• Selection of new chiefs caps off busy week

    Team Travis, what an action packed week! Nov. 10 was my first day back after returning from the Airlift Tanker Association conference--what a great conference; the chief master sergeant of the Air Force and secretary of the Air Force rendered speeches, which I'll discuss next week. Nov. 11 we

  • Giving back to our veterans

    What a great time to be an American Airman! It began Nov. 10 with a flawless and inspirational performance by the United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team. During their routine in our Fitness Center, Master Sgt. Steven West's team amazed the audience with their precision and reliability. On

  • Veteran's Day: Remembering those who serve

    Ninety years ago on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month November 11, 1918, an armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany at Rethondes, France. This armistice brought a close to "The Great War" or World War I as it is now referred to. It would take another eight

  • Careless decisions can have life-altering risks

    Team Travis it's Friday, Friday and what an incredible week! I'm currently TDY. However, I wanted to share a story with you. This past weekend we witnessed two additional DUIs. This act of irresponsible choices continues to baffle me-Airmen placing their lives and the lives of innocent civilians at

  • Giant pumpkins no match for Travis EOD team

    Overseas, Travis Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team members take work with dangerous explosives and render safe Improvised Explosive Devices that put our troops in harms way, but Oct. 31 all their training helped kick off Halloween with a bang. Recently, on a trip to pick out that perfect Halloween

  • Native Americans honored at luncheon

    At a ceremony, highlighted by a former Navajo code talker, members of Team Travis began the month long celebration honoring Native American heritage, here Nov 3. "Native American Heritage Month is not only a time for us to celebrate the diversity of our nation's armed forces, but also a time for us

  • Travis family experiences grandfathers continuing legacy

    Several descendents of the base's namesake toured Travis Air Force Base Nov. 4 ahead of the arrival of the installation's new C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. Members of the 21st Airlift Squadron helped guide the tour, which made stops at the field where Brig. Gen. Robert Travis perished in a 1950

  • Wing hosts first SWAT challenge

    Members of Team Travis got the opportunity to challenge one another in the wing's first Special Weapons and Tactics challenge Oct. 30. The Travis Air Force Base Emergency Services Team conducted the demanding event for 11, eight-member teams, testing their strength and endurance through a Humvee

  • CRW hosts historic ribbon cutting, ground breaking ceremony

    The 615th Contingency Response Wing hosted a combined ribbon cutting and ground breaking ceremony here Nov. 5. The ceremony marked the completion and grand opening of the wing's Global Reach Deployment Center, along with the symbolic ground breaking of the 573rd Global Support Squadron's new

  • The ‘Spirit of Travis’ has landed

    With the family of Brig. Gen. Robert F. Travis looking on, Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, Air Mobility Command commander and Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Barron, AMC command chief, delivered the 13th and final C-17 Globemaster III, "the Spirit of Travis" here, Nov. 5. "The delivery of our newest Globemaster,