• Gold Star family member receives first Travis DBIDS ID card

    Jennifer Serex-Helwig, a Gold Star family member, became the first person to receive the Gold Star DBIDS installation access card issued at Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 29. Serex-Helwig is the daughter of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Henry Serex whose plane was shot down over Vietnam on April

  • Former KC-10 pilot, ALS instructor serve as teachers

    He has grey hair, wears grey glasses and an inviting smile covers his face. In the Air Force he was an instructor pilot teaching Airmen how to fly aircraft valued at millions of dollars. His job now is focused on much younger Airmen.

  • Total Force Continuum team visits Travis

    The Air Force’s Total Force Continuum team visited Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 21 – 23 to observe operations and learn how to best implement total force integration.

  • The power of music

    “How do you guys feel about the tempo? Let’s start at bar 70. It’s sounding a little sour. You make the difference not with volume, but with accent,” said Tech. Sgt. Thomas Salyers, Travis Brass noncommissioned officer in charge, during a recent rehearsal.

  • Travis to honor 70 years of Air Force airpower

    In honor of the Air Force’s 70th birthday, Travis Air Force Base, California is scheduled to host a week-long celebration Sept. 11-16. Since its inception, the Air Force has consistently broken barriers as an element of the finest joint warfighting team on the planet, and its Airmen have refined its