• Army brigade says goodbye to Team Travis

    With a cry of "saddle up," the Rough Riders from the 402nd Field Artillery Brigade Division West bid farewell to Travis Air Force Base during a flag casing ceremony June 11. The ceremony marked an end to a 12-year stay for the brigade, whose mission is executing post-mobilization training for select

  • Thunderbirds announce 2011 officer selections

    The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, commonly known as the Thunderbirds, recently announced incoming officer selections for the 2011 demonstration season.Capt. Ryan Riley, an F-16 pilot stationed at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, will join the team as the left wing for the squadron as

  • Photo essay: Tanker cousins support air refueling ops in Southwest Asia

    A KC-135R Stratotanker deployed from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., and a KC-10 Extender deployed from Travis AFB, Calif., are seen on the flightline operations area for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on June 2, 2010. Both airframes support deployed air

  • IMA program to hire 1,600 by September

    The Individual Mobilization Augmentee program is set to hire 1,600 Airmen by September in positions opening worldwide in all career fields. Recent attrition rates and the rise of new positions have created a great need to grow the program. Unlike any other Air Force service member, IMAs have

  • 60th APS, search and rescue crew team prepare in case of emergencies

    A June 7 collaboration between members of the 60th Aerial Port Squadron and a Sacramento Urban Search and Rescue Team aimed to expedite operations in the event of an emergency.The California Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 7 brought its full complement of gear, which includes food, water, tents,

  • Former pilot speaks

    A former airline pilot who was at the controls of a commercial airliner that crashed in 1989 in Sioux City, Iowa, spoke May 21 about the experience at the Travis Base Theater.A pilot for more than 35 years, Al Haynes is most well-known for his role in the DC-10 crash, which is one of the worst

  • Travis NCO deployed to Southwest Asia to manage KC-10 maintenance ops

    Staff Sgt. Michael Latiolais is an aerospace maintenance journeyman for KC-10 Extender aircraft at a non-disclosed base here.Sergeant Latiolais is deployed with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's Extender aircraft maintenance unit and is deployed from the 660th Aircraft

  • 615th CRW conducts EDRE

    With hurricane season right around the corner and the wing known for operating at the tip of the mobility spear anywhere in the world across the contingency spectrum as America's 9-1-1 airbase opening force, the 615th Contingency Response Wing conducted an Emergency Disaster Response Exercise May 18