• Se Habla "Air Force": An Airman's Journey from Puerto Rico to Team Travis

    Staff Sgt. Richard Rodriguez-Marquez grew up listening to the sound of jets. Now an airfield systems technician assigned to the 60th Communications Squadron, Rodriguez-Marquez lived close to Roosevelt Roads Naval Air Station in his native Puerto Rico. His next door neighbor was an F-16 Fighting

  • Military service begins at Sacramento MEPS

    Comprised of individuals from different backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities and genders, the U.S. armed forces represents the less than one percent of the population who chose to raise their hand to serve their country.Regardless of your branch of service, career field or specialty, every service

  • Making them comfortable

    A person's face tells the story of their life.For those who have fought hard battles, that story may be more prominent than others. Whether it was a bout with cancer, an explosion while deployed or just a congenital birth defect, they are forced to tell their story whether they feel like it or

  • Month notes need for awareness at wheel

    Driving a vehicle is something millions of Americans do each day, several times a day and sometimes for hours each day. It is a rite of passage into adulthood for many teens, and it is one of the primary modes of transportation in the United States. Since the dawn of the era of automobiles, safety

  • Military Justice Report

    A staff sergeant from the 60th Medical Operations Squadron received an Article 15 for falsifying military orders to terminate a lease. The punishment consisted of a reduction to senior airman and a reprimand.A staff sergeant from the 570th Global Mobility Squadron received an Article 15 for

  • Event helps children understand deployments

    Approximately 290 children, ages 5 to 12, participated in Kids Understanding Deployment Operations April 12 at Travis.KUDOS highlighted what service members experience while processing for deployment and brought the experience to children through various stations. The event began at P-1 with an

  • Artistic Airman finds stability in Air Force

    While it's widely accepted that the military is an environment of constant change, Airman 1st Class Jessilee Moore defies the notion."After everything I've been through, the Air Force has stabilized my life more than anything else," she said.Throughout her 25 years, she has lived across seven

  • Area leaders get taste of service with boot camp

    Twenty-eight Travis honorary commanders completed a six-hour boot camp April 3 specifically tailored to integrate the civic leaders into the military culture.The honorary commander program consists of 62 key civic leaders from counties surrounding Travis. Each civic leader is assigned to a wing,

  • Airmen have duty to intervene

    The duty to intervene is every Airman's responsibility to help fellow service members in their time of need. "The duty to intervene is inherent in being a wingman," said Col. Corey Martin, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander. "It is simply not acceptable to be a bystander and fail to take action when

  • Demo team links air expo to past

    It's a story of aviation history and heritage, yet no words need to be told. In a single flight, generations are bridged between past and present and a showcase of aerial evolution unfolds before the eyes of thousands of spectators.As part of Air Combat Command's Heritage Flight program, an F-16