• Airshow offers Airmen discount

    The 10th annual California Capitol Airshow will take place Oct. 3 through 4 at Mather Airport in Sacramento, California.Gates are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with flying performances taking place from noon to 4 p.m. The show is scheduled to include the USAF Thunderbirds, Canadian forces Snowbirds and

  • Action can help prevent wildfires

    September is National Preparedness Month and America's Prepare-A-thon Day is scheduled for Sept. 30. This is an opportunity to increase the level of emergency preparedness for yourself, your family and community. This week's theme is wildfires and what you can do to prepare yourself.Wildfires can

  • American heroes honored, celebrated at Sacramento parade

    After weeks of being celebrated overseas and across the country, the three young Americans who thwarted a train attack en route to Paris, were finally home. Thousands lined the streets of downtown Sacramento to welcome home Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler during the

  • Leaders recognize Peak volunteers

    Airmen from the Peak Leadership Team received recognition Sept. 8 from Col. Robert Cannon, 60th Air Mobility Wing chaplain, Chief Master Sgt. Alan Boling, 60th AMW command chief and Capt. Jeffrey McMillen, 60th Medical Group chaplain at Travis Air Force Base, California.The recognition was for the

  • Travis Fitness Center unveils outdoor facility

    The Jungle, a covered outdoor facility behind the Travis Fitness Center, held a grand opening ceremony Sept. 8 at Travis Air Force Base, California.The 7,200 square-foot open-air facility has free-weights, kettle bells, rack systems, medicine balls and other equipment used to participate in High

  • Travis welcomes hero home

    Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, the airman who helped foil a terrorist attack on a train in France Aug. 21, arrived at Travis Air Force Base, California Sept. 3, with his mother and brother by his side."We're thrilled to welcome A1C Spencer Stone back to America," said Col. Joel Jackson, 60th Air

  • Travis major fights sickle cell in Uganda

    Can an Air Force nurse devoted to a cause be the instrument for change in an entire nation?  Just ask Maj. Lukiah "Lucky" Mulumba, 60th Inpatient Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, California. For the past three years, Mulumba has conducted a daylong conference in her Ugandan homeland to provide aid

  • Into the wild blue yonder

    Airmen from various career fields flew on a KC-10 Extender refueling flight Aug. 20 at Travis Air Force Base, California.The Airmen on the flight were recognized as outstanding performers by their units and were offered a chance to see the United States Air Force Thunderbirds being refueled by a