• Keep safety in mind with return to school

    Summer is over and school is back in session. School means school buses and kids -- a lot of them! The majority of children residing on base attend one of the schools in or around Travis. To help kick off a great school year, the Travis Safety Office is conducting a back to school safety campaign

  • VFW helps veterans of all ages get help

    For some, just the name "Veterans of Foreign Wars" is associated with the notion of senior citizens who served in Vietnam, Korea and World War II.What many people don't know is that as soon as young Airmen return from fighting on foreign soil, they are eligible to register with the VFW, even if they

  • Sones assumes command of base

    Col. Dwight Sones took command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing during a change of command ceremony Aug. 5 at hangar P-14.Sones, who spent the last year as commander of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing in Kyrgyzstan, joined the officer corps as a second lieutenant in 1988 after receiving his Bachelor

  • Change gives Airmen easier access to food

    The Food Transformation Initiative continues to make progress in developing the program that is redefining how, what and where Travis Airmen eat.FTI is a revamped dining program intended to offer Airmen a greater variety, availability and quality of food. One of the aspects of the FTI is the

  • Resources for relationships available to Airmen

    Marriage can be one of the greatest experiences in life while, at the same time, being one of the most difficult to manage. With divorce rates topping 50 percent in the United States, according to the 2009 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Vital Statistics Report, finding the

  • Thunderbirds brighten day for special needs kids

    The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds made the day for a group of special-needs and Make-A-Wish Foundation children July 29 on the Travis flightline during their practice performance and meet-and-greet.The Thunderbirds performed a practice show for the children followed by an opportunity for them to meet

  • Remembering general's crash

    On August 5, 1950, the worst disaster in the history of Travis occurred. Brig. Gen. Robert Travis, commander of the 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing and the 9th Bombardment Wing at Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base died at age 46 in the crash of the Boeing B-29 "Superfortress" in which he was

  • This Week in Travis History (Week of July 30 through August 5)

    On August 5, 1950, the worst disaster in the history of Travis occurred. Brig. Gen. Robert Travis, commander of the 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing and the 9th Bombardment Wing at Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base died at age 46 in the crash of the Boeing B-29 "Superfortress" in which he was

  • Team Travis boom operator refuels Thunderbirds

    Many people who enlist or commission in the United States armed forces have their own bucket-list. Senior Airman Dave Pingleton, 9th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender boom operator, was able to check off one item on his list July 28 as he performed, what he described, as a "standard refueling

  • Barking up the right tree

    They begin their Air Force career at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, just like Airmen - but that's where the similarities end. Their version of training can take up to 120 days. In that time, the dogs must meet the requirements to become military working dogs. An average of one out of four dogs