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  • Travis saving energy, resources through 'a cleaned up act'

    Two minutes and eight seconds are all that are required to save manpower by approximately 95 percent, according to Nick Dyson, 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron chief of vehicle operations, who is making sure to prove that point.For years, government motor vehicles, or GMVs, have been washed

  • AMC offers incentives for ideas during Energy Awareness Month

    Air Mobility Command is offering free incentives for energy-saving ideas during its second annual Fuels, Energy, and Environment (FEE) Idea Campaign Oct. 1-30 during Energy Awareness Month.AMC military members and civilians who submit eligible fuel, energy or environmental conservation initiatives

  • Red Cross honors Travis Airmen for saving lives

    One individual and two groups from Travis were recently honored at the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter's Solano County Heroes Breakfast for saving lives.Senior Airman Ryan Reyes, 60th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, seven members of the 60th Maintenance Group and six individuals from the 21st

  • 18th Air Force welcomes new commander

    Lt. Gen. Mark F. Ramsay formally assumed command of the 18th Air Force from Lt. Gen. Robert R. Allardice in a change of command ceremony today at the Scott Club here. "The flag that we're passing today is significant ... it's the flag, it's the guidon, it's the colors of the Eighteenth Air Force,"

  • 1855: A special "tale"

    Chief Master Sgt. Mark Marson, 314th Airlift Wing command chief, wrote in permanent marker, "she is an Airman," on the 47-year-old skin of aircraft C-130E 62-1855 at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group here. The Vietnam-Era C-130E was delivered to AMARG, commonly known as the

  • Air Mobility Command’s response saves lives

    In wars, natural disasters and humanitarian emergencies, the Air Mobility Command's real-time global response capability saves lives and brings people home, Air Force Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr. said Sept. 23.Johns, who commands AMC based at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., spoke to reporters here at a

  • Travis Airmen run in Air Force Marathon

    Travis Airmen displayed their dedication to physical fitness Saturday at the 2011 U.S. Air Force Marathon. A total of 22 competitors from Travis ran in the various events.Capt. Charles Dehn, 6th Air Refueling Squadron , ran the full marathon and finished 26th overall with a time of 3:00:04. While

  • Members made citizens in ceremony at Travis AFB

    Three service members, each from a different military service branch, became naturalized citizens of the United States at the Airman and Family Readiness Center here Sept. 16 during the military naturalization ceremony.Senior Airman Adam Hamar, 940th Wing public affairs, Army Sgt. Chansophru

  • High school football team dedicates game to armed forces

    A formation of camouflage jerseys lined the field while cheering fans in the stands waved American flags to honor military members during the first Armed Forces Football Classic on Sept. 16 hosted at Mascoutah High School Stadium.The home game featured Mascoutah High School Indians against their

  • Fairchild units 'team' to conduct first-ever KC-135 OSC exercise

    Earlier in 2011, a military aircraft went down in Afghanistan and the aircrew evaded through enemy terrain. A Fairchild KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft was nearby conducting operations and was the first to receive communications from the downed survivors. Once they positively authenticated the