• Travis wings show appreciation for local veterans

    Maybe it was the flapjacks and eggs served by uniformed Airmen. Or perhaps it was the Elvis impersonator belting out '50s tunes. Or perhaps it was just the warm smiles and hugs given to them.Whatever it was, more than 100 veterans and their spouses at the Veterans Home of California in Yountsville

  • Museum to host drive

    The Travis Heritage Center is scheduled to host a Jimmy Doolittle Air and Space Museum Foundation membership drive June 28 at the center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The event will have open aircraft to view, on site foundation board members to answer questions, gift shop availability and a hamburger

  • Brothers in arms: Chief knows pain, resiliency

    Teofilo Evans and Alfonzo Evans grew up with the same dynamic as most brothers do, combative, but underscored by a deeply rooted bond rivaled by no other relationship."We were usual boys," Alfonzo said. "We fought like brothers, but he was always the older brother. He was the rock in my life."The

  • Chief comes from humble beginnings

    Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series on Chief Master Sgt. Ericka Kelly.Most find it a stressful, grueling time when they learn to operate on little sleep and be part of a team of people with varying personalities."I remember saying to myself, 'This is great! I hope they keep me

  • Travis hosts Books on Bases

    The Blue Star Families returned to Travis for the fourth Books on Bases at the Mitchell Memorial Library June 4. More than 250 children and their families attended that evening for free books, crafts and snacks.Blue Star Families is a nonprofit organization founded by military spouses that is

  • Sergeant's fight with testicular cancer leaves scars

    Master Sgt. Sean Arnold takes most things in stride, even being diagnosed with testicular cancer.The 60th Operations Group resource manager said he's "not even remotely shy about this," cracking jokes and making puns about the life-threatening battle he's faced during the past 19 months in the most

  • In Alaska, Travis helps firefighters stay safe

    The 60th Aerial Port Squadron was called into action May 30 and 31 to help fight the wildfires in Alaska."Seems we are the quick-reaction force for swift logistical movement for constant emergencies worldwide," said John "Buck" Buchanan, 60th APS civilian port operations officer.On May 30 APS

  • CRW aids in Ardent Sentry

    On March 27, 1964 a 9.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the Prince William Sound region of Alaska. To this day, the quake is still the second largest ever recorded and was the cause of extensive death, damage and destruction in Alaska. One hundred and thirty-one people lost their lives as a result of

  • Travis opens Fisher House II

    Six months after ceremonial shovels first dug into the ground marking the start of new construction, more than 200 invited guests witnessed the handing over of ceremonial keys during a ribbon-cutting and housewarming to officially open a second, larger Fisher House here May 30. The new facility

  • Red Cross orients teen volunteers for program

    High school students and recent graduates from the local community gathered May 28 for the first orientation briefing of the American Red Cross Summer Youth Program at David Grant USAF Medical Center. The program, which allows for local youth ages 14 to 18 to volunteer in more than 20 different