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  • Members of the 22nd Airlift Squadron wear face masks April 11, 2020, during a deployment to Germany. The masks were made by Jenn Taylor, a military spouse who sewed more than 325 masks in April for the Travis Air Force Base, California, community. Taylor’s husband, Tech. Sgt. Adam Taylor, a Travis AFB Airman, is on a yearlong deployment to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. (Courtesy photo)

    Military spouse, member of Travis AFB community makes over 325 face masks to fight COVID-19

    When people in the Travis AFB community needed face masks, Jenn Taylor had them covered.

  • Air Force launches year-long leader, supervisor development campaign

    On April 1, the Department of the Air Force launched The Leaders and Supervisors We Need, a year-long development campaign designed to improve the efficiency and accessibility of supervisory training and resources for all leaders, ranging from first-time supervisors to experienced senior management officials.

  • DOD officials explain new coronavirus domestic travel restrictions

    Defense officials announced restrictions on domestic travel for service members, Defense Department employees and family members in response to the new coronavirus, or COVID-19.

  • Department of the Air Force to consider military family support measures in future basing decisions

    The addition of these criteria aims to ensure locations under consideration have sufficient support for the unique needs of military families who relocate frequently.
  • Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council representatives stand outside the Heritage Center at Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 9, 2019. The group, which comprises armed forces members from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, meets annually to discuss, learn and test existing and new interoperability strategies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Conrad)

    Joint-nation alliance meets, trains at Travis AFB

    Members of the Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council, a joint-nation alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, convened for an annual exchange of their respective nations’ best practices August 7 – 13, 2019, at Travis AFB.
  • A U.S. Airman from Travis Air Force Base, California, prepares to participate in the quarterback arm challenge Aug. 13, 2019, during the Salute to Service Boot Camp in Santa Clara, California. The event provided Airmen with an opportunity to interact with NFL players and compete against one another in a variety of athletic drills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)

    Airmen join 49ers for ‘Salute to Service’ Boot Camp

    Fifty mobility Airmen from Travis AFB were put to the test Aug. 13, during the USAA ‘Salute to Service’ Boot Camp at the San Francisco 49ers practice facility in Santa Clara.
  • A B-52 Stratofortress prepares to connect to a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, as part of a training operation Oct. 3, 2018. The purpose of the training operation was to test the KC-46A Pegasus' ability to perform inflight refueling connections, specifically with the B-52's airframe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lawrence Sena)

    Fairchild’s Airmen support KC-46A, B-52 training

    Airmen from Fairchild’s 384th Air Refueling Squadron supported a KC-46A Pegasus during a training operation with a B-52 Stratofortress in the Northwest region of the United States, Oct. 3, 2018. The purpose of the training mission was to test the new refueler’s capability to perform inflight refueling connections specifically with the B-52 airframe.
  • Staff Sgt. Daniel Tabita and Staff Sgt. Kyle Wentz, 92nd Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handlers, and MWD Brenda prepare to fly during huey training with the 36th Rescue Squadron Aug. 15, 2018, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. For nearly every dog, it was their first time all four paws have left the ground. For a MWD team, being prepared before heading downrange is imperative to ensuring they meet deployment objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mackenzie Mendez)

    MWD training takes flight

    Throughout the month of August, the 92nd Security Forces Squadron MWD section trained with the 36th Rescue Squadron to learn and become familiar with the components of a huey aircraft in preparation for deployment missions.
  • Senior Airman Stetson Vigil, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, dons a new Joint Service Aircrew Mask at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 17, 2018, during the first KC-135 Stratotanker in-field use and test. The JSAM is a new chemical and biological defense mask/hood combination designed to replace former six-decades-old aircrew masks in the Department of Defense inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Whitney Laine)

    Fairchild Airmen perform first test of new chemical defense mask on KC-135

    In the midst of calm or chaos, there lies a potential for aircrews to fight the faceless combatants of chemical and biological agents. U.S. military personnel actively operate within areas that maintain the capability to employ these agents, making individual protective equipment imperative to mission readiness. Fairchild aircrew members performed the first-ever test of the Joint Service Aircrew Mask on a KC-135 Stratotanker during a night-flight July 17.
  • Capt. Joseph Migliuri, 92nd Medical Group pediatrician, performs a wellness vision exam during a patient’s check-up April 4, 2018, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The pediatric team has implemented a new concept of operations: rewarding, efficiency, setting priorities and empowering team members, or RESET, to their system of patient care. The integration of RESET in the Military Health System Genesis workflow has improved the clinic’s goals of patient access and care. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Whitney Laine)

    RESET improves pediatric care

    FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. — The 92nd Medical Group Pediatric Clinic implemented a new concept of operations: rewarding, efficiency, setting priorities and empowering team members, or RESET, to their system of patient care.
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