• Think safely when riding bikes

    May is the month of the two-wheeled, man-powered machine. The weather is perfect for the outdoors and enjoying a nice bicycle ride with friends and family is simply a summer must-do. Unfortunately, there are other perks of the summer heat that can potentially turn your two-wheeled adventure

  • Firefighters help burn institute

    Members with the 349th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron collected approximately 1,500 toys for the Firefighters Burn Institute, which were distributed among young burn survivors. Now the institute asks for continued assistance from members of the 349th Air Mobility Wing. The Firefighters Burn Institute

  • 60th Maintenance Operations Squadron leaves Travis with legacy

    The 60th Maintenance Operations Squadron formally recognized its long-standing reputation and contributions to the Air Force mission during an inactivation ceremony Friday at the 60th Maintenance Group atrium.The 60th MXG will absorb all personnel except the commander. The final commander of the

  • Week toasts nurses, technicians

    The 60th Medical Group is celebrating National Nurse/Tech Week at David Grant USAF Medical Center, which is held on May 6 - also known as Nurses Recognition Day -- and ends on May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, founder of nursing as a modern profession.This year's theme is "Delivering

  • Port Dawgs, loadmaster team up in Colombia mission

    The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron took another step forward in Air Mobility Command's Building Partnership mission by completing a three-week engagement from April 14 to May 3 in Bogota, Colombia. Promoting regional stability, the 571st MSAS and Colombian air force increased their partner

  • Police week time to reflect, appreciate

    Every one of us has identified a prominent person in our life we could call a hero. This hero could be a close family member, friend, neighbor or even a professional first responder. This hero may have been very open with their actions and could have ended up on the evening news. There are other

  • Method arises for smog check

    The Federal Clean Air Act of 1990 requires states to establish and implement Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Programs to reduce motor vehicle emissions in areas with poor air quality. I/M, also known as smog check, has been adopted in more than 25 states to address both air quality and

  • Advisers continue Colombia misson

    The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron deployed a six-person mobile training team of air advisers to conduct a three-week workshop with the Fuerza Aerea Colombiana as part of Air Mobility Command's Building Partner Capacity mission at Commando Aéreo de Transporte Militar, Bogota, Colombia,

  • Airmen wise to have plan for life

    One of the telltale signs of a military professional is preparation. As members of the United States Armed Forces, we need to be prepared in a variety of ways for numerous situations 365 days a year. Ultimately, we may have to be prepared to lay our lives down for our country and its freedoms.

  • Properly discard smoking materials

    With the summer season right around the corner as well as the wildfire season, the Travis fire department members are concerned this could be one of the worst fire seasons ever. The area grass is already starting to turn brown and extremely dry. With the dryness comes an extreme potential for fire.