• Team Travis members celebrate Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

    Members of Travis Air Force Base's 60th Air Mobility Wing prepare the Team Travis hospitality tent July 24, 2011 at Rainer Ranch, which is located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Rainer Ranch is an International meeting place located on Joint Base Lewis-McChord during the Air Mobility Rodeo where

  • Band of the Golden West opens Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 ceremony

    Members of the U. S. Air Force Band of the Golden West performs July 24, 2011 at the opening ceremonies for the Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. "For us it's so special to get a chance to play for our Airmen and international partners," said Capt. Haley Armstrong, Band of

  • Team Travis participates in Air Mobility Rodeo 2011

    On July 23, the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., sent more than 60 members to participate in the Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., which runs July 24 through 29.The Air Mobility Rodeo, which is sponsored by Air Mobility Command, is a week-long

  • Last three C-5s get avionics upgrade

    Seven years ago, 46 Lockheed Martin technicians were preparing to modernize the avionics suite on 111 C-5 Galaxy aircrafts. Today, 18 technicians at Travis are working on the last three of those aircraft and should finish the work by next May, two years ahead of schedule."We're just a few weeks into

  • Travis scholarship winners to go to Texas camp

    Earlier this year, Air Force Services sent out information announcing three camps; Teen Aviation, Teen Leadership and Space Camp.To be considered, each teen was required to fill out a nomination registration form and complete essay questions about their camp of choice.Four teens from Travis were

  • Travis environmental restoration team makes international mark

    For Lonnie Duke, it was a chance to meet the Environmental Protection Agency representative who introduced him to the idea of employing green and sustainable remediation technologies in cleaning up contaminated groundwater sites at Travis. For Glenn Anderson, it was a chance not only to meet EPA's

  • Double Deuce…Brings It to the Show

    As the throttles are advanced to take-off power, the engines of the C-5B Galaxy scream, propelling the aircraft down the runway. At 769,000 pounds, there is little room for error as the strategic airlifter takes flight, headed to a remote airfield in Afghanistan. Aircrews from the 22nd Airlift