• AMC changes dining facility policy

    Air Mobility Command recently announced a change in policy that affects who is allowed to eat at base dining facilities starting at Travis Monday. Due to continued funding shortfall and the need to standardize food service contracts throughout the command, the new policy mandates that Active duty

  • Travis ready for any emergency

    The 60th and 349th Air Mobility Wings exercised their deployment process during Exercise Crisis Look 07-02 March 28 to 30. Approximately 1,500 participants, exercise evaluation team members and support personnel were involved in the around-the-clock exercise. "Overall the exercise was very

  • Weight Reduction is AFSO21 priority

    What if I told you that you could clear out some of the items in your vehicle and it could save you hundreds of thousands of dollars? For most of us the quick answer would be definitely. However, what items would it be? This is the concept behind the Aircraft Weight Reduction Initiative under the

  • 615th Contingency Operational Support Group wing stands up

    The 615th Contingency Response Wing held a wing stand up for the 615th Contingency Operational Support Group Monday at Bldg. P-1. Col. Joey Eisenhut, formerly the deputy commander of the 715th Air Mobility Operations Group, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, will command the new group. The stand up of

  • Travis Air Force Base Warrior of the Week: Senior Airman Krystle Lindamood

    Name: Krystle Lindamood Rank: Senior Airman Squadron: 60th Aerial Port Squadron Duty Title: Information Controller Years in service: 3 years Hometown: Camp Lejeune, N.C. Family: Airman 1st Class Joshua Lindamood, husband. Goals: "Graduate Airmen Leadership School as a distinguished graduate, make

  • Communications Security Staff Assistance Visit

    Several Travis offices who handle Communications Security items were analyzed during a bi-annual Staff Assistance Visit March 19 to 23. The SAV, designed to find and fix information assurance problems, found very few issues and gave the base a "satisfactory" based on a two-tier system. "If we had a

  • Travis Air Force Base Warrior of the Week

    Name: John Carter Rank: Tech. Sgt. Squadron: 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Duty Title: Flying crew chief Years in service: 12 years Hometown: Memphis, Tenn. Family: Wife, Kelli and daughter, Lauren 3 years old Goals: "Make a career out of the Air Force, get my bachelor's degree and earn my

  • Gatekeepers keep us safe at night

    When most people on base lay their heads down at night, they usually feel safe when they close their eyes. They are afforded that feeling of safety because of the men and women who stand watch at the gates of Travis, looking for any adversaries who choose to do harm. The 60th Security Forces

  • Commander's Trophy winners

    The 60th Operations Support Squadron and the 60th Equipment Maintenance Squadron dominated other units to take home the Commander' s Trophy. The 60th OSS had 278 points - one hundred and two points more than the nearest contender-- to take home the small unit trophy while the 60th EMS had a total of

  • Travis Intramural Basketball Championship

    The Travis Intramural basketball championship held at the Travis Fitness Center Monday night was an explosive game up and down the court and was full of determination, excitement and sorrow. The championship pitted the two champions from the large unit bracket and the small unit bracket. They each