• Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • Mail Center protects base's information

    They may not be fitted with body armor or armed with military weaponry, but the handful of Airmen who operate Travis' Official Mail Center represent a first line of defense in protecting the installation from harm."I don't think many people realize how crucial the mission can be here," said Master

  • Med group squadron becomes 60th SGCS

    A change of command ceremony Aug. 22 at David Grant USAF Medical Center not only saw the reigns of leadership exchange hands between Col. (Dr.) Mike Eppinger and Col. (Dr.) Dave Simon at the 60th Surgical Operations Squadron, but a change in the unit's designation.Effective the same day, the

  • 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,