• 1 AFSC, 2 Sides, Multiple Responsibilities

    For many Air Force careers it's not uncommon to arrive at your first duty station, fresh out of technical training school with a brand new, shiny Air Force Specialty Code badge.However, for the Air Traffic Controllers with the AFSC 1C1X1 it's a different story.Not only must the controllers complete,

  • Working to keep Travis safe

    When people think of the 60th Security Forces Squadron, they might think of guards standing at the gate checking their ID cards, but there is more to SFS.Members of the 60th SFS work tirelessly day and night to keep Travis and the world safe. One of the most visible jobs of security forces at Travis

  • Fund helps veterans receive support, honor

    Gary Mills returned to the U.S. from Vietnam in 1968 suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and Agent Orange symptoms. Upon his return there were no organizations that existed to help him cope or heal from his afflictions that were brought on by the Vietnam War, Mills said.Experiencing this

  • Hospital earns 89 out of 100 in rating

    A Health Services Inspection conducted by the Headquarters Air Force Inspection Agency, Directorate of Medical Operations has left the medical staff at David Grant USAF Medical Center in high spirits. In addition to successfully passing a no-notice inspection, the 60th Medical Group also received

  • Enlisted aviator nabs honor

    It was described as a bitter-sweet moment by Lt. Col. Glen Goss, 6th Air Refueling Squadron commander, as he presented Tech. Sgt. Ben Hopp with the Meritorious Service Medal followed by the U.S. Air Force's Staff Sgt. Henry E. "Red" Erwin Award for outstanding career enlisted aviator of the year

  • New AMC command chief sends letter to Airmen

    To the Airmen of Air MobilityCommand (officers, enlisted and civilians),Greetings to you from your new command chief! I am Chief Master Sgt. AndyKaiser, and my beloved bride Debbie and I are honored and delighted to beyour new "senior enlisted servants" for this amazing command. I say "servants" for

  • Mobility Airman profile: KC-10 flight engineer achieves 300 combat sorties

    To Tech. Sgt. Brian Bialobreski, a KC-10 Extender flight engineer deployed in Southwest Asia, who has served for more than 20 years; deployed 18 times; has more than 2,500 combat flying hours and has just flown his 300th combat sortie, his accomplishments seem ordinary."This is what the government

  • Keep safety in mind with return to school

    Summer is over and school is back in session. School means school buses and kids -- a lot of them! The majority of children residing on base attend one of the schools in or around Travis. To help kick off a great school year, the Travis Safety Office is conducting a back to school safety campaign

  • VFW helps veterans of all ages get help

    For some, just the name "Veterans of Foreign Wars" is associated with the notion of senior citizens who served in Vietnam, Korea and World War II.What many people don't know is that as soon as young Airmen return from fighting on foreign soil, they are eligible to register with the VFW, even if they

  • Sones assumes command of base

    Col. Dwight Sones took command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing during a change of command ceremony Aug. 5 at hangar P-14.Sones, who spent the last year as commander of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing in Kyrgyzstan, joined the officer corps as a second lieutenant in 1988 after receiving his Bachelor