• Improve Travis, get rewarded with IDEA program

    Airmen are getting rewarded for discovering ways to improve their job with the Travis Innovative Development Employee Awareness program. The IDEA program is an Air Force-wide incentive program that offers monetary rewards to people who improve the way they do business. "We want people with ideas --

  • Keep safety first for the holidays

    As the joy of the holiday season approaches, many don't take into account the safety hazards that come with it. As families enjoy the Christmas holidays, remember to take the steps to ensure it is a safe one. Below are some safety tips to keep in mind: Christmas tree safety -- Special fire safety

  • Air Force Band of the Golden West to hold holiday concerts

    The USAF Band of the Golden West will kick off the concert series, "Holiday Fantasies," from Nov. 3 to Dec. 6. The band will perform for the local communities as a "thank you" for their support of the Air Force and its mission. The band will play a selection of holiday classics, new and old,

  • Therapists provide steps to keep seniors breathing easy

    As the flu season approaches, senior citizens are even more vulnerable to respiratory problems, including complications from the flu, dangerous forms of pneumonia and conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. "Our seniors need to be on the top of their health; it's this time in life to

  • AE team to speak at Fall Corona Warrior Briefing

    While flying a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed near Kandahar, Afghanistan in February 2007. Miraculously, 11 of the 22 Soldiers on board survived their injuries due in part to the skill and professionalism displayed by members of the USAF's

  • Sergeant charged with wrongful use of marijuana

    A Travis staff sergeant was sentenced to a reduction to E-2, forfeiture of $500 pay for three months and three months hard labor without confinement in a courts-martial proceeding here recently. The sergeant, assigned to the 60th Services Squadron, was charged with wrongful use of marijuana, a

  • Remember fire safety this holiday season

    The winter holidays are a time for celebration. For many families that means more cooking, home decorating and entertaining. Unfortunately, there is also an increased risk of fire that comes with the holidays due to heating equipment, lights and other seasonal decorations. Travis' Fire Prevention

  • Red All-Stars complete amazing comeback, win 14-12

    Although it lacked the glitz and glamour of the NFL's Pro Bowl, Travis' very own All-Stars brought their A-game to the Intramural Flag Football All-Star Classic Nov. 20. Chosen by their individual teams as the best players, these All-Stars did not disappoint. The Gold All-Stars got things started

  • Exercise tests Travis' ability to respond

    Travis holds many training exercises throughout the year, but few are as involved as the Home Station Attack Response Exercise held Nov. 14. At about four times larger than usual, this HARE represented Travis' largest emergency response exercise of the year, according to Dan Johnson, 60th Air