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  • Delayed Enlistment Training Flight takes off at Travis

    The Air Force Reserve's newest Airmen are getting a leg up on their future with the stand-up of delayed enlistment Training Flights. Travis was selected as one of five pilot bases to launch this Reserve program. On Saturdays of the A and B flight unit training assemblies, the trainees meet at the

  • Travis Team welcomed at National POW/MIA Recognition Day

    Col. Al Lupenski, right, 349th Operations Group commander, is welcomed to a presentation Sept. 16, 2011, at the Vacaville National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony. This day is observed so the nation never forgets the more than 83,000 prisoners of war/missing in action, still unaccounted for, since

  • Team Travis pays tribute to those lost on 9/11

    Airmen of the 349th Air Mobility Wing stand in formation for a 10th anniversary 9/11 retreat ceremony Sunday, Sept. 11.  Around the world, ceremonies remembered those who died on that day in 2001, a day that changed the world forever, and plunged us into a war still going on today. These Airmen also

  • AF Reserve streamlining plans will adjust manpower in 3 states

    Air Force Reserve officials announced plans to streamline unit structures and adjust manpower in California, Georgia and Texas by fiscal year 2012."These changes are the result of a 13-month analytical effort intended to ensure we are operating as effectively and efficiently as possible," said Lt.

  • 'Dream Deployment' -- Travis Major makes the most of his six months

    Major Alan Tornay returned from a six month deployment to tell his colleagues that he had the "dream deployment." The fact that he earned the trust and friendship of his Afghan counterparts as well as a Bronze Star Medal speaks to his accomplishments while there.A Reservist with the 82nd Aerial Port

  • Obama Proclaims Employer Support of Guard, Reserve Week

    The National Guard and Reserve constitute nearly half of the nation's military forces and make vital contributions to overseas missions and domestic emergency response operations, President Barack Obama said in a presidential proclamation issued Sept. 16.In the proclamation, Obama named Sept. 18-24

  • "Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning?"

    Shortly after the tragic events that unfolded on September 11, 2001, singer/songwriter Alan Jackson composed a powerful song that put into words what so many of us were feeling on that September day. For me, the lyrics to "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" will forever remind me of