• Children's fit program to begin

    Kids Fun Fitness, a program to help combat childhood obesity, is set to kick off Oct. 22 at the Fitness Center. For $25, parents can enroll children, ages 6 to 11, in eight classes that will help them stay active. "We're looking for creative ways to get families to the gym," said Barbara

  • Two minutes can make a difference

    First and foremost, we would like to extend big congratulations to the 615th Contingency Response Wing as they completed their first-ever operational readiness inspection. Your dedicated attitudes, many practice exercises and outstanding performers assigned to this important mission paid off, and

  • Remember the wingman concept

    Over the past sixteen months, I've witnessed some tremendous efforts and hard work exhibited by all. However, unfortunately I've also witnessed some stress. Our senior leaders realize that stress sometimes is the result of stretching our people to their limits. Our challenging operations tempo,

  • 15th EMTF receives new command chief

    The 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force recently welcomed a new member to the Team Travis family. Chief Master Sgt. Bruce Blodgett, 15th EMTF command chief, arrived in September from Dover Air Force Base, Del., where he served as 436th Airlift Wing command chief. "My wife and I are excited to be

  • Str ... ike: Bowling Center offers fun at low cost

    Charlie Alonga spent years bowling with two fingers. He had never mastered getting the desired spin on the ball using the recommended three digits, so he stuck with his preferred method. But it put a lot of pain on his wrist. "You can play only so many games with two fingers," the Navy man's son

  • Team work is catching on

    Having been at several Air Mobility Command bases in my career, I have heard many of the slogans about team work, but it wasn't until I came to Travis that I began to fully appreciate them. I, like many of you, took it as another Air Force slogan to motivate us to get more done with less. After

  • Fisher House ambassadors visit Travis

    The Fisher House Foundation's "roving ambassadors" returned to the base Oct. 11 for a visit with the staff, volunteers and guests of the Travis Fisher House. Audrey Fisher and Nancy Edelman, FHF ambassadors, and Jim Weiskopf, FHF vice president for communications, were greeted by Col. Jim Baron,