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  • 319th ARW commander declares mission complete

    The 319th Air Refueling Wing Commander, Col. Don Shaffer, along with the Air Mobility Command Commander, Gen. Raymond Johns, declared the 319th Operations Group, the 905th Air Refueling Squadron, the 319th Maintenance Group and the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron mission complete in a formal

  • Travis AFB units raise 2,105 cans of food for local food bank

    When the 9th Air Refueling Squadron threw down the gauntlet, the 6th ARS was only to happy to meet the challenge.The two Travis squadrons recently squared off in a contest to collect cans of food, with the 6th ARS winning the contest by bringing in 1,366 cans.The two squadrons combined to raise more

  • Travis DLA wins first quarterly customer service award

    The Travis Air Force Base Defense Logistics Agency recently won the first quarterly DLA Customer Service Award, which covers the fourth quarter of 2010. DLA, formerly known as the Document Automation and Production Service, is the Department of Defense's primary source for document automation and

  • Travis Airmen support Muir Woods National Monument volunteer effort

    Comfortably surrounded by a state park in northern California lies a 560-acre national park, which is home to the tallest living things in the world.Muir Woods National Monument, located 11 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge and surrounded by Mount Tamalpais, has been home to the old-growth

  • Air mobility heritage: McChord icon celebrates 40 years of service

    "Forty years ago, when I drove my car to this base, I had no idea I would make chief master sergeant," said Mr. Jonathan Harris. "Now look at me. I've spent the majority of my life here. And I've loved every minute of it."Jonathan Tyronne Harris grew up in a small town called Salem, Va. He graduated

  • Fairchild tanker crews fly night ops mission

    Just because the sun goes away doesn't mean the Fairchild refueling mission does. On Nov. 18, a Fairchild KC-135 Stratotanker took off as the sun set to refuel two F-15C Eagles from the Oregon Air National Guard and one KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The mission occurred over the

  • Air Force Global Logistics Support Center hosts safety meetings

    The Air Force Global Logistics Support Center, 635th Supply Chain Operations Wing, and 635th Supply Chain Operations Group recently hosted the Department of Defense Voluntary Protection Program Center of Excellence Gap Analysis Team. The VPP Gap Analysis assessment consisted of a three day visit to

  • Airmen airlift $30 million in aid to Afghanistan

    Airmen here recently built 16 pallets of donated goods to be airlifted to Afghanistan."The shipment will allow the refurbishing and rebuilding of 25 hospitals and clinics in the region and will help transition more than 3,000 farmers from the Taliban-directed heroin trade," said Jan Mazotti, the

  • Staying physically fit through Comprehensive Airman Fitness

    Welcome to the 2010 holiday season, which is also known as the season to over-eat and be a couch potato.A turkey here. Ham there. Before a person has time to realize it ... Bam! Bellies just got bigger, arms flabbier, thighs have a bit more thunder, and even chins start resembling Miss Piggy's. Why