• Donation delivers toys to Travis

    Tables teemed with towers of free toys Dec. 5 at Travis Air Force Base's First Street Chapel as part of a donation to 250 military families.Approximately 100 boxes totaling more than 10,000 toys were donated to Airmen and other service members by Operation Homefront, a nonprofit organization that

  • Area Defense Counsel differs from legal office

    The 60th Air Mobility Wing Legal Office and Area Defense Counsel are often confused as the same thing.  While both have judge advocate generals and paralegals working hard to ensure their clients are served, the similarities stop there.For instance, the legal office has the military justice section

  • C-5 Pacific channel: Big crew with a big mission

    The first thing you need to know about a C-5B Galaxy channel mission: everything is really big.The plane is huge, distances are vast and even the sound is enormous.As the mission begins, four TF-39 turbofans belt out their oversized metallic howl, accelerating more than 600,000 pounds of aluminum,

  • Mobility tours in Las Vegas

    On Nov. 16, Mobility Rock Band from the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West launched a four-concert tour in Las Vegas, Nevada.The band is stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California, and was touring in Nevada to represent Airmen from Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases within their local

  • Red Cross receives new station manager

    The American Red Cross has a new 'sheriff' in town at David Grant USAF Medical Center. The ARC has named Lisa Ann Rohr incoming successor to outgoing station manager Joan Kelley-Williams, who stepped down from her position Dec. 5 after 30 years of service to the Red Cross.Rohr serves as the ARC's

  • Dreams come true for Italian Airman

    "Sono un aviatore Americano." When translated, these words represent the bridge between two different lives for Airman Dimas Bernacchia -- the life of an Italian immigrant and the life of an American airman.Born in Senigallia, Italy, Bernacchia spent much of his childhood traversing Europe and the

  • Protect against danger with tree safety

    According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were 14,000 injuries related to holiday decorations in 2011, an increase of 1,000 over the previous year. To ensure a safe and happy holiday season with family and friends, here are 12 tips to keep in mind as you deck your home:Keep

  • Travis outlines holiday donations policy

    With the holiday season upon us, many Americans are searching for ways to reach out to U.S. service members, both at home and especially those stationed overseas. Not surprisingly, the staff at David Grant USAF Medical Center and the 60th Air Mobility Wing's public affairs office receives a

  • Airman is Travis' globetrotter: Kava headed to France for hoops contest

    Cinnamon Kava is 5 years old. She's waited all year for today.It's Christmas and she can't wait to open all of the gifts under the tree. Her dad hands her a present and the wrapping paper goes flying. Is it a toy? Is it a book?It's a basketball.She can't wait to try it out. Little did she know, this