• Ops group takes community to skies

    The Travis honorary commanders toured the 60th Operations Group on Travis Dec. 6 in order to gain a wider scope of the Air Force mission.The honorary commander program is designed to integrate civic leaders from the local community into the military for a two-year term. The partnership is mutually

  • DLA helps Air Force's images

    From looking for banners, signs or displays to decals, magnets or labels and anything in between, large or small, the Defense Logistics Agency Document Services at Travis is here to help.DLA, formerly known as the Document Automation and Production Service, is the Department of Defense's primary

  • Air Force 'Triple Ace' visits base

    It was hard-pressed to find an open seat at the Travis Delta Breeze Club Dec. 10. The consensus of the crowd was all the same, they came to meet an Air Force living legend.Glasses were charged and toasts were made in typical Daedalians fashion, honoring "those who have gone before us." Interaction

  • Missle crisis not withot tragedy

    The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962-dramatically documented in the 1974 ABC-TV teleplay "The Missiles of October" and the 2000 motion picture "Thirteen Days"-proved the importance of aerial reconnaissance by the Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady and other airborne assets. For 13 days, the United States and the

  • Mobile communications backbone comes to end

    It's the end of an era for the 60th Communications Squadron and a former Air Force master sergeant as all land mobile radio users switch to a new system the week of Dec. 9. Travis has received $3.6 million in funding to upgrade its Trunked Land Mobile Radio System and add a second site, known as

  • 15th AMOS provides typhoon relief

    On Nov. 8, Typhoon Haiyan made land fall in the Tacloban region of the Philippines, bringing with it winds more than 200 mph and tsunami level waves. Eyewitnesses reported the devastation looked as if a F5 tornado tore a path 60 miles wide and left nothing standing. Almost instantaneously US relief

  • Airmen volunteer for deployment at holidays

    It's nothing new for service members to be away from their loved ones during the holiday season, in fact, it has simply become the norm for many. However, that doesn't take away the hardships they face during a time when many Americans are surrounded by family, while they stand watch in a foreign

  • Tradition: Travis Airmen share turkey, thanks with veterans

    The atmosphere was festive and the air redolent with the smells of roasting turkey, dressing and pies as a group of Travis Airmen once again visited the Yountville Veterans Home to break bread with the veterans.For a number of years, the 349th Air Mobility Wing has organized this volunteer

  • Travis supports NATO mission in Iceland

    As 1st Lt. Calvin Hunter approached Keflavik International Airport, Iceland on board a Travis C-17 Globemaster III on Oct. 31, the Jamaican native couldn't shake the thought of how cold the harsh tundra would be. "The scenery in Iceland was gorgeous," he said. "But it was between 0 to 2 degrees

  • Achieving liftoff: Travis, Guard train with helicopter

    The winds at Travis are unrelenting. They constantly howl through the base and challenge the most advanced of pilots. Just as the wind here won't quit, neither will Travis Airmen when it comes to training for the next mission at hand.Members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing, 60th Aerial Port