• Honoring an Enlisted Hero: Senior Airman Jason D. Cunningham

    It is my duty as a pararescueman to save life and to aid the injured. I will be prepared at all times to perform my assigned duties quickly and efficiently, placing these duties before my personal desires and comforts. These things I do, "That Others May Live." - Lt. Col. Richard T. Kight, father of

  • Travis Employee Assistance Program

    The Travis Employee Assistance Program is a program available to help employees with personal and work-related issues that may impact their work performance or behavior as well as providing educational and prevention classes, seminars and events.The EAP counselor in the Life Skills Center will

  • Help your fellow Airmen

    Travis will host the annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign March 8 through April 16. The AFAF drive was established with the purpose of providing financial assistance to charitable organizations that give much needed support directly to Air Force members in need. The annual AFAF kickoff event is

  • New AF dining program offers greater variety, availability

    Airmen at six bases including Travis may soon see changes to their dining venues and food and beverage options bringing greater quality and variety, Air Force services officials said recently.The pilot program of the Air Force Services Agency's Food Transformation Initiative is gearing up to bring a

  • New AF dining program offers greater variety, availability

    Airmen at six bases including Travis may soon see changes to their dining venues and food and beverage options bringing greater quality and variety, Air Force services officials said recently.The pilot program of the Air Force Services Agency's Food Transformation Initiative is gearing up to bring a

  • Taxes, Residency and the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act

    On Nov. 11, 2009, Congress passed the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act amending the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to give certain voting and tax protections to military spouses. Generally, for tax purposes, servicemembers are considered to maintain their existing residence or domicile

  • Attention special needs families!

    What's been happening with the Travis Special Needs Task Force? If you went by the Base Exchange or Commissary last week, you may have seen volunteers from the community raising funds for Travis special needs events. The SNTF hosts and coordinates events such as a summer carnival and a holiday

  • 615th CRW welcomes new command chief

    The 615th Contingency Response Wing welcomed Chief Master Sgt. Michael J. LaPlant as its new command chief Feb. 8. As 615th CRW command chief, he advises the commander and staff on matters influencing the health, welfare, morale and effective utilization of the wing's enlisted personnel from 41

  • Airmen's Attic: Undiscovered treasures

    For servicemembers and veterans in need of household goods, Team Travis has a free solution: the Airmen's Attic.Recently, the Airmen's Attic changed its policy that limited its use to only Airmen. The facility is now open to all active-duty members and veterans. Also, the policy requiring a letter

  • Flight chief celebrates 50 years

    Every day at his job, Richard Wetzel claims to learn something new.To some people, this would seem an unremarkable feat. Who doesn't learn something new about themselves or their jobs on a daily basis?However, what distinguishes Mr. Wetzel is many cannot lay claim to having the same employer for 50