Bagram Nurses and Medical Technicians

AMC Commander: Memorial Day – Take Time to Pause and Reflect

As we all prepare to observe Memorial Day, let me first thank you for your extraordinary dedication and contributions to our nation and this Command. Whatever the challenge, you continually answer the call and perform your mission with incredible distinction and courage. Speaking of courage, I ask

Annual derby gives base youth a chance to ... Go Fish

Travis senior airman, Columbus native, ensures KC-10 crews are 'information ready' for combat missions

When a KC-10 Extender crew is getting ready for a combat air refueling mission, Senior Airman Christoffer Gillis is on hand to give the latest information on what they might expect and to better prepare them information-wise on their mission.Airman Gillis is an operations intelligence journeyman

Always ready: U.S. Coast Guard Strike Force gets lift from Air Force Reserve wing at Travis

With a display of joint cooperation and capability that depends upon rapid deployment of resources, Team Travis partnered with the U.S. Coast Guard May 2, to get desperately needed equipment to the oil-ravaged waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Although they normally truck equipment to disaster-stricken

Airmen need to help one another

This week Air Mobility Command took a day to stand down daily operations and discuss the importance of the wingman concept and its applicability to ensuring that we, as Airmen, are taking care of and looking out for each other 24/7 365. This stand down was directed due to the steep increase in

Carry Our Nation’s Flag Proudly

Every so often, I am reminded of what it means to be an Airman in today's Air Force ... what it means to step up and carry our nation's flag. It is not an easy job, it is not always glamorous and the fact is we are a nation at war. However, when we volunteered, we all swore an oath in front of our

Breeze a factor for base

Recent weather has been confusing, with rain and thunderstorms April 29 conflicting with high temperatures reaching 80 just a few days later.As the calendar crawls forward and spring turns into summer, the rise in temperatures comes with a phenomenon highly familiar to those in the weather flight at

Travis sergeant featured in recital

Tech. Sgt. Mechele Newell is passionate about science and music. But it's her passion for classical music that will be on display May 7 when Ms. Alina's Music Studio presents the sixth annual performance of "The Ride of Enchantment."The show, which is free and open to the public, takes place at 6:30

Temporary closure, partial re-routing of DGMC second floor underway

Visitors to David Grant USAF Medical Center are normally accustomed to making a simple left turn at the elevators upon reaching the second floor on the north side of the facility for clinics and laboratory work. Lately, they have been reminding themselves to "zig" instead of "zag" until mid-May.As