• MTI Recruiting Team briefing scheduled for Dec. 4

    The Military Training Instructor Recruiting Team will host an MTI duty briefing Dec. 4 at 8:30 a.m. in the 6th Air Refueling Squadron Auditorium, Bldg. 181, Room 241 for those interested in joining the career field. The briefing is opened to E-3s with at least 24 months time in service, through E-6s

  • Honor guard gets in sync with help from trainers

    Twenty-five members of the Travis Air Force Base Honor Guard were honored during a graduation ceremony recently, marking their completion of training from the United States Air Force Honor Guard Training Team here. Prior to receiving their certificates, honor guard members conducted a full-honors

  • Fitness Center receiving needed renovations

    Members of the Travis Fitness Center kindly ask to "pardon our dust" as major renovations begin, providing much needed improvements to both men's and women's locker rooms. The renovations are scheduled to begin Dec. 1 and will last through January. The men's locker room will be under construction

  • 60 MOS, 349 MOF to host tree auction

    The 60 Maintenance Operation Squadron and 349 Maintenance Operation Flight are sponsoring the "Seventh Annual Travis Fisher House Holiday Tree Festival Auction" Dec. 3 from 4 to 7 p.m. The base-wide event will benefit the Travis Fisher House and add holiday cheer to the Travis Community. Fully

  • SARC: Key to prevention is awareness

    One aspect of Travis' Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program is a lofty but ambitious and it's one aimed at keeping the base's people safe. While the aspects are built right into the organization's name, a growing aspiration involves preventative care, making Airmen conscious of behavior

  • Protocol a behind-the-scenes job

    As she tries to relax in her chair ready to answer a volley of interview questions, Capt. Patrice Williams breathes a sigh of relief. It's the first relief the new chief of the 60th Air Mobility Wing Protocol Office has had in a long day. "There is no one particular job that can prepare you for

  • AMC commander: 'Take time to pause, reflect on what your service symbolizes'

    The holiday season is a wonderful time to spend with our family and friends. For many, it means packing up and traveling our nation's highways to visit our loved ones. As we enter this holiday season, please take time to pause and reflect on what your service symbolizes to our nation, and take

  • Operation Teddy Bear needs volunteers

    It's time again for the annual kick off of Operation Teddy Bear, the 349th Air Mobility Wing's largest and farthest reaching community outreach project. The brain-child of two civilian employees, William Ronders and Cipriano Villanueva, this program began more than 25 years ago with wing members

  • Riding out the “Holiday Blues”

    The holiday season is usually considered a time of happiness and tradition. It is a time when Santa, football and turkeys share a common theme of unity and family. However, for many military members and families the holidays are filled with empty seats at a table, unopened presents under a tree and

  • Don’t cook your goose

    It's the start of the holiday season. Families will soon travel far and wide to gather around the table for the joyous occasion of enjoying a traditional well-prepared meal. While it's important to spend time with your loved ones, it's also important to remember food safety. Here are some important