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FEATURES

  • How to save a life: Marrow donation helped Sones' daughter

    Many people have events in their lives that bring forth a rush of emotions. For the Sones family, one of those events is the Marrow Donor Drive coming to Travis May 14 through 18. There are many reasons for the emotions people feel during those events, for the Sones it is because bone marrow saved

  • Airmen, Marines, Ospreys join forces for exercise

    When the distress call comes, the men and women of the 615th Contingency Response Wing have proven their ability to respond effectively to crises in some of the most remote regions of the globe. But what if that emergency call rang out closer to home? What if a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated

  • Airman reminisces Thunderbird days

    With an airshow scheduled for September 2012, two years will have passed since the Thunderbirds performed at McConnell, and 12 years since Master Sgt. Miguel Tafoya worked with the Thunderbirds.Tafoya, 22nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment program manager, has been at McConnell

  • Scott pilot began flying career in hot air balloon

    Did you know Scott Field was the first inland airship (hot air balloon) port in the nation? In 1921, the Secretary of War authorized building a lighter-than-air station on Scott Field accompanied by new facilities to accommodate the new balloon/airship mission. The most notable addition was the new

  • Forum raises ideas for excellence

    Airmen, family members and civilian employees at Travis discussed quality of life issues and proposed solutions April 18 during the Caring for People Forum at the Twin Peaks Chapel."The Caring for People Forum is an opportunity for Airmen to present issues and concerns to Air Force leaders for

  • Travis Airmen post-up for Air Force basketball team

    Two Travis Airmen recently represented the Air Force's women's basketball team in the 2012 Women's Armed Forces Basketball Tournament. Staff Sgt. Ricka Spears, 60th Communications Squadron cyber systems operations technician and Airman 1st Class Tilah Worthy, 60th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services

  • In his blood: Third-generation air-crewmen share family legacy

    As long as there has been an Air Force in the United States, there has been a Skvarna in the skies defending it. For Staff Sgt. Matthew Skvarna, 17th Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster, 437th Airlift Wing, pinning on his grandfather's air crew wings, lacing up his combat boots and boarding a

  • 628th LRS Fuels Airman bring 'fuel to the fight'

    The Airmen of the 628thLogistics Readiness Squadron store, test and move fuel at an alarming rate. Housing 3 million gallons of fuel in seven tanks, the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels Airmen supplied 42 million gallons of fuel to cars, trucks, forklifts and aircraft on Joint Base

  • Lieutenant tackles NFL dream

    At 6 foot, 6 inches tall and 305 pounds, 2nd Lt. Ben Garland looks more like a football player than a typical Air Force officer. That's because he's a defensive lineman contracted to play for the Denver Broncos and currently attending the team's conditioning and tryout camps which last through

  • Knowledge is power: crew chief of the year passes torch to students

    More than 100 boots snapped together as the room was called to attention. Underneath a decommissioned C-5 Galaxy engine and encircled by fellow Airmen and NCOs stood Staff Sgt. Christopher Butler, one of the newest C-5 crew chief instructors with the 373rd Training Squadron. The eyes of Butler's