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  • Synergistic air mobility

    It is great to be home after attending Air Mobility Command's Phoenix Rally last week. The three-day, semi-annual conference brings together air mobility senior leaders to focus on our priorities, roles and missions. This spring's conference highlighted the importance of air mobility partnerships --

  • Team Travis pride

    Last week, Chief Master Sgt. Mike Williams and I met with legislators and their staffs on Capitol Hill to discuss Travis' mission, annual accomplishments, and required Congressional support to keep Air Mobility Command's largest base operating efficiently and effectively. It was easy to be filled

  • Travis NCOs attend Phoenix Stripe Conference

    Team Travis it's Friday; nothing like a nice relaxing weekend to re-energize our batteries for the upcoming week. Last week I encountered a highly-energized staff sergeant who recently returned from a temporary duty at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., where he attended Air Mobility Command's Phoenix

  • Integrity and Courage: Keys to leadership

    "Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we can live above the level of moral squalor. We need that belief; a cynical community is a corrupt community." - John W. Gardner, former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare "It takes a great deal of courage

  • Maintenance Group Environmental Inspector Wins EPA Award

    Chuck Barnard, 60th Maintenance Squadron environmental inspector, for many years has modeled sustainability - reducing the impact his squadron operations have on our natural resources needed to sustain our missions into the future. His efforts in protecting the environment by reducing air pollutant

  • Words that bind

    Integrity... Service ... Excellence ..., above all, anytime - anywhere. These are all words that are very familiar to an Air Force professional, both past and present. They serve as a common language that connect us in meaning and move us towards mission accomplishment. They also happen to be at the

  • Defenders continue to support mission

    The Easter holiday and springtime represent the promise of rebirth and hope for the future. While one is easily distracted by all the negative events in today's media, we cannot overlook the positive things taking place to shape tomorrow. Our nation's military plays a vital role in shaping the

  • Practice personal resource management

    Crew (or Cockpit) Resource Management training originated from a NASA workshop in 1979 that focused on improving air safety. The NASA research presented at this meeting found the primary cause of the majority of aviation accidents was human error, and the main problems were failures in interpersonal

  • Families of Airmen serve faithfully

    As Airmen, we took an oath to defend our nation against all enemies foreign and domestic, and to obey the orders of the officers appointed over us. We're obligated to serve our nation honorably and faithfully; committed to the very fabric of our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Frequent deployments,

  • Travis OSI agents attend police funeral

    Never before have tens of thousands, of armed personnel come together for such a reverent and somber occasion as they did at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on March 27.   On that day, agents from Detachment 303 and Field Investigative Squadron 1, Travis, attended the massive funeral event to