• Travis to host KUDOS, TUDOS event

    The base is hosting their annual Kids Understanding Deployment Operations Oct. 3. The event will run from noon to 4:30 p.m. Better known as KUDOS, the 60th Services Squadron-sponsored event is designed to give family members a realistic observational understanding of what servicemembers go through

  • Travis Ground Accident Investigation Board complete

    Air Mobility Command (AMC) today released the results of its investigation into the Feb. 15, 2006, mishap involving a Non-Appropriated Fund employee at the Cypress Lakes Golf Course, Travis AFB, Calif. The injured employee was transporting a large, unsecured branch balanced on the front bucket of a

  • In Remembrance: Staff Sgt. James Wells II

    Staff Sgt. James Wells II, 6th Air Refueling Wing KC-10 in-flight refueling operator, passed away Sept. 22 as a result of injuries sustained in a fall in Sacramento, Calif. Sergeant Wells was from Buckley, Wash., and had served in the Air Force for seven years and six months. He is survived by his

  • ID theft: a threat to Airmen

    Though the number of cases at Travis in the last year is reportedly small, identity theft is a threat every Airman should be aware, Travis officials say. An identity can be stolen in a number of ways, but its purpose is for the perpetrator's personal gain, said Capt. Ian McCrea, chief of legal

  • Toastmasters helps build public speaking skills

    For many, giving a speech or getting up in front of an audience can be an uncomfortable situation and nerves can get in the way of giving a good presentation. Enter: Toastmasters. "Toastmasters will give individuals the skills and confidence you need to effectively express themselves in any

  • Take a visit to Arts and Crafts

    A military installation may be the last place one would expect to find someone who ardently devotes her free time to the Berlin Wall. Rebuilding the iconic Cold War barrier is of great importance to Erika La Tour Eiffel. She even carries around photographs of graffiti-splattered sections of the wall