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  • MacDill inspectors ensure mission, safety don't slip through cracks

    Preventative maintenance inspections are the name of the game when it comes to nondestructive inspection technicians. It's their job to detect discontinuities in aircraft parts before they can become a big enough problem to jeopardize the mission.The NDI Airmen with the 6th Maintenance Squadron here

  • Travis supports NATO mission in Iceland

    As 1st Lt. Calvin Hunter approached Keflavik International Airport, Iceland on board a Travis C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 31, the Jamaican native couldn't shake the thought of how cold the harsh tundra would be. "The scenery in Iceland was gorgeous," he said. "But it was between 0 to 2 degrees Celsius

  • Achieving liftoff: Travis, Guard train with helicopter

    The winds at Travis are unrelenting. They constantly howl through the base and challenge the most advanced of pilots. Just as the wind here won't quit, neither will Travis Airmen when it comes to training for the next mission at hand.Members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing, 60th Aerial Port

  • Plotting new course: Defenders endure new AF combatives course

    As part of a new Air Force combatives course, Airmen from Travis' security forces squadrons recently learned defensive fighting techniques involving weapons control and keeping the opposition at a disadvantage when engaged in close quarters combat. "For years now, we have been using the Army

  • Hello, my baby: Delivery nurse brings own daughter into world

    "I love that sound," the mother said softly as nurses and technicians hovered over her newborn girl. "I love a crying baby." On a list of soothing sounds, a crying baby rarely ranks high for most people, but for Capt. Savannah Mendez, nothing is more reassuring."It means your baby is alive and

  • Airman now has 'clear vision of the costs of war'

    "Sadness and reverence, pride and honor; I have never been so proud and distressed by my service all at the same time.These were the gut-wrenching emotions Senior Airman Laura Beckley, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations broadcaster, experienced as she performed her first historical documentation

  • Cultures come together under one roof

    The Massad family, uses their experience and what they learned to help children in need. Master Sgt. John Massad, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and equipment NCO-in-charge, and his wife, Dolly Massad, currently have seven children. Some of their children are adopted and some are exchange

  • Vehicle Operations keeps Travis moving at night

    When pilots are flying an aircraft, they have the responsibility of keeping everyone on board safe. But when they are in transit to and from the aircraft, somebody else needs to step in to keep them safe, particularly at night. The motor vehicle operators of the 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron

  • Good Communication

    Air traffic controllers rely on extremely complex equipment to be able to communicate with aircraft pilots in order to safely fly and land the Air Force's multimillion dollar jets; the smallest error can threaten a mission or ground an entire air wing.Tasked with maintaining these systems is the job

  • Fixing for fuel: maintainers lay ground work for aerial refueling

    The KC-135 Stratotanker strategically delivers fuel to aircraft all over the world, but how is the Stratotanker able to consistently accomplish that mission?The Airmen in the 22nd Maintenance Squadron accessories flight aircraft fuels system repair section make sure it's good to go."My job here is