• Things to do in a day: A valley full of treasures

    Last week, you were relaxing on the sparkling water getting closer to nature. This week get back on dry land by taking a quick trip to a place with countless treasures to be found: the Napa Valley. A very popular vacation spot in Northern California, Napa can be enjoyed for more than just its

  • Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Doreen Owens

    Squadron: 60th Air Mobility Wing Command Post Duty Title: Wing Status of Resource Training System manager Years in service: Seven Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii Goals: "Obtain a bachelor's degree in Foreign Area Studies, Middle Eastern language, private pilot's license and enroll in the Airman Education

  • Travis major wins AF Band Officer of the Year

    The commander of the USAF Band of the Golden West here recently won the Air Force Band Officer of the Year for 2006. Maj. Richard Mench led a 60-member band who had 425 performances throughout the western United States and recorded a "War of Remembrance" album. "Over my 24-year career, Major Mench

  • Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Lori Gonzalez

    Squadron: 21st Airlift Squadron Duty Title: Aviation Resource Management Years in service: Six Hometown: Stockton, Calif. Goals: "To pursue another career in the medical field and raise my children." Greatest achievement: "Being a wife and mother." "Staff Sgt. Lori Gonzalez has performed

  • Things to do in a day: Relaxing with nature

    Finally, it's Friday and tension has you ready to explode. Escaping somewhere peaceful so you can hear yourself think is only a dream. Or is it? There is a quiet and beautiful place only a short drive away that is filled with relaxing and fun activities to lift your spirits - Lake Berryessa. Lake

  • 9th ARS wins Evans Trophy

    The 9th Air Refueling Squadron boom operators took the title of the "Top Boom Operators in Air Mobility Command" when they were awarded the Senior Master Sgt. Albert L. Evans Trophy May 14. Maj. Gen. Fred Roggero, AMC Air, Space and Information Operations director, and Sergeant Evans' daughters,

  • Travis to offer sport bike safety course

    The sound of someone's horn and red taillights are all that can be seen and heard as rush hour traffic hits. An impatient driver hurries to get home after a long day at work, weaving in and out of traffic, runs a red light and collides with a car he didn't see coming. It is this kind of mishap the

  • Warrior of the Week: Airman Eric Gonzalez

    Squadron: 60th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Duty Title: Aerospace Medicine Services Apprentice Years in service: One Hometown: Long Beach, N. Y. Goals: "Complete my career development course and score 90 percent or above on the end-of-course test, obtain my 5-level and pursue a bachelor's degree."