• Port dawgs help scout send aid overseas

    The 60th Aerial Port Squadron recently shipped approximately 5,000 pounds of donated humanitarian relief supplies to Afghanistan, as part of a Denton Program shipment.The Denton Program, as per Title 10, U.S.C. Section 402, objective is to put the empty space on U.S. military transport to good use

  • 571st MSAS advisers teach in Peru

    The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron recently concluded its third mobile training team at the request of the Military Advisory and Assistance Group at the United States Embassy Peru. The partner nation focus was Peru's air force, surveillance and reconnaissance. The engagement, which began

  • Port Dawgs praised for excellence

    A team of Port Dawgs from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron on Travis Air Force Base travelled to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Aug. 16 to accept the California Air Force Association Unit of the Year Award.In addition to the CA AFA Unit of the Year Award, the 60th APS has been lauded for their

  • Refurbished C-5M arrives at Travis

    Col. David Mott, 60th Operations Group commander, delivered the newest refurbished C-5M Super Galaxy Aug. 26 to the Travis flightline. The aircraft is the second fully refurbished C-5 Travis has received.The improvements on the C-5 include newer, quieter engines with more thrust, allowing for

  • Team spruces Travis' looks

    The Base Appearance Team at Travis Air Force Base is a small group with a big job."We spruce up the entire base," said Staff Sgt. Ronald Brown, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron BAT manager. "In August, the BAT collected 190 bags of debris, to include trash at Travisville Park, the skate park and the

  • Airmen replace door on C-5 landing gear

    Six members of Travis Air Force Base's 60th Maintenance Squadron aero repair section recently worked around the clock for three weeks to replace a landing gear door on a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft.The aircraft, which has a Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, tail, had a crack in its left-side landing

  • Civilian leads CAF program

    In the hallway of the wing headquarters building there is an office with a small brown placard emblazoned with gold letters that reads Community Support Coordinator. It is an installation-level position created by the Air Force in the wake of the Fort Hood, Texas shooting incident in 2009.At Travis,

  • Loadmaster stays safe, saves lives

    Last December, Senior Airman Cody Nuñez, 21st Airlift Squadron, spent two weeks in Entebbe, Uganda providing humanitarian care to the war-torn Central African Republic."We were there to support the Contingency Response Group by setting up security operations and providing resources such as power

  • Honor Guard training focuses on Travis Reserves

    Every two months, the Travis Honor Guard holds training for prospective new members to get them spun up on movements and expectations of one of the most honored roles in the military. Typically, this training consists primarily of active-duty Airmen from Travis, but August's training was solely

  • CAIB aims to provide avenues to get care

    In an effort to provide avenues of care to Airmen and their families, wing leaders from across the installation meet on a quarterly basis to identify community issues and work in unity at finding resolutions.Locally, the Community Action Information Board, or CAIB, discusses a wide variety of