• 60th SFS to commence Operation Pumpkin

    As the nights grow longer, Team Travis members should beware the coming of ghosts, ghouls, goblins, monster and zombies. These creatures, said to be cloaked and denizens of the night, will soon roam the streets of Travis fearlessly, many referring to the coming of "All Hallow's Eve." Such disguised

  • 349th AMW welcomes new command chief

    "Finally reached that goal!" This was Chief Master Sgt. Christine Taylor's first thought when she heard she had been selected as the 349th Air Mobility Wing command chief. She has always known what she wanted to do and becoming command chief was at the top of her list of life goals. "Being selected

  • 60th AMW announces quarterly award winners

    The following Team Travis members were named as 60th Air Mobility Wing's third quarter award winners in their respective categories: Airman of the Quarter: Senior Airman Davis Turcios60th Logistics Readiness Squadron NCO of the Quarter: Staff Sgt. Carmen Frazier60th LRS SNCO of the Quarter: Master

  • Team Travis to take treats to Iraqi children

    Operation Candy Drop, a drive to collect and deliver Halloween candy to Iraqi children by U.S. military members, will happen Nov. 1 and 2. The drive sponsors, Bare Base Boots and Global Gladiator Booster Clubs will be accepting Halloween candy donations at drop sites throughout Travis and schools

  • Children's fit program to begin

    Kids Fun Fitness, a program to help combat childhood obesity, is set to kick off Oct. 22 at the Fitness Center. For $25, parents can enroll children, ages 6 to 11, in eight classes that will help them stay active. "We're looking for creative ways to get families to the gym," said Barbara

  • 15th EMTF receives new command chief

    The 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force recently welcomed a new member to the Team Travis family. Chief Master Sgt. Bruce Blodgett, 15th EMTF command chief, arrived in September from Dover Air Force Base, Del., where he served as 436th Airlift Wing command chief. "My wife and I are excited to be

  • Str ... ike: Bowling Center offers fun at low cost

    Charlie Alonga spent years bowling with two fingers. He had never mastered getting the desired spin on the ball using the recommended three digits, so he stuck with his preferred method. But it put a lot of pain on his wrist. "You can play only so many games with two fingers," the Navy man's son

  • Fisher House ambassadors visit Travis

    The Fisher House Foundation's "roving ambassadors" returned to the base Oct. 11 for a visit with the staff, volunteers and guests of the Travis Fisher House. Audrey Fisher and Nancy Edelman, FHF ambassadors, and Jim Weiskopf, FHF vice president for communications, were greeted by Col. Jim Baron,