• The Last Flight of the C-133 Cargomaster

    It is in very rare instances that a person gets to see the last of something occur in front of their very eyes. This will be the case on Aug. 30 during the 2008 Travis Air Expo, when the last Douglas C-133 "Cargomaster" flies from Alaska to Travis. Thousands of spectators will be on hand to witness

  • Digital Radiography improves dental experience for Travis Airmen

    Since you childhood, many have had an unfounded fear of going to the dentist. If it wasn't the sound of teeth being drilled, it was that awful aftertaste left by the paper and film X-rays during the dentist's examination. Now, that's all changing. An initiative to incorporate digital radiography

  • Travis to host military blood drive

    The Armed Services Blood Bank Center will be conducting a blood drive at Travis Sept. 9 and 10 at the Travis Conference Center ballroom. The doors will be open to accept walk-in donors from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The process of donating blood, from beginning to end, takes approximately 45

  • Health considerations for base housing after fire

    The recent base fire Aug. 16 demolished numerous buildings and created a smoke plume that passed over base housing. Travis members were asked to shelter in their homes with the windows closed and air conditioning units turned off as a means to prevent exposure to the smoke from the fire. Standard

  • Safety, security priority at Travis Air Expo

    Travis Air Force Base will open its gates to the public for the 2008 Travis Air Expo Aug. 30-31 and the 60th Security Forces Squadron is geared up to provide a safe and secure site for visitors to come out and enjoy the show. Normally, entrance to the base is restricted to only those personnel in

  • MXS Warriors softball team wins base championship

    On Aug. 12, the MXS Warriors softball team met the 60th Operations Support Squadron to play for the base championship. The OSS was the representative for the small squadron team and the Warriors were the large squadron reps. Both teams had to win two games prior to their meeting. The Warriors played

  • Armed Forces Voters Week kicks off Sept. 2

    The Nov. 4 general election is fast approaching. This year Armed Forces Voters Week will be Sept. 2 through 6. During this time, voting assistance officers will be making a push to maximize awareness and encourage participation in the general election. Information and absentee voting assistance will

  • Air mobility supports Georgia humanitarian relief

    Air Force mobility Airmen and aircraft are actively involved in airlift operations to aid the people of the Republic of Georgia. "We have crews engaged to deliver supplies to those in need, and others on standby, ready to go at a moment's notice if called upon to go in and provide relief," said Gen.

  • Local and Travis firefighters defeat 8-alarm blaze

    Emergency responders from Travis Air Force Base along with several fire departments from the local area battled through the night and into the morning to prevent an eight-alarm blaze from potentially spreading through Travis base housing Aug 16. The fire, that initially started off base at

  • Local and Travis firefighters defeat 8-alarm blaze

    Rapid response by firefighters from three counties assisted Travis' Fire Department in defeating an eight-alarm fire that started adjacent to the base at approximately 3 p.m. Aug. 16. "We had support from Napa, Yolo and Solano county fire departments which greatly aided us in fighting this fire,"