Base agencies team for exercise

A task force composed of Airmen from multiple agencies on Travis participated in an Integrated Base Emergency Response Capability Training exercise along with emergency management and an off-base contractor this week. The purpose of the exercise was to practice how each group can use its abilities

Members of German NATO school pay visit to Travis

Approximately 50 students from a German NATO officer school visited Travis Monday as part of a four-site tour of America.During the two-hour stop, the group sat for a briefing on the base's history, structure, deployments and mission before touring a C-5 Galaxy and KC-10 Extender.The purpose of the

Solar Impulse lands in St. Louis

Keeping refuel ready

The true secrets of the giant golf ball

Usually on the running path down to the SeaScapes restaurant on the beach people see the giant white golf ball on the southern end of base and ponder its purpose. Is it the reason that cell phones continue dropping calls? Do they get free cable TV? Are they communicating with aliens? The answer to

Former Warrior of the North 'pays it forward'

Senior Airman Taylor Lilley has a heart for service to others. The 24-year-old native of Lynchburg, Va., grew up in a household where volunteering for a variety of projects and organizations, as well as church mission trips, was a way of life.That's why when her mother, Millie McDowell, was

NOAA Unmanned Aerial Systems

While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aircraft Operations Center is most often associated with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters, many other important missions are also conducted from MacDill, especially with the new addition of Unmanned Aerial Systems."The arrival of Unmanned Aerial

Grand Forks AFB tops Air Force Assistance Fund goal

The Warriors of the North logged the highest 2013 Air Force Assistance Fund participation rate in the Air Mobility Command, and raised more than $7,000 over their goal, officials said this week.The campaign kicked off March 18, and by April 19, officials had collected $36,140.85, exceeding the

JB MDL commemorates triumph at Midway

Joint base community members came together to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Midway June 4, 2013, at Hangar One here.Gerry Little, Ocean County New Jersey Freeholder, addressed more than 100 attendees which included active-duty Navy, Marine, Air Force and Army personnel, civilian

Fog rolls through Joint Base Charleston