• Travis to host Retiree Appreciation Day

    The Travis Retiree Activities Office will pay tribute to military retirees and their families on Sept. 6, at the Travis Conference Center. Light refreshments will be available starting at 8 a.m. for attendees. The formal portion of program will begin at 8:30 a.m. with speeches from Team Travis

  • Contingency wing joins relief support for Gustav

    With the remnants of Hurricane Gustav dropping heavy rains and producing strong winds to the Gulf Coast, members of the 615th Contingency Response Wing jumped into action, showing their rapid deployment skills to any situation. Approximately 50 members of the 615th CRW departed Travis on a C-5

  • Contingency wing joins relief support for Hurricane Gustav

    With the remnants of Hurricane Gustav dropping heavy rains and producing strong winds to the Gulf Coast, members of the 615th Contingency Response Wing jumped in to action, showing their rapid deployment skills to any situation. Approximately 50 members of the 615 CRW departed Travis on a C-5 Galaxy

  • Travis showcases mobility at air expo

    More than 150,000 pairs of eyes looked to the sky and witnessed aerial acts from across the country performing at the 2008 Travis Air Expo at Travis Air Force Base Aug. 30 and 31. Headlining the air expo were the USAF Thunderbirds, the Air Force's official aerial demonstration team. Their precise

  • Home sweet home for C-133 Cargomaster

    In front of more than 80,000 spectators, the last flying C-133A Cargomaster returned home to Travis Air Force Base at the 2008 Travis Air Expo, Aug. 30. The event was special for a lot of reasons said Master Sgt. Terry Juran, Travis Air Museum director. "The arrival and retirement of the C-133 here

  • 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