• Help FES make fire season short-lived

    California spends more than a quarter of a billion dollars each year fighting wildfires, most of which occur from June to September, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

  • Airman pursues dreams through Air Force

    The goals and aspirations of Airman 1st Class Luis Luna are lofty. However, his determination and dedication toward attaining those goals is apparent within moments of meeting him. They beam on the forefront of his personality.

  • Patriot Wyvern helps Airmen, Soldiers spread wings

    Patriot Wyvern gave Airmen and Soldiers a chance to learn and work together at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 23–24, 2016. This exercise is designed to reinforce the skills needed to respond to worldwide contingency operations.

  • Travis C-5 completes major inspection

    Dover AFB is home to a fleet of 18 C-5M Super Galaxy intercontinental-range strategic airlifters, the Air Force’s largest transport aircraft. It is also home to the Air Force’s only facility capable of conducting Major Isochronal Inspections on C-5 aircraft.

  • Travis tankers fuel Gunfighter Flag

    KC-10 Extenders from Travis Air Force Base, California, participated in multi-national exercise Gunfighter Flag 16-3 held at the Saylor Creek Training Range at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.

  • Stone receives Air Force Vanguard award

    Staff Sgt. Spencer Stone, 60th Medical Operations Squadron pediatric medical technician, was the receipt of 2016 Non-Commissioned Officers Association Air Force Vanguard Award on July 13, at an award’s banquet in Las Vegas, Nevada, for his heroic actions aboard a Paris-bound train last August.

  • Airman from El Salvador lives his dream

    With his feet firmly planted and his eyes fixated toward the sky, a then 4-year-old Senior Airman Andres Castillo, 6th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, watched as aircraft crisscrossed the sky during a local airshow. In that moment, he witnessed the profession he wanted to dedicate his life to

  • Airman praises policy changes for new mothers

    Two important issues pertaining to female Airmen have recently been addressed by the Air Force: The six-month deferment for female Airmen to accomplish their fitness assessments following childbirth was increased to 12 months and maternity leave for active-duty female Airmen increased to 12

  • Travis reservists refuel F-35s across Atlantic

    A KC-10 Extender manned by a crew from the 70th Air Refueling Squadron departed Travis Air Force Base, California July 11, and traveled across the Atlantic to escort three F-35A Lightning II models back to the United States from England.