• Airmen save lives with equipment

    While aircrew members prefer never to have to use life-saving and survival equipment, they are just that - an essential element to the crew's preservation and well-being if the unthinkable happens. Enter the men and women from the 60th Operations Support Squadron's Aircrew Flight Equipment

  • House hunting: Back to basics

    House hunting can be a very stressful yet rewarding experience. Going from house to house looking for the perfect home seems daunting but with a few helpful tips from the Airman and Family Readiness Center's Home Buyer and Foreclosure Avoidance class my husband and I were prepared for the long

  • 60th Maintenance Group greets new commander

    The 60th Maintenance Group got a new commander Tuesday during a change of command ceremony at spot 251 on the Travis flightline.Col. David Coley served as the 60th MXG commander for two years before the ceremony to transfer command to Col. Mark Weber, now 60th MXG commander. Under Coley's command,

  • A story with meaning

    I recently finished reading the "Hunger Games" trilogy and it occurred to me that there were many lessons to be taken from just the enjoyment of reading these novels. Don't anticipate the ending. Let the author lead you through the story as she intended it to go. We spend a lot of time planning,

  • Some thoughts and hints for your career

    One of the benefits of some 28 years of combined enlisted and commissioned service, in the Reserve, Guard and Active components is having the opportunity to observe so many Airmen in action and learn from them. I have no great pearls of wisdom to share, but perhaps some shiny bits of glass you can

  • Take a break

    Not once have I ever heard "I willingly threw away a few hundred dollars last year," yet unfortunately, I cannot count the number of times I've seen Airmen of all ranks forfeit hard-earned leave throughout my career. We face one of the highest operations tempos our Air Force has ever seen. We're

  • 9th ARS hosts foreign pilots in exchange program

    The vast expeditionary mission of the United States Air Force puts Airmen in contact with people from all over the world. The Military Personnel Exchange Program is one opportunity to provide just that, and the 9th Air Refueling Squadron happens to hosts two foreign exchange officers. Maj. Patrick

  • Getting a taste

    Some Airmen may remember going through basic training and making "dream sheets" of the jobs we wanted. Some of us got our top job, while others may not have. The same is true for cadets. Before they can become an officer they must make a "dream sheet" of the Air Force Specialty Code they want to

  • Readiness is not just a weekend thing

     You know all the high profile tests of our readiness - the last minute missions: Operation Neptune Falcon, Banner Express, C-5 Retrograde and any and all mobilizations of our troops. The operations tempo shows no signs of slowing. These tests happen all the way down to the wing-wide Operational

  • Schooling chances help out Airmen

    My beautiful wife asks me, "When do you stop going to school?" I thought about it for a long time before I replied, "I can't." It's one of the few things I cannot do. I've tried, believe me, I have. She asked the question literally. However, I answered rhetorically. With thoughts of all the