• Uniform phaseout dates draw near

    With many phaseout and mandatory wear dates approaching, the look of Air Force uniforms will change slightly over the next year. Here are a few dates to remember for uniform and policy changes.As of the following dates, wear of the listed uniform items will be phased out:Oct. 1, 2010: 100 percent

  • Dedication recalls late SFS member

    Team Travis senior leadership, 60th Security Forces and the Travis First Term Airman Center came together with family and friends of fallen Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Jacobson during a dedication ceremony Sept. 28.The FTAC classroom, which is used for Airman to in-process when they first arrive at

  • Travis Week thanks Solano

    Airmen from Travis Air Force Base and their families joined together to celebrate Solano County during Travis Week from Sept. 11 to 19.Deemed 'Team Travis Salutes Solano,' more than 650 Airmen supported 20 events throughout the week that brought them to seven cities in Solano County and Sacramento

  • Fiscal year's end has its intricacies

    The mission of the 60th Contracting Squadron is to acquire the goods and services necessary for the operations and maintenance of Travis Air Force Base. Between half and three-fourths of the annual funding for these goods and services is received during the last quarter of the fiscal year, July

  • Scholarship money can help with education

    I know, you have heard it a thousand times "get your degree," or "advance your degree." There is no doubt that you will earn more money in your lifetime with a degree, period. That's not what I want to talk to you about.I am going to try to make your education journey a little easier by showing you

  • 'Why?' a question of generation

    Gen X, Gen Y, the Me generation, the Millenials, the "Lost" generation; the list goes on and on. There are a lot of biased stereotypes out there, but two persist: that of the rigid oldster who is obsolete and can't adapt, and that of the texting youngster who won't pay attention or take anything on

  • Leaders can make a lasting impression

    As I see it, mentoring is one of the most invaluable actions we undertake as Airmen and should be applied in every aspect of our daily lives. Sure, our primary, day-to-day Air Force mission "to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace" has not changed, but I believe we also have another

  • Members exceed standards

    It usually happens when we're faced with a task for which we're completely unprepared. We knew it was coming for a while, but because it's something we either know little about or simply procrastinated over, we wound up asking ourselves, "What's the minimum I need to do to complete this task?"

  • Innovative maintainer Sergeant invents safer tools to save time, money

    When the Air Force was founded, early Airman had a pioneering spirit that embraced change and welcomed challenge. That same spirit can be found here today in the 60th Maintenance Squadron hydraulic systems shop."We always look for ways to improve our processes," said Master Sgt. Spacey Walker, 60th

  • Political dos and don'ts during campaign season

    With the 2010 elections coming up, television newscasts and newspaper articles are filled with the latest news about the candidates running for various offices. While exercising a right to vote is the duty of all Americans, military and civilian federal employees should understand the laws and