• Fire protection requires vast knowledge

    The task of keeping Travis safe from fires is a 24-hour job. The dry climate and close proximity to factories and refineries keeps the Airmen of the 60th Civil Engineer Squadron fire emergency services team on alert at all times.The team is part of a bigger picture when it comes to first responders.

  • Optometry looks out for base

    The optometry clinic located at David Grant USAF Medical Center provides comprehensive eye exams and services supporting aircrew and readiness for active-duty members. The clinic also aims to serve the eye care needs of dependents and retirees enrolled in TRICARE Prime as well as other TRICARE

  • Travis gets swept away: 'Dirt Boys' keep base free of debris

    A lone pebble, inconspicuous to the casual observer, doesn't realize it has no business existing several hundred feet away from three major weapons system on the Travis flightline.Five days a week, one of four street sweepers from the 60th Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and equipment shop takes

  • Emergency management keeps base safe

    Things go wrong. Earthquakes, fires, car accidents and even terrorist attacks can unfold at any minute of the day, anywhere around the globe. Fortunately for Travis, there is a strike team of first responders to keep the base safe.In the strike team, there are different elements responsible for

  • Travis hosts meeting about reduction

    Capt. Veronica Hoskinson, 60th Force Support Squadron manpower and personnel flight commander, and Senior Master Sgt. Maryann Navarro-Davis, 60th FSS military personnel section superintendent, spoke and answered questions about the upcoming enlisted force reduction programs during a town hall

  • System for smog check relocates to internet

    The Federal Clean Air Act of 1990 requires states to establish and implement vehicle inspection and maintenance to reduce motor vehicle emissions in areas with poor air quality. Inspection and maintenance, also known as a smog check, has been adopted by more than 25 states to address air quality

  • Travis members part of lifesaving, joint-service rescue mission in Africa

    Burnt marketplaces and upended billboards bare scars of the violent past the people of South Sudan have endured. This is one of Africa's oldest wars, one that has claimed the lives of millions. But as of recent, what was once a civil war has transformed into a full-blown regional conflict, throwing

  • Sibling rivalry part of Commander in Chief Excellence Award Competition

    The Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award assessment team toured Travis Monday and Tuesday for an extensive look at the Golden Bears' innovation in enhancing base-level services, facilities and quality of life. "Our vision was two-fold," said Lt. Col. Jacqueline Breeden, 22nd Airlift

  • Travis supports POTUS visit to Nelson Mandela memorial

    While attending Travis' annual holiday lighting ceremony Dec. 5, surrounded by his wife and children, the call came across Lt. Col. Thad Middleton's Blackberry stating he needed to be on the other side of the globe within a few hours.For Middleton, who serves as the 9th Air Refueling Squadron

  • Books on Bases aids children

    More than 200 children and parents attended a winter holiday Books on Bases event hosted by Mitchell Memorial Library staff from 1-3 p.m. Dec. 21, 2013. Highlights of the event were a reading of "The Soldier's Night before Christmas" by Col. Corey Martin, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, a visit