• Travis youth gain job skills through program

    Travis youth have an opportunity to get a leg up when applying for college in today's competitive college application environment.The 60th Force Support Squadron Youth Center is offering a Youth Employment Skills program for Travis dependents in high school. Participants are able to volunteer at a

  • Protocol protects military heritage

    Behind every military ceremony, banquet and distinguished visitor trip, there is a team of perfectionists working long and irregular hours to ensure an Air Force standard of "excellence in all we do" is maintained.The Travis Protocol team bustles around base at any given time, stays behind the

  • Travis opens fuel site

    Col. Dwight Sones, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, was joined by Army Col. Bill Keyes, Defense Logistics Agency Energy Americas commander, and Jim Kehlet, Kinder-Morgan Business Development West vice president, to cut the ribbon on the new Kinder-Morgan fuel tank site Tuesday on Travis. The $50

  • Travis boxer captures win

    Ninety seconds. A lot can happen in 90 seconds. It can pass by quickly or, in the sport of boxing, it can seem like a lifetime. It only took the boxing judges in Sacramento 90 seconds to determine the boxer from Travis had beaten his opponent.Staff Sgt. Justin Cureton, 60th Aircraft Maintenance

  • How to save a life: Marrow donation helped Sones' daughter

    Many people have events in their lives that bring forth a rush of emotions. For the Sones family, one of those events is the Marrow Donor Drive coming to Travis May 14 through 18. There are many reasons for the emotions people feel during those events, for the Sones it is because bone marrow saved

  • Airmen, Marines, Ospreys join forces for exercise

    When the distress call comes, the men and women of the 615th Contingency Response Wing have proven their ability to respond effectively to crises in some of the most remote regions of the globe. But what if that emergency call rang out closer to home? What if a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated

  • Forum raises ideas for excellence

    Airmen, family members and civilian employees at Travis discussed quality of life issues and proposed solutions April 18 during the Caring for People Forum at the Twin Peaks Chapel."The Caring for People Forum is an opportunity for Airmen to present issues and concerns to Air Force leaders for

  • Youth Aviation Summer Camp lands at Travis

    The 60th Force Support Squadron will introduce its first Youth Aviation Summer Camp. Doors to the world of aviation and aeronautics will be open to youth ages 9 to 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Travis Aero Club in Rio Vista. This one-day camp includes hands-on activities using real aircraft.

  • 2012 Military Fatherhood Award finalist at Travis

    When they called his name -- his actual name, not the invective often spewed at new recruits -- Senior Airman Jonathan Jackson was sure the news was bad.Instructors aren't interested in feelings at basic military training. It's their job to shape Airmen for the fight, so to be called by his name and

  • Warrior Week sharpens skills

    Approximately 350 Travis Airmen displayed their capabilities in attack response while maintaining mission flow April 16 through 20 during Warrior Week at Travis.Warrior Weeks are intended to have Airmen in their units conduct the required Ability to Survive and Operate training as well as deployed