• Members voluntarily leave Japan in support of Operation Pacific Passage

    More than 500 service members, dependants and civil service employees, who voluntarily departed Japan, arrived at Travis Air Force Base today aboard charted military flights in support of Operation Pacific Passage.U.S. Army North officials along with Team Travis members activated the Joint Reception

  • Be food safe during power outages

    The Public Health Flight at David Grant USAF Medical Center offer the following pointers to help keep you and your family safe from potential problems due to a lack of proper refrigeration of perishable food at work and home, especially during power outages.Keep foods at safe temperaturesPotentially

  • Wind a factor for Fleet 5

    The delta breeze blowing from west to east through Travis can be detrimental to the members of Fleet 5. Airman 1st Class Abby Potter and Senior Airman Zachary Berndt, 60th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialists, are the lavatory service technicians at Travis. When a plane needs to be

  • 'Dirty boys' dig in, get hands messy

    After washing his uniform, Staff Sgt. Nicholas Haasch, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, still had dirt stains on the creases of his sleeves and pants. Sergeant Haasch, Senior Airman Evan Daly, Senior Airman Darren Kasten and Senior Airman Duron Washington are known as the "dirt

  • Coming Clean, Maintaining fuel systems a dirty job for 60th MXS Airmen

    After a day on the job, Air Force Reservist Tech. Sgt. Barrett Read, 60th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems repair, has to change his clothes in the garage before his wife lets him in the house.Sergeant Read maintains fuel systems on the C-5 Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster and the KC-10

  • Pest control Airman saves, helps base's beasts

    A day on the job for Airman 1st Class Dustin Stone, member of the 60th Civil Engineering Squadron entomology shop aka pest control, can be exciting, challenging and sometimes smelly.Airman Stone performs a variety of tasks on a daily basis, which include anything from cleaning up road kill, spraying

  • A standing order

    On a sunny day, a windy day or even during a torrential downpour, the civilian gate guards of the 60th Security Forces Squadron stand watch to help ensure security around Travis. A long day of checking identification cards and being blinded by headlights can create a recipe for bad moods or decrease

  • Hey, can you 'dig' it?

    Second Lt. Katie Batchelder may not have played volleyball competitively since the fall of 2008, but the bump in action has done little to cool her fire for the court."It's the only sport where you can hit somebody in the face with a ball on purpose and get away with it," said the 23-year-old