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  • SFS Defenders: Well Done!

    I had an opportunity to visit with our 60th Security Forces defenders this week. What a great bunch of highly motivated Americans! They do an amazing job protecting and defending our installation and providing that security blanket we so easily take for granted. How do you motivate someone to do

  • Clear, concise communication essential to mission success

    Clear, concise communication up and down the chain of command is essential to mission success and vital to the morale, good order and discipline of any organization. Therefore, it's imperative we do our very best to ensure communication descends to the lowest level possible. However, our Airmen must

  • Air Force celebrates 60th birthday

    Happy Birthday United States Air Force!! Sixty years of air superiority, space development and quality Airmen representing this great nation. We should all be standing proud this week! The founding fathers of the Air Force, such as Maj. Gen. Billy Mitchell, Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold and Gen. Carl

  • Taking care of our Team Travis family

    Friday, Friday, Friday.Man, how I love those Friday's! Yesterday, I drove around base admiring its appearance; it's a beautiful piece of landscape. A great deal of hard work goes into the maintenance and upkeep of the installation, and I thank each of you for your role in making sure our base looks

  • To the new SNCOs: Welcome to the next stage of the journey

    Man what a week! We were all extremely busy, and yet, our Airmen somehow still found a way to unselfishly devote their time to orchestrate a gala affair. We hosted our Senior Non-commissioned Officer Banquet at the Delta Breeze Club Aug. 23 and what a memorable evening it was for our inductees. We

  • Staff sergeant selects: your Air Force journey continues

    Congratulations to Team Travis new staff sergeant selects ... well done! Selectees, life in the Air Force as you now know it will change because you will soon join the non-commissioned officer tier. Therefore, you will now be held to a higher standard because you are an NCO. Transitioning from an

  • Airman's Creed enhances our heritage

    Last week our Air Force leaders, General T. Michael Moseley, Air Force chief of staff and Chief Master Sergeant Rodney McKinley, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force proudly released the new Airman's Creed that provides all Airmen with a tangible statement of the beliefs we should hold most dear.

  • Take pride in being an Airman

    Hey, "Airman!" Yes you, I realize you may wear the rank insignia of a colonel, field or company grade officer, senior noncommissioned officer or noncommissioned officer; however, we are all Airmen. How many of you would stop or turn around in acknowledgement if you heard someone shout out, "Hey

  • AFSO21 posed to transform Air Force

    As the vice wing commander I have the honor of representing the wing commander on many of his councils. Of all the base councils I participate in, the council that excites me the most is the Air Force Smart Operations for the 21 Century Executive Steering Committee. The ESC is comprised of all

  • Leading "Swiss Army Knife" Airmen

    In an era when technological advances are generating the need for new units like F-22 and unmanned aerial vehicle squadrons, good old-fashioned teamwork and versatility are driving the need for another type of unit--Air Mobility Command's two-year-old Contingency Response Groups. Eight months ago, I