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  • Team Travis keeps up with fast pace

    The Travis Team is involved with many high-interest activities right now, and we're doing great. February started off as a busy month and is ending just the same. On Feb. 16, we held the first of many exercises for the 2007. Lt Col. Shaun Turner, Mr. Dan Johnson and the rest of our exercise

  • Proud to be an Airman

    As I walk around base visiting the different organizations and meeting our Airmen, I often wonder how people view me as their command chief. I mean, "do I look the part, am I visible enough and do they consider me the right person to represent our enlisted force in the 60th Air Mobility Wing." I

  • Presidents founded the freedom we protect

    This week's encompassing Presidents Day was an ideal time to reflect on the liberty we enjoy as citizens of the United States. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are two presidents whose lives we celebrated. Scholars mark them as the top two presidents and arguably two of the greatest leaders in

  • Team Travis continues to impress

    This week, Team Travis welcomed the 18th Air Force commander, Maj. Gen. James Hawkins, and his wife Linda to meet our world-class Airmen and tour our magnificent base! I was very proud to showcase the unique, myriad capabilities of all the partners of Team Travis and all the work that takes place

  • Competing the right way

    Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy." -- Jim Rohn, author and motivational speaker Not unlike many folks serving in the military, I'm a competitive guy. I'm driven to be the best at

  • Every day is Appreciation Day

    Every day, Team Travis amazes me with your professionalism, motivation and commitment. Please know that our nation, Air Force and Team Travis leadership truly appreciate the efforts put forth by each of you to make our operation a success. Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to showcase Team

  • Your cheese has been moved and your iceberg has melted - now what?

    There's not a person reading this article that has not being affected by change in some fashion. If you're presently serving our country as either a DoD military or civilian, it seems like changes are coming at a furious pace. NSPS, VPP, AFSO-21, Lean initiatives. The list seems endless, as do the

  • Clear, concise communications key to maintaining air power

    I've attended an enormous amount of lectures, and more times than not, the orator began their speech on how our Air Force is changing. I must admit, I'm no different. It's important for everyone to know and understand why we are transforming and why we are all immersed in this massive wave of

  • The inverted pyramid of leadership

    Regardless of your leadership role in the Air Force, be it an element, section, flight, squadron, group or wing, you are entrusted with personnel to lead and a mission to accomplish. Many of today's leaders view their organization as a pyramid, with senior leadership atop the apex, disseminating

  • Serving with healthy hearts

    We are blessed to have so many caring and generous individuals and organizations that support Team Travis -- they all have "Big Hearts." Last Sunday while I attended a meeting of the 5th District of the American Legion and Auxiliary, these caring big-hearted Americans donated $500 to our Travis