• Travis begins combat skills training

    Imagine you're in a non-traditional Air Force role, driving a convoy through a deserted portion of Southwest Asia, when suddenly, the sound of gun fire crackles the air. What do you do? The 60th Security Forces Squadron has recently begun a two-day combat skills training course designed to teach

  • Log Dawgs sting Killer B's

    The 2007 basketball season got underway Jan. 16 as the 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Log Dawgs took on the 615th Contingency Response Wing's Killer B's. For the faithful Travis Sports readers, this article will not attempt to insult your intelligence by trying to give an in-depth description

  • Housing Tip of the Month: Lawn care

    As the Northern California rainy season approaches, now is a prime time for Team Travis members to plant grass seeds and prepare their lawn for the summer. In order to help members get started, the Housing Office has provided the following tips: -- The first step in starting a lawn from seed is to

  • 573rd GSS takes part in Exercise Joint Fortune

    The 573rd Global Support Squadron recently conducted Exercise Joint Fortune 2007, which simulated a rapid response to a humanitarian relief operation and provided essential deployed command and control, maintenance, and aerial port training for 615th Contingency Response Wing members. With the

  • Travis moving in the right AFSO 21 direction

    "Very impressed" These were the words Dr. Ron Ritter, the Special Assistant for Air Force Smart Operations to the Secretary of the Air Force, and Deputy Director of the Air Force Smart Operations Office, Washington, D.C., used to describe Travis' current AFSO 21 initiatives during his visit Jan. 11

  • Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Dante Davis

    Squadron: 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Duty Title: Aircraft Pneudraulics Craftsman Years in service: Nine yearsHometown: Compton, Calif.Goals: To be the best NCO possible and to be a better leader for our future Airmen coming up the ranks. Also, to go as far as I can in my military career,

  • Travis trains PACAF maintainers to recover, maintain KC-10s

    In an effort to streamline KC-10 maintenance responsibilities in the Pacific theater, the 60th Maintenance Operations Squadron developed a two-phase course designed to train en-route maintainers how to recover aircraft and perform basic maintenance tasks to help move aircraft through the theater

  • Anti-virus software available for home use

    In today's electronic environment, many Team Travis members have thrown the old adage of "never bringing work home" out the window. As more and more servicemembers begin using their home computers to conduct business, it is becoming more crucial that they provide the same amount of protection for

  • Fitness Center helping people get fit the S.M.A.R.T. way

    After the Christmas trees are taken out to the curb and the ball in Times Square drops, next inevitably comes the New Year's resolutions. One of the most common resolutions every year across the U.S. is to become more physically fit and to lose those extra pounds gained over the previous year. Based