• Staff sergeant promotion release goes virtual

    With the increased emphasis on leveraging technology, the Air Force Personnel Center has transitioned to a virtual promotion release. Over the past year there was concern with ensuring all enlisted Airmen are notified of their promotion selection in a timely manner. In order to facilitate this

  • New office provides customer service to base

    Due to numerous changes in personnel since July 1, many have asked the question "What happened to our group command support section?" The recent transition from individual command support sections to the newly consolidated Military Personnel Element is now complete and the MPE is making strong

  • AF announces officer promotions

    60th Air Mobility Wing colonel selects 60th Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutic Squadron Jeffrey Snyder 572nd Global Mobility Squadron James Kott 60th Medical Group lieutenant colonel selects 60th Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutic Squadron David Kuch Trisha Vorachek 60th Medical Operations

  • AAFES sales tabloids bring Travis shoppers great value

    According to a recent study, two-thirds of all Army and Air Force Exchange Service shoppers consult a sales tabloid prior to visiting the Base Exchange. As a result, a great deal of planning and strategizing is put into each weekly issue. The process of creating a weekly publication highlighting the

  • Your three words

    Have you watched ABC News' Good Morning America video segment entitled "Your Three Words?" From military spouses and their children saying "I Miss You" to their loved ones in Iraq or the young couple celebrating with the sign "Having a Baby," the video uploads have been eloquent expressions of life

  • Travis Air Expo 2008

    Team Travis will host their Air Expo 2008 open house August 30-31. The theme for this patriotic show featuring current airpower is "Above All...Celebrating Air Power Over the Golden West." The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial

  • Remember when ... Brig. Gen. Robert Travis

    At six feet two inches tall, Brig. Gen. Robert Falligant Travis was an imposing figure. He was a man that pooled together his resources and expected excellence not only from himself, but also the people that worked for him. While commander of Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base (now Travis AFB), it was

  • Airmen prepare for Air Expo

    Travis Airmen held Major Accident Response Exercise 08-05 Aug. 5 in preparation for the Travis Air Expo Aug. 30 and 31. The MARE was held to provide an evaluation of the base's emergency response agencies, and other units responsible for recovery actions, after the immediate danger/disaster has

  • From California to Kirkuk, AAFES goes where the troops go

    When you have a motto like "We Go Where You Go" and a mission to support America's troops, you've got to be ready to move out at a moment's notice. Such is the case for the 113-year-old Army and Air Force Exchange Service and the 43,000 associates who regularly bring a touch of home to some of the

  • First impressions are lasting impressions

    Remember the first time you met your military training instructor? I'm sure most of us reading this article even remember what he or she may have said during those first few moments. That first meeting was probably so profound, that in many cases, it left a lasting first impression that stayed with