• Airmen's Attic aids enlisted members

    With permanent-change-of-station season going into full gear, there is one shop at Travis to assist Airmen in their move. The Airmen's Attic is a shop where enlisted members, staff sergeant and below, their dependents and Reservists can shop for free. The Airmen's Attic helps Airmen get the items

  • Civilian employee with Navy drops 130 pounds

    Kirsten Lim knows the harsh pain of silent judgment that can come with being overweight.She's seen looks and felt casual cruelty from strangers. Once tipping the scale at 400 pounds, Lim was once asked by a flight attendant how she even got on a plane.Such remarks took their toll and, in March 2010,

  • 18th Air Force commander visits Travis

    Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, and Mrs. Patty Ramsay visited here Tuesday through Thursday to speak with Airmen, meet with installation leadership, and learn about the base's dynamic mission.Team Travis' unique capabilities were showcased to Ramsay during a tour of the base's

  • Refueling Maintenance keeps the JP-8 flowing

    It takes a special process to turn Jet Propellant-8 into raw airpower for Travis. Part of that process is for Airmen from the 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron to drive special vehicles out to the aircraft to provide refueling capabilities. Sometimes these specialized vehicles can malfunction and

  • Travis focuses on AFSO21

    The only constant is change. This is a commonly held sentiment by many in today's Air Force. What leads credence to this idea is the ever-evolving technological and economic landscape, our total force must be able to face the challenges of the current mission at hand while staying prepared for the

  • Travis EO: strength through a unified force

    With the complex and continuous operations of today's Air Force, it takes a diverse but unified workforce to meet the demands of the mission. To keep the force unified, there is a team dedicated to promoting education, awareness and understanding important issues involving diversity in the

  • Travis Economic Impact Analysis Release

    The economic impact analysis of Travis Air Force Base totals $1.4 billion for fiscal year 2011, an accounting period measured from Oct. 1, 2010 to Sept. 30, 2011. Travis is the largest employer in Solano County with a workforce of 13,368 personnel. For fiscal year 2011, Travis employed 6,758 Air

  • Cryogenics puts the air in aircrew

    While there are many jobs at Travis that contribute to keeping planes safe and in the air, not many are more clearly tied to the mission than the 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron cryogenics shop."We maintain six large storage tanks that contain liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen," said Airman 1st

  • Phoenix Raven protects AMC birds

    Protecting the Airmen, the base and aircraft from enemies both foreign and domestic takes intense dedication and self-sacrifice from the service members in the Security Forces Squadrons throughout the Air Force. At Travis, there is an elite team of Airmen within the 60th SFS who protect the Airmen,

  • Airman faces trial by fire

    We all have dreams and goals that we hope to achieve someday, no matter how unrealistic they may be. Whether it's becoming a famous athlete, learning how to cook or moving to that cabin by the lake we've always wanted, dreams are only ideas. It's up to us to make them a reality.For Senior Airman