• Travis Wheel and Tire Shop keeps mission rolling

    On his way in the door, Senior Airman Maurice Gardiner was expecting an easy ride. How hard could it be in the Wheel and Tire Shop, he thought. But the Airman from the 60th Maintenance Squadron was in for a surprise. The shop handles assembly and dismantling of all tires for C-5 Galaxy and C-17

  • AFSO21: A mission-improvement tool

    Recent guidance from Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, the Air Force Chief of Staff, continues to demonstrate the service branch's strong commitment to its Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century initiative. "The Air Force has committed to AFSO21 -- a

  • DGMC recommended for VPP “Star” status

    Wrapping up an intense week, the executive leadership of David Grant USAF Medical Center anxiously sat and waited, holding their collective breath. After enduring an Occupational Safety and Health Administration outbrief where minutes seemed like hours, Peter Wilsey, OSHA Region IX team leader

  • Civil engineer construction corner: base housing demolition

    Only one year ago, there were 703 vacant houses west of Cannon Drive near the Youth Center. Today, they are all gone thanks to an aggressive $15 million demolition project. While the huge fire on Aug. 16, 2008 destroyed 215 units within an area of approximately 75 acres, there was still asbestos and

  • Base members gear up for Rodeo

    At the Air Mobility Rodeo competition later this month, you won't find Travis Air Force Base members resting on their laurels. Sure, the base has won 30 awards during the last two events combined -- including the coveted "Best of the Best" title in 2007 -- but Maj. Steve Hertenstein, the base's

  • New commanders assume positions in 615th CRW

    570th Contingency Response Group change of commandCol. David Chandler assumed command of the 570th Contingency Response Group in a change-of-command ceremony June 25 at the 615th Contingency Response Wing's Global Reach Deployment Center. The ceremony marked the official transition of command from

  • DoD announces transferability options for "Post 9/11 GI Bill"

    The Defense Department announced today its policy for transferring educational benefits to the spouses and children of service members under the "Post 9/11 GI Bill," which takes effect Aug. 1, 2009. "This is as it should be in a volunteer force where families also serve," said Deputy Under Secretary

  • Ensure smoking materials are properly discarded

    August 24, 2008 marked a day firefighters around the county and Air Force communities would not forget anytime soon. A fire started off base and moved quickly through the old vacant base housing, causing the destruction of 176 homes, which in turn, called for 225 firefighters and 78 fire trucks to

  • Officials Work to lessen impact of deployments on children

    Defense Department officials are working aggressively to reduce the impact of multiple deployments on the children of military families. "The department recognizes that these multiple, long-term deployments are really tough on families," said Barbara Thompson, director of the Pentagon's Office of