• Travis Air Force Base Warrior of the Week

    Name: John Carter Rank: Tech. Sgt. Squadron: 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Duty Title: Flying crew chief Years in service: 12 years Hometown: Memphis, Tenn. Family: Wife, Kelli and daughter, Lauren 3 years old Goals: "Make a career out of the Air Force, get my bachelor's degree and earn my

  • Gatekeepers keep us safe at night

    When most people on base lay their heads down at night, they usually feel safe when they close their eyes. They are afforded that feeling of safety because of the men and women who stand watch at the gates of Travis, looking for any adversaries who choose to do harm. The 60th Security Forces

  • Commander's Trophy winners

    The 60th Operations Support Squadron and the 60th Equipment Maintenance Squadron dominated other units to take home the Commander' s Trophy. The 60th OSS had 278 points - one hundred and two points more than the nearest contender-- to take home the small unit trophy while the 60th EMS had a total of

  • Travis Intramural Basketball Championship

    The Travis Intramural basketball championship held at the Travis Fitness Center Monday night was an explosive game up and down the court and was full of determination, excitement and sorrow. The championship pitted the two champions from the large unit bracket and the small unit bracket. They each

  • Recycling Contest Celebrates Earth Day 2007

    To promote active recycling, the 60th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental flight is turning recyclable trash into a valuable commodity. The environmental flight office will conduct its 10th annual recycling contest in honor Travis' Earth Day '07 program. The time frame for the contest has been

  • Moving history forward

    Imagine if you knew what it was you wanted to do as a child and had the chance to live out that dream. That is exactly what Col. Carol Vermillion had the opportunity to do. Not only has she lived her dream, but it is more exciting than she ever dreamed it would be. With her mother as a nurse in the

  • Don’t forget to stretch

    Having had the privilege to work with the Air Force Men's and Women's Volleyball teams last year, it came to my attention how many people do not stretch properly before workouts. During the three-week tryouts for the teams, I saw many elite-level athletes with injuries that could have easily been

  • Flying for free

    With the summer months fast approaching, many families will begin planning for vacations and relaxing getaways. But with the cost of traveling, it is impossible for some to enjoy the vacation they hoped for. Enter Space Available travel. Space A is available to active duty, reservists, National

  • Travis Credit Union donates to Fisher House

    The board of directors for the Travis Credit Union recently donated $10,000 to the Travis Fisher House. Shérry Cordonnier, Travis Credit Union director of corporate relations, made the presentation on Feb. 13 to Charlene Hall, Travis Fisher House manager and Jane Hassanieh, assistant