• “Spirit of Solano” gets locked and loaded for first operational mission

    Within 24 hours after the wheels of Travis' first C-17 touched down during an arrival ceremony here Aug. 8, the "Spirit of Solano" took off fully loaded to Germany, Spain and Turkey in support of the Global War on Terrorism. According to Senior Master Sgt. Mike Belanger, 860th Aircraft Maintenance

  • Do you know your flag’s history?

    You see them on houses, on cars, in front of government buildings, even on T-shirts. It seems it has once again become chic to "show the colors." Flags have existed for more than 4,000 years. The first type of flag, a metal or wooden pole with carvings on top, was called a vexilloid. About 2,000

  • Air Force changing, values stay strong

    The world and our Air Force are obviously changing at a rapid rate. However, there are also things that haven't changed...our core values! But what do our core values mean to you? Are they words you live by? Are they artificial words you use to spice up a performance report? Or maybe they are just

  • Leave program gives Airmen recharge

    We are one month shy of the five year anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. On that day, our lives as Americans and as Airmen changed forever. Today, we are working longer hours, deploying for extended periods in support of the Global War on Terrorism and continuously

  • Travis firefighters remain ‘team to beat’

    The Travis firefighters continued to dominate during the Fremont Festival of the Arts Firefighter Combat Challenge in Fremont, Calif. Saturday. "They did exceptional," said Mr. John Speakman, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief. "There was a lot of the main competition that we'll face at the

  • Tactical communicators move into 60th AMW

    Change is a word with which all Airmen are very familiar. With recent Force Shaping and many projected position deletions in the support community, there still are a few "safe" areas to work. As communications squadrons are hit hard with cuts, our newly assigned Theater Deployable Communications

  • Congratulations on a job well done staff sergeant selects!

    Congratulations to our new Staff Sergeant selects...well done! Each announcement brings joy to those selected for promotion to the next grade and disappointment to those who are not. For those of you, who did not earn your promotion this year, stay focused and do not give up. Dedicate yourself to

  • Integrity, Service, Excellence

    As proud members of the United States Air Force, we've learned to appreciate the powerfully positive culture that surrounds us as we live our lives by the three Air Force core values of Integrity First, Service Before Self and Excellence in All We Do. The fact that the great majority of Team Travis

  • Team Travis welcomes its first C-17 aircraft

    The much anticipated arrival of Team Travis' new C-17, the "Spirit of Solano," took place today at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony began with a flyover of all three major airframes home to Travis Air Force Base, the C-5, KC-10 and now the C-17. The crowd of 1,800 stood in awe and applauded as Maj. Gen.

  • Operation Nighthawk aimed at ending drug abuse

    For those wishing to consume illegal substances only to have all traces expelled within a day or two before getting selected for a random drug test, this is not your lucky day! There is an operation in full swing to catch potential illegal substance violators at the gates of Travis. "The great thing