• Time as MTL helps shape sergeant for job in JA

    Every Airman has their own reason for joining the Air Force and each Airman takes a different path after joining the military. Some stay in the same career field and some cross train to a new one. Each path is as unique as each person wearing the uniform.Staff Sgt. Chester Rafan, 60th Air Mobility

  • 821st CRSS stands ready to work at all hours

    The men and women of the 821st Contingency Response Support Squadron, or CRSS, stand ready 24/7/365, on a 12-hour deployment notice, to support Air Mobility Command, the Air Force and United States Transportation Command with highly qualified and versatile contingency response Airmen.

  • Airman spends life building planes

    When someone explains their love for aircraft, you expect to hear stories of their first experience of an F-22 Raptor roaring down the runway or an A-10 Thunderbolt screeching through the sky, not an F-4 Phantom soaring through the air with a tight grasp of the hand and the smacking of the lips to

  • Haley heads programs to help Travis hearts, minds

    If a program at Travis Air Force Base, California, is helping people, Emily Haley probably has a hand in it or knows about it.Haley, 60th Air Mobility Wing community support coordinator, works with so many intertwining base agencies that it’s difficult to know where one ends and another begins.

  • Protocol: Little office with big mission

    If you have ever attended a formal Air Force event, such as a promotion ceremony or an induction ceremony, you may have noticed how an ordinary room can be changed into a well-decorated, perfectly put together space for a special occasion.The Protocol office at Travis Air Force Base, California, is

  • GORUCK builds camaraderie through challenges

    More than 30 individuals participated in the grueling five to six-hour team-building challenge that can cover anywhere from five to 10 miles Aug. 26 at Travis Air Force Base, California. Participants are not made aware of how far or how long they will be competing.“GORUCK is an event that is

  • Medical technician takes charge in life, patient care

    When talking about Airman 1st Class Benjamin Clifton, 60th Inpatient Squadron surgical inpatient flight medical technician, Master Sgt. Mark Baldwin gushes with enthusiasm.So what does he bring to the team?“What doesn’t he bring to the team?” said Baldwin, 60th Inpatient Squadron surgical inpatient