Key partners in Air Force exercise

Airborne Command Posts from the 82nd Airborne Division and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division participated in an Air Force exercise involving more than 50 aircraft May 31, 2013.The Joint Forces Exercise-Vulnerability was initiated at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., and concluded at Nellis Air

Intelligence Airman wins volunteer award

Contrary to her quiet and unassuming demeanor, an Air Mobility Command Intelligence Directorate's knowledge operator is defined more by her volunteerism than by her modest personality.Senior Airman Natasha Thomas, Air Mobility Command Air Intelligence Squadron knowledge operator, spearheaded

Medics provide support

The 60th Aerial Port Squadron here loaded 2.5 tons of medical support equipment onto a C-130 Hercules May 31 for transportation to various locations in Hawaii in support of Tropic Care 2013. Tropic Care is a Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training operation scheduled for early June to

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