• Family Fun Fest sparks awareness

    Travis held a Family Fun Fest Wednesday at the Airman and Family Readiness Center to kick off Month of the Military Child, National Child Abuse Prevention Month and National Autism Awareness Month.The Family Fun Fest was a collaborative event to celebrate and recognize military children.Commanders

  • Travis struts stuff for civic leaders

    Twenty-seven civic leaders and honorary commanders from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., visited and toured Travis' units and facilities March 28 during a fly-away civic leader tour.The group from Washington was welcomed upon its arrival by leadership from all three Travis wings and given a briefing

  • 573rd GSS spans globe

    The 573rd Global Support Squadron is unlike many of the units on Travis.It does not directly support the 60th Air Mobility Wing. It supports the 621st Contingency Response Wing by being prepared to deploy contingency response forces in a moment's notice."As the commander, I have the pleasure of

  • Pilot promises 'sweet' show

    For more than 40 years, Kent Pietsch and his Interstate Cadet S1A Jelly Belly aircraft have put airshow goers on the edge of their seats with his death defying aerial stunts. Once again, the spectators at this year's Travis Open House/Air Expo scheduled for May 3 and 4 will have the unique

  • Travis trains with multiple bases, services in ACOT

    Travis Airmen, in coordination with Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Fairchild Air Force Base, the 621st Contingency Response Group and Navy Carrier Wing 2, completed advanced combat operations training Monday and Tuesday from Travis AFB down the California coast to San Diego. "Essentially ACOT is the 60th

  • Travis opens new dorm

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony and official grand opening of a new dormitory was held here March 25. The $20 million, 51,000 square-foot complex, marks Travis' first "Dorms-4-Airmen" unaccompanied housing initiative. The new living quarters offer suite-style apartments, each with four rooms, housing up

  • KUDOS scheduled to bring mock deployment to Travis youth

    Travis is scheduled to host Kids Understanding Deployment Operations from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., April 12 at building P-1."KUDOS is an integral part of our resiliency efforts here at Travis," said Wesley Yancey, 60th Air Mobility Command community support coordinator. "The impact of deployments on

  • Medical photographer captures new Fisher House progress

    Construction of the new Fisher House II is progressing at an expedient pace since last fall's groundbreaking ceremony. The changes to the landscape surrounding David Grant USAF Medical Center the past few months is being observed not only by patients and daily drivers, but a small, remotely

  • National Nutrition Month: Chef displays healthy cooking

    In support of National Nutrition Month, the David Grant USAF Medical Center nutrition clinic, Balfour Beatty Community Center and the food service chefs collaborated Monday to present the base populace with a cooking demonstration.Mary Valentinsen, a chef at the DGMC dining facility and Air Force

  • MSAS and Guatemalan service members complete joint seminars

    The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron has completed 25 days of joint seminars with Guatemalan armed forces counterparts at La Aurora air base, Guatemala, March 13.The 571st is one of two Mobility Support Advisory Squadrons within the 621st Contingency Response Wing that supports 12th Air