• Vacaville store Off-Limits to Travis Airmen

    It has come to my attention that the Empire Smoke Shop, 179 Elmira RoadVacaville, CA 95687 is selling the substance known as "Spice". I am concerned that allowing military personnel to use this establishment will threaten our readiness and ability to conduct the mission entrusted to us. Therefore,

  • Promotion paints new perspective of squadron

    When I was hired as the Superintendent of the 60th Mission Support Group earlier this year, I thought I knew exactly what every unit's mission was in the MSG. It wasn't long after my immersion into the group that I realized my understanding of the various units' mission was elementary at best. So,

  • A Veteran's gift

    A ninety year old veteran of World War II recently made a special gift to the Travis Air Force Base Museum with the donation of his U.S. Army Air Corps uniform.Former Army Air Corps Master Sgt. Bill Meck of Napa, Calif., with the help of good friend Col. Barrett Broussard, 349th Air Refueling Wing

  • Working together helps us thrive

    I have six children. Two of them are in their thirties. It is no exaggeration to say I have been breaking up fights for thirty years, hundreds and hundreds of fights. I've dealt with a hundred in a day - driving across country. The scenario is nearly always the same. A fight breaks out and I ask

  • 860th AMXS helps kids go fish

    For the second consecutive year, members of the 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron participated in the Annual Catch a Special Thrill for Kids Fishing Event at Lake Berryessa Oct. 16.The Bureau of Reclamation, in partnership with the C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation and Pleasure Cove Marina, hosted the

  • Be Prepared!

    As I think back to my days in the Boy Scouts, I remember the familiar motto "Be Prepared!" I learned a lot of life lessons in the Boy Scouts, and this motto is definitely one of the most memorable. The charge to Be Prepared can serve us all well. During my last Commander's Call in September, we

  • Fort Hood Incident leads to fresh training

    After the active shooter incident at Fort Hood Army Base, Texas, November 5, 2009, base security at Travis knew they needed to increase their own preparation and attentiveness to deal with a similar situation."Fort Hood is the policy-changing incident that makes us more aware of our environment and

  • Travis Airmen named AMC Athlete of the Year

    Senior Airman Nader Mahgribi, assigned to the 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as an aerospace propulsion systems journeyman, was announced Wednesday as the Air Mobility Command Male Athlete of the Year. Airman Mahgribi was chosen for the award after displaying exceptional abilities as an athlete

  • The heart of the matter

    What had been a dream for decades finally became reality at David Grant USAF Medical Center.After years of planning, months of construction, weeks of training and countless hours in preparation, history was made Oct. 8 in the midst of 18 regularly-scheduled cases conducted in one of the hospital's