• Travis surpasses goal in AFAF campaign

    Travis exceeded its goal in the annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, which concluded May 3, recording some of the highest totals in the service.The base raised $147,598 this spring, surpassing its goal of $131,388 by more than $16,000, said Maj. Adam Rosado, 6th Air Refueling Squadron chief of

  • Maintenance groups notch rare achievment

    Every month, the 60th and 349th Maintenance Groups team up to meet their Mission Capable Rate and Homestation Logistics Departure Reliability metrics set by Air Mobility Command. In April, the crews met all rates for all three types of aircraft assigned to Travis, which include the C-5 Galaxy, C-17

  • Wingman Day to focus on physical pillar

    Travis Airmen will set aside their daily tasks and participate in fellowship and physical activities during Wingman Day, May 16.This quarterly event places emphasis on what it means to be a wingman for one another and to build camaraderie among Airmen. The focus of this day is on the physical pillar

  • Life in technicolor

    More than 250 people dressed in white T-shirts stepped to the starting line of the Travis Color Run April 27 ready to be doused in bright shades of blue, purple, green, yellow and pink. The 5K run and 1.5-mile walk, hosted by the Travis Fitness Center and Exchange, featured five color stations where

  • Program provides free transportation to Travis

    With summer right around the corner and the price of gas expected to exceed $4 per gallon in the bay area, it's no wonder Travis members are turning to the RideShare program to get to work."The RideShare program is a transportation incentive program," said Shelia Whittaker, 60th Logistics Readiness

  • Base hosts power tournament

    National Earth Day was April 22, and the 60th Civil Engineer Squadron hosted the 2nd annual Airman Power Tournament to celebrate the day at the Travis Fitness Center. During the tournament, teams competed on elliptical machines attached to a ReRev electrical generator system that converts human

  • 22nd AS helps boys, girls

    Airmen of the 22nd Airlift Squadron have a long history of moving the mission around the world, but the squadron also strives to impact the local community. On April 17th and 24th, a group of 12 junior enlisted members swarmed the grounds of the Vacaville Boys and Girls Club providing some much

  • Travis gives the hook up to transportation of unmanned vehicles

    Travis porters transferred two unmanned aerial vehicles and their support equipment from ground transportation to a C-17 Globemaster III Tuesday on base. The UAVs were moved through Travis because the special cargo mission here makes it feasible."It takes a lot of coordination to do something like

  • Officer retires after fini flight

    Lt. Col. Scott Moffat, 9th Aerial Refueling Squadron chief of training, celebrated his retirement from the Air Force with his final flight yesterday at Travis.Moffat flew the KC-10 Extender for the majority of his career in the Air Force, after a brief three-year stint on the KC-135 Stratotanker

  • Constuction projects aim to give Travis facelift

    Travis is conducting various construction projects between now and October.Currently, a new jogging path along First Street is under way which will connect the red track with the duck pond."The construction of the new jogging path is really going to improve the quality of life for the Airmen," said