• Special Needs holiday party provides comfort

    The 5th annual Special Needs holiday party created an environment of acceptance and comfort for special needs children and their family members Dec. 13 at the Delta Breeze Club here.The event was one of many that the Travis Special Needs Task Force coordinates to assist special-needs families."The

  • Travis Airmen learn the art of self-defense

    Members of the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron completed the weeklong Krav Maga Worldwide instructor course Dec. 4 in the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape building here.Krav Maga is the official self defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces which emphasizes instinctive

  • Crew aids in medical transfer

    A recent Pacific cargo mission flown from Nov. 23 to Nov.29 by the 6th Air Refueling Squadron was re-tasked at short notice to move a critically-ill patient to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The KC-10 Extender crew, led by Flight Lieutenant Jase Orr, Travis' British Exchange pilot, was tasked to fly

  • TACP specialists use CrossFit to stay in shape

    In the ever-changing landscape of the battlefield, service members are presented with more challenges and changes as time goes on. While technology and tactics advance into futuristic gear and apparel, physical fitness remains a staple to everyone wearing a uniform.On a small forward operating base

  • KC-10 cargo load training facility opens doors

    Col. Dwight Sones, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, is scheduled to cut the ribbon on the new KC-10 Cargo Load Training Facility today at 10 a.m. The structure will be the first of its kind in the Air Force, as a facility for cargo load training on the KC-10 Extender did not exist before today. The

  • Heavy Metal comes to a close

    In the Air Force, the most valuable asset is the Airmen. Every one of them went through basic training as well as job-specific training, costing the Air Force hundreds of thousands of dollars and in some cases more. In addition to the cost of training an Airman, the time and experience gained is

  • Battery shop energizes planes

    For many maintainers on the flightline at Travis, there are many duties and responsibilities. For the 60th Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental shop those responsibilities extend to servicing and repairing the batteries on C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. To maintain the

  • Operation Cookie Drop takes place Wednesday at Travis

    Operation Cookie Drop is scheduled to occur Wednesday, but it's not too late to bake a batch of cookies for the Airmen that can't make it home for the holidays.This annual Travis event is an opportunity for service members on base and residents of the community to provide support to Airmen living in

  • NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth visits Travis

    The commissary here at Travis held a "Green Machine" race Monday officiated by NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth. The race consisted of two-person teams from four different squadrons. These teams competed in a 16 squadron event in November to be the final teams in Monday's event.Along with bragging rights

  • Fight fires with foam

    After six months of construction, an improved fire protection system was ready for testing Tuesday in Travis Air Force Base hangar 808. The hangar's typical sprinkler system was upgraded to a system that contains high expansion foam."The HEF will actually smother flames and save the Air Force from