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  • Take steps to prevent drinking and driving

    I am positive most of us wouldn't voluntarily kill an innocent person or ourselves, so why do a few of us continue to take the risk by driving drunk? During the month of July alone, we had seven DUIs. That is, by far, more than we have had in recent years. Seven people whose careers are now in

  • Take care of your family

    Before taking command of the 60th Comptroller Squadron, I spent almost a year at Air Command and Staff College reflecting on my leadership style, the art of command and how to combine the two for a healthy unit climate. As I contemplated these subjects, a recurring theme kept entering my thoughts:

  • When was your last real feedback?

    Feedback comes in many forms and can be given by peers, superiors and subordinates. The most common form of feedback in the military involves the formal performance feedback worksheet which has just been revised for both officers and enlisted members. This feedback mechanism has specific directions

  • Team Travis victorious at Rodeo Competition

    Two years ago, the 60th Air Mobility Wing walked away from the Air Mobility Command Rodeo competition at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., with 13 trophies but fell just slightly short of garnering the overall win. Over the past few months, as our teams trained and prepared to have a strong showing

  • Why I still serve after 20 years

    From "Aim High" to "Cross into the Blue," twenty years in the Air Force has come and gone, but I'm not done making my mark just yet. I've seen a lot of changes in 20 years, from the olive drab fatigues, to the "new" Airman Battle Uniform. From the old fighter aircraft like the F-4 Phantom, to the

  • "Get out of the house!"

    It has often been said that everything we need to know in life we learned in kindergarten. We learned how to play, share, help, and take care of one another. One of my earliest memories of childhood is hearing my mother constantly remind me to "get out of the house!" Now, being the "perfect"

  • Are you prepared for the ‘big one?’

    Last week, some of Team Travis' Airmen who reside towards the Bay Area were awoken in the wee hours of the night by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake centered just outside of Oakland. Luckily the quake didn't cause major damage or injury to any people, but what it hopefully did do was stand as a reminder

  • How do you want to spend your time talking about DUI’s?

    As supervisors and leaders, we have difficult choices and paths to choose every day. Some of those choices impact the present, some are attempts to fix problems that occurred in the past, and many impact our future. One is how we choose to address the consumption of alcohol. I'm not referring to

  • What a rich experience!

    On a recent trip overseas, I had a chance to reflect on the vast experiences and opportunities we enjoy in our Air Force life. While we all joined the military for different reasons and understand the risks associated with our dedication to a secure country, our service benefits us with a very rich

  • Good luck at Rodeo Team Travis

    This Saturday, a small group of highly motivated and talented Team Travis Airmen will depart in a KC-10 Extender, C-17 Globemaster III and C-5 Galaxy to represent us next week at the Air Mobility Command Expeditionary Rodeo Competition, held at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. These fine Airmen have