Travis prepares for Critical Days of Summer

 The Critical Days of Summer campaign begins May 25 for the Memorial Day weekend and ends after Labor Day weekend. Travis leadership's goal is to heighten activity awareness so each Airman will make their safety a personal choice. The theme this year is "Safety - It's Personal." On May 18, members

Local Spokane boy lives dream as "Airman for a day"

A 10-year-old Spokane, Wash., boy, who has been fighting a cancerous tumor on his optic nerve and undergone 1.5 years of chemo therapy, had the opportunity to visit here May 4 thanks to a program started by Fairchild's Company Grade Officer's Council."When I was little, I would say, 'Hey mom! I'm

Photos: Marines, CRW practice for 2012 JB MDL open house

Last C-5 Galaxy receives AMP at Travis

A 1970 C-5A Galaxy was the last C-5A to be converted from a "legacy" C-5 to an Avionics Modernization Program C-5 in the Air Force and was completed at Travis May 6, 2012. Since June 2005, 38 C-5 A/B aircraft were modified at Travis by the Lockheed Martin contract field team as part of a two-phased

Army, Air Force units join forces to speed worldwide delivery of vital cargo

Soldiers of the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element based here at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and Airmen assigned to the 818th Contingency Response Group from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., worked jointly at three airfields in the Greater-Phoenix, Ariz. area April 18 to 24. Four Soldiers

Sailors receive leadership skills through ALS; become first JB Charleston Navy graduates

Airman Leadership School typically serves as an enlisted Air Force member's first professional military education. Recently, it has not only developed leadership abilities in Airmen, but also the skills of members in other branches of the service.Joint Base Charleston's ALS graduated its first Navy

AMC pilot wins at Warrior Games, meets Prince Harry

First Lt. Ryan McGuire, 4th Airlift Squadron C-17 pilot, recently won five medals at the 2012 Warrior Games and is also the Air Mobility Command nominee for the 2012 Department of Defense Employee/Service Member with a Disability Award. On top of these accomplishments, McGuire was also one of five

Team Little Rock hosts AMC command chief

Chief Master Sgt. Andy Kaiser, Air Mobility Command command chief, visited with the Airmen of Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., April 30 - May 3, 2012.Kaiser, along with his wife, Debbie, attended numerous briefs, tours and ceremonies throughout the duration of their visit. The two took advantage of

C-17 engine build up: so the birds can fly

Fairchild Airman's body found

The Spokane County Sheriff's department recovered the body of Airman 1st Class James Lassiter, a student who was assigned to the 336th Training Group, in Long Lake Sunday afternoon.The discovery comes more than a month after Airman Lassiter went missing on the Spokane River March 31, 2012."We mourn