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Captain Al Haynes, retired United Airlines pilot and hero of United Flight 232, shares his personal accounts with more than 500 Airmen on “Teamwork in Crisis” during his visit to Travis AFB on May 19. On July 19, 1989, Haynes piloted his DC-10 from Denver, CO to Chicago, Ill. with 296 passengers and crew on board. During the flight, the aircraft lost complete hydraulics functions and the aircraft crashed landed onto the Sioux City Airport runway in Sioux City, Iowa. Haynes’ experience and calmness under pressure saved the lives of 184 passengers that day. He retired from United Airlines two years after the incident and began touring the country talking about his experiences. He has done about a thousand presentations over the last ten years. (U.S. photo by Capt. Paradon Silpasornprasit)

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Navy Capt. Mike Williamson speaks Jan. 15 to the Travis community during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Two-bay C-17 hangar. (U.S. Air Force photo/Nan Wylie)

Team Travis crew makes repairs on C-5C Galaxy

Staff Sgt. Dan Louden, 60th Maintenance Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Brent Dost, 349th MXS, tighten more than 8,000 fasteners on a C-5C Galaxy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Robert Couse-Baker)

Travis maintainers take on major C-5C repair

Staff Sgt. Brent Dost, and Air Reserve technician with the 349th Maintenance Squadron, works on a C-5C with, right, Staff Sgt. Dan Louden, 60th Maintenance Squadron, and Tom Chalmers, a Department of Defense civilian. What started out as a small repair on the aircraft grew into major repairs with the discovery and cracks underneath the "skin." This C-5C Galaxy, one of only two in Air Force inventory, is specially modified to support shuttle missions for NASA. Both aircraft are housed at Travis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Terry Hendrickson)

Travis AFB provides airlift support for Haiti humanitarian relief

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Ron Wickbacher, canine search specialist from California Task Force 2, along with canine companion Dawson, a live-scent dog trained for humanitarian search and rescue, prepare for their mission in Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Holly Hess)

Travis AFB provides airlift support for Haiti humanitarian relief

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Technical Sgt. Pete Maraia, Security Forces Raven team lead from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., discusses tactics with Security Forces team members in Haiti while supporting humanitarian relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Holly Hess)