• Private company now manages Travis housing

    The often rumored privatization of Travis family housing has taken a giant step with the selection of a private company to assume management of the Travis housing assets. The new company is GMH Military Housing that manages more than 27,000 Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force privatized units

  • New security forces facility streamlines warfighter's training

    Looking to improve base security, base customers quality of life and quality of work, members of the 60th Security Forces Squadron began using their new combat arms training maintenance facility and armory Oct. 2. The $3.2 million building consolidates the CATM classroom and the armory, which were

  • Travis firefighters become four-time World Champions

    Under the lights of the original Las Vegas strip, Travis firefighters captured a fourth consecutive Scott World Firefighter Combat Challenge here. In a time of 4 minutes, 37.89 seconds, the Travis team earned the right to keep their trophy another year. "It was amazing to win the most coveted,

  • Operation Nighthawk: Base leadership cracks down on DUIs

    Team Travis members who believe they can get away with drinking and driving may want to think again. Base leadership and first sergeants, along with the 60th Security Forces Squadron, initiated Operation Nighthawk, a wing leadership program used to provide a Health, Morale, and Welfare check with

  • HAWC set to kick off Great American Smokeout

    For some, there is nothing more relaxing than taking that first drag from a cigarette to help relax after a long day. However, that same long drag is subtracting years from your life. For many, the health risks associated with a smoking habit may seem distant, not affecting someone until they have

  • Travis Airman charged with AWOL

    A Travis airman first class was sentenced to a reduction to E-1, forfeiture of $867 pay for one month, and three months confinement in court-martial proceedings here in October. The Airman, assigned to the 60th Aerial Port Squadron was charged with absent without leave, a violation of Article 86 of

  • Drinking and driving kills more than your career

    Master Sgt. Sam Shahin has seen the damage drinking and driving can cause close up. Sergeant Shahin, 60th Medical Operations Squadron paramedic, has seen some unfortunate things in his line of work. One thing he said he will never forget is the first time he saw a baby die in an alcohol-related

  • Travis Airman killed in action

    Three special agents from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations were killed in the line of duty near Balad Air Base, Iraq Nov. 1.Master Sgt. Thomas Crowell, 36, of Neosho, Mo., Staff Sgt. David Wieger, 28, of North Huntingdon, Pa. and Department of the Air Force Civilian Nathan Schuldheiss,

  • 615th CRW works with Army during exercise

    The phrase, "load em up and move em out," sums up the rapid deployment exercise Soldiers conducted with Airmen last week at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Soldiers and equipment from the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Fort