• A busy day on the flight line

    With roughly 3,300 aircraft continuously arriving and departing on a monthly basis, Travis handles more cargo and passenger traffic than any other military air terminal in the United States.

  • Rumble Airman, Rumble

    Muhammad Ali’s trainer, Drew Bundini Brown, said “You gonna float like a butterfly and sting like a bee, aaah (in unison with Ali), Rumble young man, rumble, aaah (in unison, again).” Every time I heard this, I imagined myself saying “aaah,” as if I’m being spoken to as well. I learned this as a

  • 60th LRS gets Travis AFB pumped up for innovation

    As a fuels distribution operator for Travis AFB’s 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Senior Airman Tanner O’Laughlin rarely spared a thought on the weather. His job—to ensure quality fuel makes its way into any of the numerous aircraft comprising Travis’ fleet—acted independent of it, and even if it

  • Leadership rounds

    U.S. Air Force Col. Zachery Jiron, 60th Air Mobility Wing vice commander, went to the 60th LRS for Leadership Rounds, a program that allows wing leadership to get a detailed view of their mission at Travis Air Force Base.

  • Salvation Army Kroc students tour Travis 22nd AS

    “Today was special for our 22nd Airlift Squadron team,” said Tech. Sgt. Ryan Padgett, 22nd Airlift Squadron unit technician. “We were able to show and discuss our aircraft (C-5M Super Galaxy) mission.”

  • So much more than just a sky mechanic

    Keeping an aircraft worth hundreds of millions of dollars in tip-top shape is a complex process. Tactical aircraft maintainers are commonly known as "flying crew chiefs" because they're generalists who coordinate the aircraft's readiness and call in specialists like avionics or propulsion

  • Why OPSEC?

    Operations security is critical to protecting the mission of Travis Air Force Base and our Air Force. The goal of OPSEC is to protect information about friendly operations and reduce the adversary’s ability to collect and exploit critical information and indicators about friendly activities.

  • Travis one of three finalists for Innkeeper Award

    The Westwind Inn at Travis Air Force Base, California, is one of three finalists for the Air Force's 2019 Innkeeper Award after being named the best in Air Mobility Command. The Innkeeper Award is an annual honor recognizing excellence in the service's lodging operations. Travis is competing against