• 312th Airlift Squadron holds Change of Command

    Lt. Col. Dan Stout steps up, and accepts the 312th AS flag from Col. Scott McLaughlin, thus accepting command, during the 312th Airlift Squadron change of command ceremony, June 7.Stout flew B-52 Stratofortress bombers at Barksdale Air Force Base, Lousiana, and the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber at

  • Medical Group chief retires after more than 37 years of service

    The retirement ceremony for Chief Master Sgt. Mark Kloeppel, 349th Medical Group, was held June 8 in the David Grant USAF Medical Center auditorium. Kloeppel's ceremony was officated by Col. (Dr.) Kurt P. Lambert, Commander of the 349th Medical Group.Kloeppel served the United States Air Force for

  • Team Travis dedicated runners support annual Reno Tahoe Odyssey

    For the fourth year, a group of dedicated runners have come together to compete a 178-mile relay race. The 10th Annual Reno Tahoe Odyssey took place May 30-31, 2014. Twelve person teams from all over the country participate, running a set course starting in Reno, going around Lake Tahoe, and

  • Commentary: We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow

    In the poem In Fander's Field, Lt. Col. John McCrae describes what he saw and felt from the back of an ambulance near a World War I battlefield in Ypres, Belgium, May 3, 1915. His poem reminds us to never forget those who have died protecting our freedom.Throughout our careers and experiences, with

  • Patriot Hook exercise hones "port dawg" skills

    The 45th Aerial Port Squadron led the way again to support Air Force Reserve Command's Patriot Hook Exercise 2014, April 23-28. Airmen of the 55th and 82nd APS also participated in the exercise held at Naval Air Station North Island, California.Patriot Hook, sponsored annually by the command,

  • 349th Wing maintenance chief retires after more than 30 years of service

    Celebrating 31 years of Air Force service, members of the Travis maintenance community and family attend the retirement ceremony for Chief. Master Sgt. Glenn A Orfitelli, 945th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, May 18, 2014 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Chief Orfitelli served in a wide variety of

  • Are you ready for Critical Days of Summer?

    From Memorial Day through Labor Day, many of us will enjoy summer picnics, recreational water activities and long vacation drives. For more than 30 years, the Air Force has recognized these as the "Critical Days of Summer." For many who have been around a few years, we remember it as the 101

  • 349th AMW members participate in Patriot Warrior

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Arnold Cruz, a medic with the 349th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Travis AFB, California, is assigned security detail at the En/Route Patient Staging System, Young Air Assault Strip on May 7, 2014 during exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wis. United States military

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