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  • 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.

  • Military justice: JAGs help get it right

    “Military Justice is job one,” has been a familiar saying in the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps for as long as I can remember, and it remains one of the guiding principles of our Corps today.

  • Celebrating gold medal team at Travis

    Less than two weeks ago, millions watched the final events and closing ceremony of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The dominating performance of the athletes representing Team USA was remarkable but also what the American public expects. As I reflected on the athletic success of Team

  • What inspires you?

    My family and I recently completed a cross-country permanent change of station – Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to Travis Air Force Base, California. We took the long route, visiting friends, family and several national parks along the way. There were two cars, two kids with two

  • Connection quintessential in leaders' attributes

    By now everyone has recognized the changes surrounding culture and generational differences as they progress in their military career. One of biggest contributors to recent cultural changes stems from the differences in the needs of our millennial force, which makes-up the brunt of our technical

  • Strive to perfect legacy for self through feedback

    What will your legacy be?  When you sit back and ask yourself this simple, but pointed question, I hope it brings about a moment of self-reflection and spurs you to action. As a parent, I hope my legacy is that of teaching my daughters the importance of being honest, caring and compassionate members

  • Travis must conserve water

    'Rain, rain, go away ... come back another day." Well, rain, that day is now.And we need you fast.For those who haven't read the papers or watched the news, California is in the middle of a historic drought. The state's governor, Jerry Brown, has directed California's State Water Resources Control

  • CR Airmen 'bring order to the chaos'

    When I tell people I am part of the 570th Global Mobility Squadron here at Travis the usual question is, "What aircraft do you all fly?" The GMS is not a flying squadron, but rather it is part of Air Mobility Command's Contingency Response Force.  CR provides "first responder" forces at locations

  • Leaders can unleash greatness of Airmen

    As Airmen, we are all part of an elite fraternity of warriors who hail from an extremely small and often disadvantaged demographic in society.Despite that distinct lineage, each member on our team possesses a level of personal greatness that is the lynchpin to our collective success as a fighting

  • Technology shows greatest change across career

    Comprehensive. It's a common word in today's Air Force.In fact, it is now used in the title of Air Force Instruction 90-506 Comprehensive Airman Fitness. The AFI defines Comprehensive Airman's Fitness as a holistic approach to fitness that includes fitness in the mental, physical, social and