• Homeruns support everyone

    Ten teams, two days, double elimination. In the end, Team Travis was the winner. The Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 1320 sponsored a preseason softball tournament Saturday to raise money for continued support of Team Travis' Airmen and local organizations including Fisher House, the Red

  • ATA hosts mobility forum

    The Golden Bear chapter of the Airlift/Tanker Association hosted a mobility forum at the Base Theater May 11 to give members of Team Travis a chance to spend time with the heroes of air mobility and hear them speak about their career experiences. The theme of the event was "A Day with Our Mobility

  • What a difference a year makes

    Today and Saturday, we have the honor and pleasure of hosting the Airlift/Tanker Association National Chapter Board led by chairman, Gen. Ron Fogleman, our former commander of Air Mobility Command and Chief of Staff of the Air Force. This group of dedicated board members does a tremendous job in

  • Don't serve cold fries

    Last week, we had the distinct honor and pleasure of hosting the fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert Gaylor (retired). Chief Gaylor spent a couple of days visiting with us and sharing a multitude of stories about his tenure as chief master sergeant of the Air Force. He spoke at several

  • Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Jaime Guzman

    Squadron: 60th Aerial Port SquadronDuty Title: Information Controller Years in service: Nine years Hometown: Porterville, Calif. Goals: "To be the best mentor/supervisor I can to the younger Airmen while excelling in the Air Force and earning my 4-year degree." Greatest Achievement: "I accomplished

  • World War II pilot receives Distinguished Flying Cross

    Art Cader (former Army Air Corps 1st Lt.) received the Distinguished Flying Cross for actions he took almost 63 years ago, during a ceremony at the Travis Air Museum Monday. Mr. Cader earned the medal for his heroism during a bombing mission he was part of Sept. 30, 1944, during World War II. The

  • Travis begins AEF rotations

    With their mobility records in hand and their airplane pillow fluffed and ready for the long journey, more than 60 Team Travis members bid farewell to family and friends at the Travis Passenger Terminal before departing on their deployments May 5. "I'm going to miss her," said Jay Peaveley, husband

  • Mother's Day from afar

    Card, check. Flowers, check. Chocolates, check. Dinner with mom . . . check? Wait, you don't live close enough to your mother to take her out to dinner. How do you handle Mother's Day when the "military life" is involved? With more than 300,000 active duty members in today's Air Force, this is a

  • How do you think?

    Every now and again, I get lulled into an erroneous reality that we are all like-minded soldiers firing on the same eight cylinders heading towards a common goal of defending our nation. Fortunately, this false perception is usually short lived. Every day I witness incredible diversity of thought

  • Former chief master of the Air Force visits Travis

    The fifth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force visited Travis recently. Chief Robert Gaylor's (retired) arrival here May 2 was part of his annual tour of bases he takes to speak to Airmen. Chief Gaylor spoke about his decision to join the Air Force, how he feels about today's Airmen and words of