• Travis biologist learns about different kind of airpower

    If you look up at the sky over Travis Air Force Base, California, you can expect to observe several flying machines, most often the heavy-lift C-5M Super Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster III or KC-10 Extender aircraft that are based here, along with many transient flights that arrive and depart daily at one

  • Father, daughter face different stages of career while at Travis

    Just before she was about to leave for basic military training, Gabrielle Honeycutt started freaking out.“I was really scared,” she said. “I was shaking and crying and everything.”Gabrielle was a shy and timid teenager, saying she was “scared to even just change in general,” so the move of going to

  • Travis supports Veterans through mentorship

    Mentorship plays a major role in the development of military members. Being a good wingman and providing support to our peers applies to veterans even after their service has ended, especially when they are going through a rough time in their lives. The Veteran’s Treatment Court of Solano County,

  • Next Airman up

    “Hey John, when you get back from C-17 re-qual you’ll be on G-series orders. The squadron is yours!”

  • Growth requires a little discomfort

    A long time ago at a base far far away, my chief used to send out daily quotes and excerpts from John C. Maxwell and other famous leadership authors. One day the daily message really resonated with me. Specifically, the message quoted Ronald E. Osborne: "Unless you do something beyond what you've

  • CSAF field team to visit Travis

    A team appointed by Gen. David Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, is scheduled to visit Travis Air Force Base, California, June 19 and 20 to obtain feedback on actions the Air Force could implement to improve readiness, effectiveness and morale.

  • Travis tankers extend the fight against ISIS

    Coalition tankers continue to support an uptick in weapons employed against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria strongholds, enabling the release of the most ordnance in a four month stretch since the inception of Operation Inherent Resolve.