• Altruism: Would you take one for the team?

    What are you prepared to give up and sacrifice? Not too long ago, I was honored to be asked by Master Sgt. Gaylen Clemons, 349th Force Support Squadron, to pace her for her fitness test run. She started her test alongside a colleague with the same time constraints she had. About three laps into it,

  • Veterans Day: 34 million stories of devotion

    This Monday, we celebrate Veterans Day to honor and remember those who have served and continue to serve in our Armed Forces. Whether you wear the military uniform today or wore the uniform decades ago, you represent one of more than 34 million stories of devotion to country through military service

  • Airmen's value of work contributes to 'bigger picture'

    On many occasions, I've heard Airmen say they don't see how their actions are important in accomplishing the mission. Perhaps they think their work only affects their squadron and the value of their work stops there. This might take the shape of a staff sergeant just doing an equipment check so he

  • Travis Honor Guard trains northern California agencies

    Master Sgt. Carol Robideaux, 349th Memorial Affairs Squadron, thumbed through stacks of binders filled with notes, cards and letters.Inside them, she said there are documents of appreciation and thanks from the community for times members of the Travis Honor Guard have performed services for

  • Support rolls onto Travis jets

    Six Department of Energy vehicles from Western Area Power Administration in the Sacramento area arrived at Travis Air Force Base Nov. 2 to start their journey towards New Jersey. The group is part of the growing number of utility vehicles being airlifted from the western regions of the United States

  • Attitude guides mission success

    I recently returned from a deployment in the Middle East where I was a part of a team that generated tanker missions to refuel coalition combat assets supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. I can testify, from personal experience, that it is truly amazing to see our Airmen's optimistic attitude

  • Dive into DGMC's hyperbaric oxygen treatment chamber

    You might think it was a human experiment from a sci-fi movie if you visited David Grant USAF Medical Center's hyperbaric oxygen treatment chamber.Picture eight to 10 people with plastic bubbles around their heads, each with one blue tube coming out of each side. They sit in chairs lining a

  • Travis Airmen become naturalized citizens

    Six individuals with origins from all around the world took their seats Friday at the Airman and Family Readiness Center in anticipation of the ceremony that would allow them to walk out American citizens.While all Naturalization Ceremonies are impactful to the participants, the military

  • Single Airmen Initiative

    Single Airmen you are in luck. There have several programs throughout the Force Support Squadron that are offering free events to single Airmen between the ages of 18 to 24. No one will be excluded from any of these events; however, the free opportunities only apply to this targeted group. The

  • Travis airlifters played part in Cuban Missile Crisis

    It's been 50 years since now-retired Lt. Col. Morrie Wasserman and his fellow Travis airlifters helped move troops and supplies to Florida for a possible invasion of Cuba in case the crisis about Soviet missiles in that country turned into a war with the United States."We were alerted and sent to a