• Phrase holds many meanings

    It's exciting to know that our Airman Leadership School graduated the next group of NCO leaders this week. The demanding five-week Professional Military Education curriculum provided many valuable tools necessary for our front-line supervisors to lead and succeed in today's dynamic expeditionary Air

  • SNCOs, NCOs help mold a team

    It's Friday, Friday, Friday and I'm ready to watch the final four teams compete for the National Collegiate Athletic Association men's championship! Did your team make it to the final four? For the first time in NCAA history all four number one seeded teams made it to the final four. Imagine, at the

  • Sexual Assault Prevention: The bystander's role

    A sexual assault has consequences for the victim and their unit long after the incident. In some cases, sexual assault can be avoided when servicemembers take responsibility for each other and get involved when a fellow Airmen is at risk. A bystander is someone in a crowd who sees a potentially

  • Program takes safety, occupational health to next level

    Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials continue to focus on developing and caring for the safety of Airmen, civilians and their families to build a culture of safety with the Voluntary Protection Program, senior Air Force leaders said here recently. "The Air Force implemented VPP (a

  • Remember when...The 10th Troop Carrier Squadron

    A colleague once conveyed to me that the goal of a military historian is to, "Build your future by, knowing your past." That phrase rings true eight years after it was told to me. In the past two years, I have studied the history of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, its accomplishments and the people,

  • Commander's Action Line: Base decals mandatory

    Question: Why does Travis still require base decals? Other bases, including Beale Air Force Base, Calif., do not require them and this creates a problem when Beale members come to Travis for medical appointments. These members are redirected to the Visitor's Center to obtain a pass, many times

  • Education benefits Airman, Air Force

    Airmen give the United States Air Force its source of power. Power can be achieved through physical and mental strength. Physical fitness training is important to maintain strength and education is needed to maintain a smart force. In addition, education provides an immediate benefit to the Air

  • DGMC's physicians honored during National Doctors' Day

    Day after day, health care providers devote themselves to maintaining the well-being of our service members, retirees and their family's. They truly are heroes serving our heroes. As the nation readies to celebrate appreciation for their providers on Doctors' Day, March 30, TriWest Healthcare

  • Honor Guard pays homage to those who served

    Last Friday, I had the privilege of addressing 14 graduates and newest members of our Travis Honor Guard. For the next sixty days, they will represent Travis and our U.S. Air Force at funerals and ceremonies throughout central California. Our Honor Guard Airmen project airpower in a very unique way,

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month kicks off in April

    As Sexual assault is a crime that is not compatible with military service, the Department of Defense and other organizations across the nation observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month each April.This annual event provides the opportunity to highlight the efforts that the DoD and military services are