• Chief recalls being 'weird Airman'

    Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part series on Chief Master Sgt. Ericka Kelly.When Chief Master Sgt. Ericka Kelly, 349th Air Mobility Wing command chief, first came to the United States when she was 12, her first question was, "Where is all the military?"Growing up in a poverty-stricken

  • Top AMC DFAC always looks to finish on top

    Air Mobility Command's 2013 Hennessey Award winning dining facility continues to prove why they are one of the best in the Air Force.Much of the success is attributed to the adoption and implementation of the Food Transformation Initiative, which was put into place at the Sierra Inn Dining Facility

  • CRW teaches in Honduras

    The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron recently deployed a mobile training team to conduct a five-week engagement with the Fuerza Aérea Hondureña at Héctor Caraccioli Moncada and Soto Cano Air Bases in Honduras. The 571st MSAS was augmented by a Reservist sensor operator from USSOUTHCOM, based

  • Rabies can come from bite, scratch

    With summer months fast approaching and the topic of safety buzzing around base, it is important to remember a key precaution that is often overlooked: rabies prevention. Rabies has been a hot topic in the news this year. To some, however, the disease is still very new. Rabies is a fatal and

  • Travis wings show appreciation for local veterans

    Maybe it was the flapjacks and eggs served by uniformed Airmen. Or perhaps it was the Elvis impersonator belting out '50s tunes. Or perhaps it was just the warm smiles and hugs given to them.Whatever it was, more than 100 veterans and their spouses at the Veterans Home of California in Yountsville

  • Museum to host drive

    The Travis Heritage Center is scheduled to host a Jimmy Doolittle Air and Space Museum Foundation membership drive June 28 at the center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The event will have open aircraft to view, on site foundation board members to answer questions, gift shop availability and a hamburger

  • Brothers in arms: Chief knows pain, resiliency

    Teofilo Evans and Alfonzo Evans grew up with the same dynamic as most brothers do, combative, but underscored by a deeply rooted bond rivaled by no other relationship."We were usual boys," Alfonzo said. "We fought like brothers, but he was always the older brother. He was the rock in my life."The

  • Chief comes from humble beginnings

    Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series on Chief Master Sgt. Ericka Kelly.Most find it a stressful, grueling time when they learn to operate on little sleep and be part of a team of people with varying personalities."I remember saying to myself, 'This is great! I hope they keep me

  • Travis hosts Books on Bases

    The Blue Star Families returned to Travis for the fourth Books on Bases at the Mitchell Memorial Library June 4. More than 250 children and their families attended that evening for free books, crafts and snacks.Blue Star Families is a nonprofit organization founded by military spouses that is

  • Sergeant's fight with testicular cancer leaves scars

    Master Sgt. Sean Arnold takes most things in stride, even being diagnosed with testicular cancer.The 60th Operations Group resource manager said he's "not even remotely shy about this," cracking jokes and making puns about the life-threatening battle he's faced during the past 19 months in the most