• Amedee hosts CRW training

    In terms of communication and flexibility, it is hard to match that of the 821st  Contingency Response Group.From Jan. 20 to 22, a 41-member team displayed its skills while taking part in an exercise that involved opening an airbase and supporting airfield operations at Amedee Army Airfield near

  • Travis firefighters set sights on stair climb

    More than 1,900 firefighters from around the world will don 60 pounds of gear, including helmet, protective suit, breathing apparatus and air cylinders, and climb 69 flights of stairs March 6 at the Columbia Center Tower in Seattle, Washington, at 788 feet of vertical elevation. The 1,356 steps will

  • 349th AMS, 312th AS: Training from the ground up

    It takes a 'village' as nearly every Air Force Specialty Code touches the aircraft, with training or qualification when Team Travis members launched a C-5M Super Galaxy from Travis Air Force Base, California, to Alaska, Jan. 23, 2016.The 349th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 312th Airlift

  • Travis, local law enforcement open new training facility

    Officials from Travis Air Force Base and Solano County law enforcement agencies held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 29 for the newly constructed Emergency Responder Urban Training Site, marking the first tangible Travis project completed as a direct result of the Air Force Community Partnership

  • Vet reflects on Babylift

    Towards the end of the Vietnam War, a plan to transport thousands of displaced Vietnamese orphans to the United States commenced. Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, California, took part in the mission that is now known as Operation Babylift.The first plane, carrying more than 100 orphans left

  • AMC chief makes stop at Travis

    Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, 60th Air Mobility Command command chief, had the opportunity to visit Travis Air Force Base, California Jan. 21 and 22 for the first time since taking over the command chief spot in December.On Jan. 21, Frey spent the morning in the air with a class of first term

  • Golden years: Host wing hits half-century mark

    The base chapel's 65-year-old bell rang out five distinct times, one for each of the 60th Air Mobility Wing's five decades. With each toll, cause for celebration was paused for a moment - a moment to honor the Airmen who died in service to their country.On Jan. 8, 1966, the 1501st Air Transport Wing

  • Airman searches in Vietnam for remains

    When Tech. Sgt. Robin Bailon enlisted in Air Force in 2000, she didn't expect her career to place her in Vietnam, serving as a life science investigator.But Bailon, an aircrew flight equipment specialist by trade, had the opportunity to venture far outside the scope of her traditional duties,