Travis conducting readiness exercise

60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — Travis Air Force Base will conduct a readiness exercise May 1-12.

Exercises fine-tune and advance airmen’s readiness and ability to execute and sustain rapid global mobility around the world.

The local populous and surrounding communities will hear an increase in air traffic, voice notifications and alarms. Additionally, patrons may experience increased gate entry times during periods throughout the day.

All base exercise notifications heard over the installation’s Giant Voice system will be prefaced with an “Exercise Exercise Exercise” reminder. Sirens and alarms heard from the base are used to simulate a realistic environment in which base personnel can properly train and respond in the event of a real-world incident.

For more information, contact 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs at 707424-2011 or email 60AMWPA@us.af.mil.

The Washington Post Ukraine is better positioned to make headway in its expected counteroffensive against Russia than leaked U.S. intelligence documents indicated, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, voicing confidence that Kyiv can reclaim occupied territory despite a host of military challenges.

Blinken declined to specifically address the trove of classified

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Photo Editor: Robinson Kuntz material that spilled into public view after it was posted on the Discord social media platform, but said intelligence material detailing the military challenges that Ukraine will face, including problems fielding and sustaining troops, “reflected a particular point in time and this is not static.”

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“Where Ukraine might have been a month ago, two months ago, three months ago, is not where it is now in terms of its ability, for example, to prosecute a counteroffensive and to deal with the ongoing Russian aggression,” Blinken said, speaking at an event marking World Press Freedom Day hosted by Washington Post Live.

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The government of President Volodymyr Zelensky is preparing to launch a long-awaited operation seeking to recapture vast swaths of territory seized by Russian forces after President Vladimir Putin’s February 2022 invasion. Leaders in Kyiv have also vowed to push Russia out of Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula that Putin annexed illegally in 2014 and

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Airmen from the 341st Medical Group and 40th Helicopter Squadron demonstrate search and rescue capabilities April 6, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The 40th HS has contributed to a proud rescue history saving over 400 lives since 1973 and logging upwards of 145,000 flying hours conducting search-and-rescue missions.

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Hardy