• Nutrition goals help to build muscle

    For a lot of sports, building muscle mass may be a goal to improve performance. Eating the right foods to put on extra mass is critical for a successful weight training program.Fortunately, the Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition - a Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and

  • 60th Operations Group welcomes new commander

    Col. Christopher Maddox took command of the 60th Operations Group here July 30, becoming the newest leader of Air Mobility Command's largest and only three-mission design series operations group.A command pilot with 3,500 flight hours, including more than 500 combat hours in the C-17 Globemaster III

  • Travis' last C-5 departs for upgrade

    Travis Air Force Base, California, sent its last C-5 Galaxy to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, Aug. 4 to be upgraded to a C-5M Super Galaxy. This will mark Travis from a transition base to a completed C-5M base."(The transition includes) upgrades to avionics, electrical, bleed air,

  • Alston visits Travis

    During his 34 years of military service, Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick Z. Alston has never forgotten the vital role of NCOs in the U.S. military.During a July 24 visit to Travis Air Force Base, California, the United States Strategic Command senior enlisted leader not only wanted to assess the needs of

  • Travis gets FAA approval for exams

    What began as an "ah-hah" moment with three senior reservists at Travis Air Force Base, California, has become a reality: Aircraft maintenance technicians can get their Federal Aviation Administration airframe and powerplant certification without leaving the base. Travis is the first military

  • AF helps maintainers obtain federal licensure

    After a long career in aviation maintenance technology, Chief Master Sgt. McKinney Crawford, 60th Maintenance Group, never thought he would want to work again on aircraft when he retired. He was wrong. Facing retirement in February, the superintendent said he soon realized that "the best chance of

  • Workshop to help siblings with care

    The Exceptional Family Member Program and the Special Needs Task Force at Travis Air Force Base, California, are scheduled to host a Sibling Support Workshop from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. July 31 at the First Street Chapel Annex.The SibShop is a workshop for youth ages 8 to 13 who have siblings with

  • Medics upstart altitude training

    At 25,000 feet, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot starts to feel a twitch in his right arm and his vision blurs, making it difficult to see. He's on the verge of blacking out.Capt. Irena Farlik registers this as an early sign of hypoxia and flips a switch, pumping 100 percent pure oxygen into his flight

  • Gucci Standard: 9th ARS named Air Force's best section

    The 9th Air Refueling Squadron was recognized July 18 as the "Top Air Refueling Section in the Air Force" after being presented the Albert L. Evans award during the 36th annual Boom Symposium at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.The Evans award was established in memory of Senior Master Sgt. Albert L.

  • Air Force names sergeant 'outstanding'

    Out of more than 450,000 Airmen and 35 nominees, 12 Airmen were chosen, but only one was selected from Air Mobility Command.Stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California, Master Sgt. Joseph Bogdan, 60th Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center superintendent, was selected July 27