• All-Star Airman

    Senior Airman Michael Gunter, 60th Mission Support Group knowledge operator and native of Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded Travis Athlete of the Year Aug. 24 at the Air Mobility Wing conference room during a wing leadership meeting.Gunter's award package has been forwarded to Air Mobility Command to

  • Driving tips

    In today's world, we face constant changes and take on more tasks than we have hours in a day. It is even more important now to inspect vehicles prior to jumping in and driving off to work or your next appointment. You may notice new discrepancies or even a potential safety hazard that can lead to

  • A Reservist Reflects

    Since the late 1960s Travis has been under three different commands, but has retained the nickname "Gateway to the Pacific."Throughout the years Travis has established this name by assisting the United States and the world during adverse times while remaining flexible to Air Force policy changes.As

  • History of Travis in the '70s

    Travis Air Force Base in the 1960s was home to an "aircraft revolution" of modernization. Turbine driven aircraft, such as the C-130, C-141 and C-135, soared over the Solano countryside. The base also tended to various humanitarian and support operations, in addition to military ones such as the

  • Base 'stretched' C-141s in 1979

    On Aug. 14, 1979, the 60th Military Airlift Wing sent the first of its 39 Lockheed C-141A Starlifter aircraft to the Lockheed-Georgia plant near Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta, Ga., to be upgraded, or "stretched." When the C-141A first entered service in April 1965, it became apparent that the

  • Ramadan ends with breaking of the fast

    Many of us have been deployed to several countries where cultures and religious beliefs are different from our own, and are probably aware that Ramadan is an important event for adherents to Islam. You may not be aware, however, that Ramadan actually encompasses an entire month. This year, in the

  • Couple's bedroom gets homecoming makeover

    Members of 60th Force Support Squadron Full Access Marketing and Balfour Beatty Communities worked together Aug. 13-14 to make the "Homecoming Home Makeover" possible in support of a deployed service member and his active-duty spouse.The $5000 event was put together to show military appreciation by

  • Attitude is crucial for mission success, command chief says

    Command Chief Master Sgt. John Evalle has been in the Air Force for 27 years and took the position of senior enlisted leader at Travis in July 2011.Air Force Instruction 36-2618, The Enlisted Force Structure, states that the Command Chief Master Sergeant is responsible for advising commanders on

  • Kandahar crews load F/A-18 onto C-5

    For the first time in history, a U.S. cargo aircraft will transport a U.S. fighter jet back to the United States after sustaining damage to its fuselage.The 451st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial port flight assisted the C-5 Galaxy's loadmaster crew in successfully loading an F/A-18