• Refurbished C-5M arrives at Travis

    Col. David Mott, 60th Operations Group commander, delivered the newest refurbished C-5M Super Galaxy Aug. 26 to the Travis flightline. The aircraft is the second fully refurbished C-5 Travis has received.The improvements on the C-5 include newer, quieter engines with more thrust, allowing for

  • Reaffirm core values to stay committed

    The men and women of 18th Air Force, Air Mobility Command and the Air Force serve our nation on the foundation of our core values; integrity, service and excellence. Those who have come before us have taught us there is no replacement for virtue, character, dignity and respect. This holds true for

  • Team spruces Travis' looks

    The Base Appearance Team at Travis Air Force Base is a small group with a big job."We spruce up the entire base," said Staff Sgt. Ronald Brown, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron BAT manager. "In August, the BAT collected 190 bags of debris, to include trash at Travisville Park, the skate park and the

  • Upholding standards a charge that belongs to all

    My husband will not eat with me at the Mongolian barbeque restaurant outside the gate during the winter months anymore. Every time we eat there, I'm faced with correcting an Air Force member who is wearing their green "snuggie" as it is affectionately known, or the green winter fleece as it is

  • Three C's essential to building one's credibility

    As a professional in any line of work, one should strive to attain credibility. In the profession of arms, where decisions can often cost valuable resources or possibly affect life and death, credibility is critical. But how does one go about obtaining credibility. As an engineer, I like equations.

  • Airmen replace door on C-5 landing gear

    Six members of Travis Air Force Base's 60th Maintenance Squadron aero repair section recently worked around the clock for three weeks to replace a landing gear door on a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft.The aircraft, which has a Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, tail, had a crack in its left-side landing

  • Civilian leads CAF program

    In the hallway of the wing headquarters building there is an office with a small brown placard emblazoned with gold letters that reads Community Support Coordinator. It is an installation-level position created by the Air Force in the wake of the Fort Hood, Texas shooting incident in 2009.At Travis,

  • Loadmaster stays safe, saves lives

    Last December, Senior Airman Cody Nuñez, 21st Airlift Squadron, spent two weeks in Entebbe, Uganda providing humanitarian care to the war-torn Central African Republic."We were there to support the Contingency Response Group by setting up security operations and providing resources such as power

  • Honor Guard training focuses on Travis Reserves

    Every two months, the Travis Honor Guard holds training for prospective new members to get them spun up on movements and expectations of one of the most honored roles in the military. Typically, this training consists primarily of active-duty Airmen from Travis, but August's training was solely

  • CAIB aims to provide avenues to get care

    In an effort to provide avenues of care to Airmen and their families, wing leaders from across the installation meet on a quarterly basis to identify community issues and work in unity at finding resolutions.Locally, the Community Action Information Board, or CAIB, discusses a wide variety of