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  • Honor Guard pays homage to those who served

    Last Friday, I had the privilege of addressing 14 graduates and newest members of our Travis Honor Guard. For the next sixty days, they will represent Travis and our U.S. Air Force at funerals and ceremonies throughout central California. Our Honor Guard Airmen project airpower in a very unique way,

  • Consider mentoring a child

    Each one of us remembers someone special - a neighbor, teacher, relative or friend - who broadened our horizons and brought a little magic into our lives. Maybe it was the person who taught you to ride a bike, encouraged you through a tough time, or just listened. It may have been someone who helped

  • How can we support each other's mission?

    Outstanding and excellent! Those were the only two words that were spoken over and over during our recent Air Mobility Command Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Program outbrief. What a great moment for all three wings; the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the 349th AMW and our own 615th Contingency

  • Attention Drives Excellence In All That You Do

    This upcoming week Team Travis welcomes our commander, Air Mobility Command Gen. Art Lichte and his command chief, Chief Joe Baron! During their stay, they will tour the base and most importantly meet with you, the Airmen and families who make Team Travis so unique and special, to see how well we do

  • Eat your way to a healthy heart

    A healthy heart is the result of many factors including good genes, the right food choices and plenty of physical activity. While you can't do much about your genes, regular physical activity and making the right food choices are lifestyle behaviors you can control. Physical activity offers many

  • What are the ingredients in a "Supervisor Souffle"?

    While watching one of my wife's favorite cooking shows on television, I heard the host rattle off a list of ingredients for the perfect culinary delight. My mind began thinking about a past discussion I had with students attending the NCO Academy. One student asked me the secret to being successful

  • The contributions of women throughout history

    The month of March brings with it the beginning of spring, a period of new growth and new beginnings. March also heralds the arrival of Woman's History Month. It's a time for us to reflect on the many and varied contributions of women throughout history. This year's theme is Women's Art: Women's

  • Teamwork: Reaching the summit of everyone's success

    I have a picture in my office of a friend and I standing on the summit of Mount Rainier in Washington. Three of us friends from high school, had started the trek two days earlier, having climbed 5,000 feet the day before, to begin our "alpine assault" to 10,000 feet. It was around 1:30 a.m., and

  • Tips ensure bicycle safety

    Daylight savings begins March 9 and with the increased daylight hours more and more bike riders are taking advantage of them. Bike riding can be lots of fun, but accidents do happen. Around 44,000 people die in car crashes in the U.S. each year; about 1 in 54 is a bicyclist. According to

  • Airmen are truly number one

    As children we learned that the number "1" is a basic unit of mathematics. From there it was a quick step to learning 1 + 1 = 2 and that 1 - 1 = 0. Both formulas are quite simple. However, their simplicity is very profound, and they influence us for the rest of our lives, both personally and as