• 60th Aerial Port Squadron wins Air Force Large Terminal Unit of the Year award

    The 60th Aerial Port Squadron won the 2006 Air Force Large Terminal Unit of the Year award for developing innovative practices. "I'm extremely proud of the 60th Aerial Port Squadron 'Port Dawgs,'" said Lt. Col. Michael Holmes, 60th APS commander. "The AMC staff selected this squadron to be the model

  • Travis hosts Pilot for a Day

    The 9th Air Refueling Squadron from Travis AFB will host the Pilot for a Day program for a survivor of Lymphoma and a kidney transplant April 20. Simon Meyer, an 11-year-old from the San Francisco Bay Area, will be the guest of honor for the event. He and his family will tour the 9th ARS, KC-10

  • Fitness Center Wins Award

    The Travis Fitness Center won best Fitness Center in the Air Force for 2006. "It's a great facility," said Mr. J.D. Floyd, who goes to the Fitness Center five to six times a week. "The hours are great. I can come in [during] the morning noon or night and the people are very hospitable "If you tell

  • Travis Air Force Base Warrior of the Week: Senior Airman Angela Randall

    Name: Angela Randall Rank: senior airman Squadron: 60th Medical Operations Squadron Duty Title: Aerospace Medical Service journeyman Years in service: 3 years Hometown: Chico, Calif. Family: Mom, Dad, three sisters, two brothers, a nephew and a niece. Goals: "I am planning to attend nursing school

  • Logistics specialist busts boards, wins trophies

    With a quick movement, multiple boards break into pieces and many concrete blocks shatter to the ground. This sounds like the works of an earthquake, but it's not. The damage is done by the hands of a man that has spent the past 33 years in martial arts. Master Gregory Trumbull, 60th Medical Support

  • Weather Flight rules the night

    The Weather Flight office is calm and quiet after the hustle and bustle of the day is over and the evening shift begins their night's work. The Weather Flight is small in comparison to other flights on base, with an all-enlisted flight of eight weather forecasters, but their job is just as important

  • Teddy Child Watch extends hours

    The Teddy Watch program is heading into their second year of success thanks to the hard work of sponsors, staff and volunteers. The Teddy Watch program is a community project sponsored by the Armed Services YMCA, in partnership with the Airman and Family Readiness Center and the David Grant USAF

  • Capt. Amanda Evans wins Air Force level award

    The 2006 Air Force Financial Management and Comptroller Annual Awards were recently announced, naming a Travis captain the Financial Analysis Officer of the Year. Capt. Amanda Evans, Financial Management Analysis flight commander, earned the award based on an overview of her total accomplishments,

  • Violence in the home affects children's development

    Children who witness violence between adults in their home present a public health problem of tremendous proportions. Current findings suggest more than three million children per year may witness or be victims of violence in their homes nationwide. Childhood exposure to violence - whether seen or

  • AMC changes dining facility policy

    Air Mobility Command recently announced a change in policy that affects who is allowed to eat at base dining facilities starting at Travis Monday. Due to continued funding shortfall and the need to standardize food service contracts throughout the command, the new policy mandates that Active duty