• 18th Air Force to participate in Exercise Ultimate Reach

    Eighteenth Air Force units, partnered with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, will participate in Exercise Ultimate Reach Nov. 2-8.Ultimate Reach is an annual U.S. Transportation Command-sponsored live-fly exercise designed to exercise the ability of 18th Air Force (Air Forces Transportation) to

  • Tree festival, auction scheduled for Nov. 20

    The 60th Maintenance Group Blue Eagles Booster Club is sponsoring the Travis Holiday Tree Festival and Auction, a base-wide event to benefit the Travis Fisher House and add holiday cheer to the Travis community 5:30 to 9 p.m. November 20 in the 60th MXG Atrium, building 31. Fully decorated,

  • Month honors physical therapy

    October is National Physical Therapy Month and the physical therapy clinic at David Grant USAF Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base, California, is hosting a series of events throughout the month.The goal of National Physical Therapy Month is to promote the profession and improve society's

  • Heritage center curator no stranger to Travis

    The new heritage center curator at Travis Air Force Base, California, is someone who himself is part of the base's history.Rick Shea took over in July as the Travis center's curator, but when he was on active duty, his first assignment was in inventory management at base supply during the 1970s."I

  • A1C Stone released from hospital after stabbing attack

    Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone was released from the University of California Davis Medical Center on Oct. 15 after receiving treatment for multiple stab wounds following an altercation in Sacramento last week.Stone was recently honored for his heroic actions in thwarting a gunman's attack on a

  • Community leaders take flight with exercise set in Greece

    More than 50 Travis Air Force Base, Calif., civic leaders, with their friends and family in tow, took part in Operation Allied Liberation Oct. 2, a simulated humanitarian relief mission as part of the 60th Operations Group honorary commander tour.Although simulated, the entire 60th OG team treated

  • C-5M scoops up in-flight data for NASA

    Officials from Lockheed Martin and Travis Air Force Base successfully recorded in-flight noise and vibration data onboard a C-5M Super Galaxy Sept. 24, ensuring that the recently upgraded airframe was still compliant with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration requirements.According to

  • Power outage planned Oct. 11

    The dining hall, chapel and commissary will open, but all Army and Air Force Exchange facilities, including the shoppette and mini-mall, will close during a base-wide power outage from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 11.Pacific Gas and Electric Company will shut off the power at Travis Air Force Base,

  • Team Hoyt duo set to roll in to Travis

    Team Hoyt, a father and son team made up of Rick Hoyt and Dick Hoyt, is scheduled to speak to Airmen about resiliency and the "never give up" attitude at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Base Theater at Travis Air Force Base, California."When thinking of the word hero, most people from New England