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  • Strive for excellence; limit mediocrity

    Noted author Charles Knight once said, "Anybody who accepts mediocrity - in school, on the job, in life - is a person who compromises, and when the leader compromises, the whole organization compromises." Many people in this world work at their jobs and accept mediocrity. You can all probably think

  • Thank you for taking care of each other

    We are only a third of the way through 101 Days of Summer and already the Air Force has lost eleven Airmen; five of them in vehicle accidents. Fortunately, none of those have been Team Travis members, nor fellow Air Mobility Command warriors for that matter. For that, I want to personally say “thank

  • Take command of your future; make sure records are in order

    One of the great frustrations for any leader is when they can’t get a great assignment or secure a key position for a real sharp troop. Even more frustrating is when a leader can’t get that deserving Airman a promotion or profesional military education opportunity. Often, this happens due to

  • Please remember cost of freedom this Fourth

    It is hard to believe Independence Day is already here! Two hundred and thirty years ago, several innovative and brave men declared the colonies' independence from England and fought and won a war which gained our freedom. From that day on, Americans have had rights few other people outside this

  • Drug use carries immeasurable consequences for loved ones

    Guilty! As I heard the president of the court martial board announce the panel's verdict, my heart sank for the weeping mother of a young Air Force officer. One word, a powerful word, a life changing word, a word that will have a profound impact on this young man for the rest of his life—guilty.His

  • Congratulations to Travis promotees

    Congratulations to all of you who were recently promoted; 76 master sergeants and 97 technical sergeants. You should be proud of this awesome accomplishment and in the trust Air Force has in you to perform at the next higher level. For those of you who didn't get a line this time, be patient, keep

  • Keep deployed Airmen in mind

    By We've heard the expression, "out of sight, out of mind," and unfortunately in our busy lives, this is too often so true. Deployments are becoming a normal course of Air Force life, but it never is easy when we leave our families and friends behind. For those of us busy keeping the Team Travis

  • Transformation: now is the time

    I can’t predict the future. Never could, never will. [Maybe I have a defective crystal ball, but more likely, it probably is just a really cool marble.] But as I listen to our senior leaders in the Air Force, two things in the near future appear easy to predict. First, our Air Force will have fewer

  • Get on board with Air Force needs, work smarter

    There’s no big secret we’re in a difficult period of time. We’re being asked to “do more with less,” “get leaner” and “work smarter not harder.” The big question for many of us is “how are we suppose to do this with fewer people and the current ops tempo?” We are so accustomed to having an abundant

  • Airmen, retirees: volunteerism tradition

    Each and every day our Airmen, civilian employees and families make sacrifices for their country. Since the Global War on Terrorism began in 2001, the sacrifices asked of our Airmen are much greater. Airmen are leaving their families for 365-day deployments, putting their lives on the line every day