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  • Own your mission

    When I talk to our airmen in the 821st Contingency Response Group, I constantly emphasize that I want them to “own their mission.”

  • Overcome your fear of failure

    Merriam-Webster defines the word ‘failure’ as “a lack of success or a falling short.” This is certainly negative in connotation, but I bet at one time or another, each of us has tried something and failed.

  • Grow and develop through followership

    As the Air Force has gotten progressively smaller in recent years, the process for how we grow and develop our future Air Force leaders has become extremely important. The topic of developing leaders is a frequent discussion point at wings, groups and squadrons across the Air Force. However, one of

  • Have faith in the system

    I still remember a humid October 1993 night in San Antonio when I stepped off the bus and onto Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, where we were “cordially greeted” by Basic Military Training Instructors.

  • A Modern Military Marriage

    Six years and four months ago I married my husband. I was 19 and completely ignorant to the commitment I just made.

  • Tips to get your New Year's resolutions back on track

    If you are like many people, January 1 marks the day that you and your family planned to begin eating better and to become more physically active. By now though, you may have found that Valentine's Day and the winter doldrums are just a few of the many bumps on the road to a healthier new year.

  • Military Pride

    A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend a Basic Military Training graduation at Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland, Texas. It had been about 20 years since I stepped foot on the BMT parade grounds. I was truly amazed at the pride the military training instructors and their teams displayed

  • Embrace challenges in your life

    Team Travis, Happy New Year. I hope that it’s off to a great start and the resolutions you made are still in practice.

  • 2016 Year in Review

    Happy New Year and welcome back to what promises to be an exciting and dynamic year at Travis Air Force Base! Over this past year, your hard work and dedication paved the way to Rapidly Project American Power Anytime…Anywhere. For your efforts we were ultimately recognized by the Secretary of the