• Travis family bonds over fitness competition

    It’s hot. In the middle of a summer that came far too early and that has a history of staying far too late, Travis Air Force Base, California, is hot. Inside the base’s fitness center, the warm, fluorescent atmosphere is heated to a stifling degree by the straining and frantic energies of those who

  • Get your Nerf on kids!

    Set your sights on fun! The Army and Air Force Exchange Service at Travis Air Force Base, California, is hosting a free event for military kids to test the latest nerf blasters.

  • The Justice Files

    During the month of July 2018, five Airmen received final review of nonjudicial punishment under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice and four Airmen were involuntarily separated. The following are tools used by commanders as a means of punishment, rehabilitation and maintaining unit good

  • Be cautious and avoid animal bites

    It’s 85 degrees with a cool Delta breeze rustling through the leaves in your backyard. The barbecue pit is fired up and the savory aroma of the hickory dangles in the air.The kids are running around while the grownups share deployment stories at the table. But then a teen sets off a firecracker and

  • Serving with Gratitude: Ugandan refugee finds safe home in U.S. Air Force

    “We really are a nation of immigrants,” said Mustak Keval, 60th Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center flight chief. “I am driven by my need to give back because of what my family and I owe this great nation for taking us in.” Keval joined the Air Force in 1980 to serve the

  • DoD updates parental leave policy

    Travis Air Force Base, California, Airmen who are expecting or planning to adopt can enjoy an extra bit of leave thanks to an updated parental leave policy courtesy of the Department of Defense Military Parental Leave Program.

  • Air Force's top scientist visits Travis

    Dr. Richard J. Joseph, U.S. Air Force Chief Scientist, along with colleague Donna C. Senft, Air Mobility Command chief scientist, toured Travis Air Force Base, California, July 11, to experience innovation at the base-level.Joseph and his team went to David Grant USAF Medical Center, the 60th Aerial

  • Return to sender: A story of Airmen, X-rays and acetone peroxide

    On a normal day, the 60th Force Support Squadron Official Mail Center is responsible for receiving, processing, controlling and sending administrative communications, as well as preparing mail for dispatch to Travis Air Force Base, California, the U.S. Postal Service and for commercial delivery. The

  • We keep 'em movin'.. We keep 'em livin'

    Our En Route Patient Staging System (ERPSS) motto has been “We keep ‘em movin’.” This we proudly chant at role calls and our wing command events back at Travis. However, upon boots to sand in April 2018 at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, our team of 16 from the 349th