• Survival training prepares Travis Airmen

    Mission success has been the norm at Travis over the past several years. With excellent ratings in exercises and award-winning teams in nearly every squadron, Travis is known for providing top-notch global mobility. However, a piece of being successful is preparing for when things do not go right.

  • Resiliency stand down

    More than 200 people received training Monday at the base theater to be small group facilitators for the upcoming Resiliency Stand Down, said Maj. Melissa Gould, 60th Medical Operations Squadron suicide prevention officer, Resiliency Element chief and Travis Integrated Delivery System chair. The Air

  • Welcome Home Warrior gets a reboot

    A Welcome Home Warrior event is scheduled Feb. 3 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Delta Breeze Ballroom to welcome home recent Travis deployers and to say farewell to those who are headed out on upcoming deployments. All of Travis is invited and there will be a disc jockey, kids' crafts, gift raffling for

  • Safety stand down

    In light of recent safety issues, the leader of Air Mobility Command has directed Jan. 27 to be a command-wide down day for all Airmen to focus on the issue.Aircraft taxiing accidents command-wide since October 2011 have already eclipsed the mark for all of the previous fiscal year, one example of

  • Travis completes AMC's first human-powered gym

    Ten elliptical machines at the Travis Fitness Center are now connected to the base's power grid through an innovative system that converts human energy into no-cost carbon-free electricity. The system is an ideal education tool at a base that has a strong emphasis on both physical fitness and energy

  • Don’t Believe the Hype

    Did you watch the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos playoff game last weekend? It was arguably the most hyped football game of the season focusing on the athletics of Tim Tebow versus the Hall of Fame capabilities of Tom Brady. Leading up to the game, sports analysts couldn't get enough

  • Travis Launches new Sharepoint

    The Travis Sharepoint page, the default homepage for network users, is receiving an overhaul. The new page replaces a static Sharepoint site with new graphics that highlight upcoming events and leadership priorities. Frequently used links like the phone directory and security forces visitor passes

  • Pair find paths to becoming pilots

    Originally enlisted as an F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief in the Air National Guard, Senior Airman Dan Stein decided he wanted to go active duty. With this goal in mind, he began ROTC in college while still a member of the Guard. Stein, now a C-17 Globemaster III first pilot - the Air Force

  • Paws for Reading celebrates two years

    The Mitchell Memorial Library is celebrating the two-year anniversary of Paws for Reading, it is a unique program that helps children learn to read.Paws for Reading, based off the Paws for Healing program at David Grant USAF Medical Center, helps children gain confidence in their reading by reading

  • 2012 time to shape up

    The Travis Fitness Center offers a variety of fitness classes for Airmen and their families to help make their New Year's resolutions a reality. Some of the fitness classes available focus on cardiovascular workouts including a spin class, step class, turbokick and hip-hop class. Other classes