• 'The team depends on you'

    With the recent Operational Readiness Exercise just barely in our rearview mirror, we now have an opportunity to reflect on our own team - Team Travis. One thing becomes clear -- how important each job is to the mission. Each team member in each shop is an instrumental part of the fight. The more we

  • What does the 349th AMW Chief's Group do for you?

    Oh, boy! Here it comes, another chief telling the Airmen how to become a senior noncommissioned officer; telling them to attend the next greatest leadership course; or better yet, wearing those silly chief aprons and cooking tri-tip. Yes, I will say and do, some of those "chiefly" things. But, I

  • When cooking on Thanksgiving, keep it safe turkey

    JBER Fire Emergency Services is calling on cooks across the installation to include fire safety in their recipes because Thanksgiving is the leading day for home cooking fires.From 2006 to 2008, the average number of reported residential building fires on Thanksgiving Day almost doubled from the

  • Travis saves $1,000 in energy costs

    Staff Sgt. Daniel Morrison, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, saved more than $1,000 a month by developing an energy conservation plan for his facility. After seeing the amount of energy his building was using, he and his group turned off 50 percent of the lights in the aircraft hangar that

  • Veteran's Day salutes service

    This coming week, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, our nation will pause to honor all our veterans who have served. When World War I came to an end 92 years ago, Armistice Day was established to honor those who fought. In 1954, this day was named Veteran's Day to honor all the

  • Surround yourself with talent to succeed

    Good leadership is a skill that is attractive to employers and employees alike. Who wants to work for or hire a bad leader? I think the answer is no one. So, how do we become good leaders? A good leader is someone who surrounds themselves with other leaders. A good leader finds the best people and

  • Native Americans have deep, rich sprirituality

    I was honored when I was asked to do a reading at the Travis AFB National Prayer Luncheon recently this year. Unlike many faiths, Native Americans do not have a Bible or similar written teachings. Most of our teachings are oral in nature and many of these teachings are very similar to those in