• Last three C-5s get avionics upgrade

    Seven years ago, 46 Lockheed Martin technicians were preparing to modernize the avionics suite on 111 C-5 Galaxy aircrafts. Today, 18 technicians at Travis are working on the last three of those aircraft and should finish the work by next May, two years ahead of schedule."We're just a few weeks into

  • Travis scholarship winners to go to Texas camp

    Earlier this year, Air Force Services sent out information announcing three camps; Teen Aviation, Teen Leadership and Space Camp.To be considered, each teen was required to fill out a nomination registration form and complete essay questions about their camp of choice.Four teens from Travis were

  • Travis environmental restoration team makes international mark

    For Lonnie Duke, it was a chance to meet the Environmental Protection Agency representative who introduced him to the idea of employing green and sustainable remediation technologies in cleaning up contaminated groundwater sites at Travis. For Glenn Anderson, it was a chance not only to meet EPA's

  • Sergeant’s fitness demonstrates health benefits

    "If you weren't in such good shape, you'd be dead!" That's what the doctor said to Master Sgt. Ed Hood, 573rd Global Support Squadron first sergeant as he was being released from David Grant USAF Medical Center after making a complete and speedy recovery from a potentially lethal medical issue.

  • Port squadron members secure planes' cargo

    Moving and securing heavy and precious cargo requires manpower, time and effort. For members of the 60th Aerial Port Squadron ramp operations, effort is where they shine.Senior Airman Christopher Germann, 60th APS vehicle control monitor, takes pride in every task he is assigned. Whether it is

  • Joint exercise hones 615th CRW capabilities for real-world missions

    Soldiers and Airmen teamed up in a simulated deployed environment at Mackall Army Airfield approximately ten miles south of Pinehurst, N.C., in support of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division's Joint Operational Access Exercise, June 23-27. More than 100 Airmen from the 615th Contingency Response Wing

  • Preparation a smart move

    Efforts to maintain good health can often lead to minor surgeries or other medical procedures. Many times, patients don't think about the unthinkable-what if something happens? What if things don't go as planned?Preparing for the unexpected can ease the burden for family members and help patients

  • 60th LRS unit keeps watch over vehicles

    In the Team Travis world of air power, the members of the 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operations think of ground movement.Running 24-hour operations in three shifts, seven days a week, the mission of vehicle operations includes transporting air crews to and from pre-flight and

  • Travis DGMC Airman play role in wounded warrior's recovery

    If he waited a split second more, Tech. Sgt. James Davis would be dead.On a predawn mission to retrieve two Army pilots whose helicopter crashed April 23 in an Afghanistan valley known as a Taliban stronghold, bullets from the gun of a Taliban fighter ripped through the floor of the HH-60 Pave Hawk