• Ruck march set May 16

    The Travis First Sergeants Council is scheduled to host the fifth annual Gold Star Ruck March May 16 in support of Gold Star Families throughout the local community and across the country.The ruck march, which consists of a 10-kilometer course around the base, is intended to honor families that have

  • Talent show set for May 1

    Travis Air Force Base, California, is scheduled to host the Operation Talent Search show at 6 p.m. May 1 in the military personnel flight's auditorium inside Bldg. 381.The competition, which is free and open to anyone with base access, will feature 27 performers in four categories, including some as

  • Cheers to Volunteers

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., is scheduled to host the Volunteer Excellence Awards at 1 p.m. April 27 at the Delta Breeze Club.In an all-volunteer military, service before self is a way of life. Many Airmen, past and present, and local civilians go one step

  • Plan provides in-home care

    Parents have more options than they may realize for child care at Travis Air Force Base, California.Many people are familiar with the three child development centers on base. Family Child Care, an alternate option, provides care for infants to school-aged children from one of 18 licensed in-home

  • Base offers free tutoring for kids

    The Armed Services YMCA and Travis Air Force Base, California offer a free community-based tutoring program for elementary school students.Operation Hero is an after school tutoring program. It offers three, 10-week programs on base throughout the school year to first through fifth graders at Travis

  • Officer earns Bronze Star Medal

    Lt. Col. David Hammerschmidt, 60th Maintenance Group deputy commander, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal during an April 9 ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California.Col. Mark Weber, 60th MXG commander, who presided over the ceremony, told base leaders and approximately 50 Airmen that

  • C-141 celebrates 50 Golden (Bear) years at Travis

    The 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, California, will hold a 50th anniversary ceremony at 9:30 a.m. April 23 at the Golden Bear C-141 static display to celebrate the airplane.Anyone stationed at or visiting Travis cannot help but encounter the Golden Bear, a gleaming C-141B

  • March remembers fallen

     Two Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, California, participated March 22 in the Bataan Memorial Death March, at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.Tech. Sgt. Joshua Johnson, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron A-Team section chief, and Senior Airman Samuel Montgomery, 60th Maintenance Group

  • Travis Airmen confront PTSD

    At a recent Travis Top Three meeting at Travis Air Force Base, California, Capt. Laura Johnson, 60th Medical Operations Squadron psychologist, and Capt. Meghan Steinour, 60th MDOS psychiatrist, at David Grant USAF Medical Center's Mental Health Clinic, asked 67 senior NCOs to raise their hand if