• Base awarded $1.6M for CAF

    Air Mobility Command awarded $1.6 million to Travis Air Force Base last week for projects that are part of the architecture of Comprehensive Airmen Fitness and aimed at enhancing quality of life for every Airman."CAF is a holistic approach to caring for our people," said Col. James Jacobson, 60th

  • Comprehensive Airmen extends to civilians

    As the Air Force sets new parameters to tackle the health and wellness of our Airmen, the following discussion will not solely focus on the Comprehensive Airmen Fitness paradigm. Rather, I'd like to dig deeper into the color and make-up of our Airmen across the board and discuss much deeper issues

  • Weekend safety reminder

    As we begin to wind down the summer season, I wanted to take a moment and thank all of you for the hard work and great accomplishments Team Travis has achieved. School began this week for those who attend the base schools and this is a perfect time to remind everyone to remain vigilant for excited

  • AFSOC CASEVAC: training for "Care under fire"

    The Air Force Special Operations Command Casualty Evacuation course recently graduated five Airmen and one Navy physician from the quarterly course conducted by the Tactical Operations Medical Skills Lab, part of the Special Operations Forces Medical Element, Aug. 13, at Hurlburt Field, Fla.The two

  • Base reflects on Year of the Air Force Family

    Thank you Team Travis, for making the "Year of the AIr Force Family" a resounding success.Here's a recap of this years events: Welcome Home Warrior Celebrations Monthly Hearts Apart Events Created 4 Pillar Tiger Teams 60AMW Family Down Day on 6 Nov. Started Adopt-A-School program

  • Travis Airman supports security, force protection ops at Iraq base

    Senior Airman Ryne Ritchie is a security forces journeyman deployed with the 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.Airman Ritchie is deployed from Air Mobility Command's 60th Security Forces Squadron, 60th Air Mobility Wing, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. His

  • 120 Days in the desert, BEEliners officer gives first-hand look at mission

    It's 4:15 a.m.  local time, and the phone rings. "Sir, this is Captain Lambert with your alert ..." Half an hour later, the crew is on a van and headed to the dining facility. After breakfast, we show up to receive our flight information, as well as a tactics and intelligence briefing. We then load