bush and signed in 1992.

  • Travis geared up for ORI

    After more than a year of preparation, nearly 800 Airmen from the 60th Air Mobility Wing and 349th AMW at Travis are geared up for an operational readiness inspection scheduled for Sunday through Feb. 10. The purpose of an ORI is to validate a wing's ability to mobilize, deploy, operate in a combat

  • Balance

    Within the past few years, formalized Wingman Days and resiliency training have become a common part of our lives. There are all sorts of terms and programs for helping Airmen cope. One simple term I will offer up is balance.Some people mistakenly think having balance in your life means to be in

  • Unleash the Fury

    Today, as you read this, both the Logistics Compliance Assessment Program and Aircrew Standardization and Evaluation Visit inspections are well underway. Additionally, we are poised and ready to demonstrate Travis' ability to deploy and operate in a chemical environment in support of our Operational

  • Checking 'everything associated with flying'

    Travis Airmen within the 60th Operations Group recently participated in an inspection of their skills during the Aircrew Standardization and Evaluation Visit.The inspection, which began Jan. 25 and went through Tuesday, was a multifaceted probe into the abilities of approximately 650 to 700 Travis

  • Maintenance Group prepared for LCAP

    Nearly 2,800 maintainers at Travis have spent countless hours preparing for the Logistics Compliance Assessment Program scheduled for Sunday through Jan. 10. The purpose of the LCAP is to provide leadership at all levels with an evaluation of a unit's ability to perform key logistics processes in a

  • Travis cuts non-mission critical expenses

    As part of an Air Force-wide response to help prepare for fiscal year 2013 budget uncertainties, Travis has been directed by senior leadership to follow a force-wide temporary hiring freeze and limit non-mission critical expenses. Non-mission critical expenses include supporting flying missions not

  • Perfect Running: Find your passion

    Physical fitness has been a passion of mine for more than a decade. During this time, I've completed several half and full marathons and four Ironman endurance races. I have recorded a nine-minute fit test. At the age of 50, I can still run a six-minute mile. My goal in sharing is not to boast or to

  • Personnel's efforts are much appreciated

    During the past three years, I've been blessed to be able to serve alongside so many professional servicemen and women, civil service personnel and contractors whose sacrifice of time away from family, friends and, in the case of our Reserve members, employers, to serve this nation was nothing short

  • Ready for own Super Bowl

    Super Bowl Sunday. Bring it on. Whether you're a diehard sports fan or not it's hard not to get excited about Super Bowl Sunday It's one of many things about our country that I love. As Americans, we can all take great pride in the Super Bowl because it's competition in its purest form. From the