• Chapel services donate to Haiti

     Through events at the base's Chapel services, more than $11,000 was raised in support of earthquake victims in Haiti.The funds were amassed during one weekend's collections in January and a youth talent show earlier this month."Our people here were very generous," said Father David Deibel, pastor

  • Tricare tools tame tax time

    Love it or hate it, there's no denying it: tax season is here. Do you see yourself digging through piles of paper looking for last year's forms and receipts?There's a better way. Tricare West Region beneficiaries can find Tricare out-of-pocket costs online through its secure www.triwest.com

  • Our Core Values

    Several years ago, I stopped at a transition point on my way to Kirkuk, Iraq. While I was there, I learned an improvised explosive device had killed Special Agents Ryan Balmer and Matthew Kuglics during an off-base mission. It was June 5, 2007, and the unit to which I was deploying, had just lost

  • Beeliners take 21st Airlift Squadron flying mission downrange

    Members of the 21st Airlift Squadron, nicknamed the BEELiners, departed as part of a mass deployment in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom Feb. 23.Airmen bid farewell to family, friends and fellow servicemembers before departing.Their four-month deployment, as part of the 817th

  • Honoring an Enlisted Hero: Senior Airman Jason D. Cunningham

    It is my duty as a pararescueman to save life and to aid the injured. I will be prepared at all times to perform my assigned duties quickly and efficiently, placing these duties before my personal desires and comforts. These things I do, "That Others May Live." - Lt. Col. Richard T. Kight, father of

  • Travis Employee Assistance Program

    The Travis Employee Assistance Program is a program available to help employees with personal and work-related issues that may impact their work performance or behavior as well as providing educational and prevention classes, seminars and events.The EAP counselor in the Life Skills Center will

  • Help your fellow Airmen

    Travis will host the annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign March 8 through April 16. The AFAF drive was established with the purpose of providing financial assistance to charitable organizations that give much needed support directly to Air Force members in need. The annual AFAF kickoff event is

  • New AF dining program offers greater variety, availability

    Airmen at six bases including Travis may soon see changes to their dining venues and food and beverage options bringing greater quality and variety, Air Force services officials said recently.The pilot program of the Air Force Services Agency's Food Transformation Initiative is gearing up to bring a

  • New AF dining program offers greater variety, availability

    Airmen at six bases including Travis may soon see changes to their dining venues and food and beverage options bringing greater quality and variety, Air Force services officials said recently.The pilot program of the Air Force Services Agency's Food Transformation Initiative is gearing up to bring a

  • Be a good wingman: show fellow Airmen you are all in

    The wingman concept is a well-known tenet of our Air Force culture. We trace its origin to the early days of combat aviation. Pilots conducting missions during World War I relied on each other for support, discovering the advantages of flying in formation. These forerunners of modern-day Airmen