• Eeekkkk! It's a snake

    Some people actually like snakes. But for the rest of Travis Air Force Base, California, it’s time to be leery. California has 33 species of snakes, but only six are poisonous to humans, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. One of the most dangerous is crotalus oreganus,

  • “That’s just the way we do it” is not a good answer

    I’ve been lucky in my career so far to instruct on three different aircraft and serve in the contingency response world. I started off flying C-21As (LearJets) doing distinguished visitor travel, then transitioned to the C-130 E/H doing airland and airdrop missions. I’ve also flown on air-refueling

  • Travis to host bone marrow donation drive

    In keeping with their commitment to the health and quality of life of all military families, the 60th Force Support Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, California, is partnering with David Grant USAF Medical Center to host a bone marrow donation drive June 4 and 6 at various locations on Travis.

  • Taking opportunities

    Earlier this year, my supervisor asked me, “Hey Carnell, would you mind going to Honor Guard training starting Monday?” My first thoughts were that something must have changed with my wingman’s schedule in our shop. We both intended doing Honor Guard and our leadership chose him to go first. As I

  • Travis participates in Air Force wide Safety Review Day

    The Air Force mission to fly, fight and win comes with great risk. The service’s aircraft are flown for thousands of hours each year supporting a variety of operations including combat missions and humanitarian relief.

  • Good, not dumb

    A favorite quote of mine is from “Space Balls,” the 1987 movie parody of “Star Wars.” In it, the villain Dark Helmet, says, “Now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.”

  • Travis hosts STEAM competition for local high schools

    Named for Travis’ own innovation initiative, the “Phoenix Spark Challenge” allowed 49 students from the local community the opportunity to flex their genius on a set of three challenges currently facing Travis engineers.