• Children respond to the Month of the Military Family

    In honor of the Month of the Military Child, the Airman and Family Readiness Center asked children on base to draw what it means to them to be part of the military family. Hannah Pavlisin, 10, daughter of Col. James and Lt. Col. Pennie Pavlisin, likes being part of a military family because she gets

  • Former Vietnam POW visits Travis

    Lt. Col. (ret.) Barry Bridger, a former Vietnam prisoner of war, visited Travis Nov. 18 to share his experiences as a former POW in the infamous Hanoi Hilton prison. On Jan. 23, 1967, Colonel Bridger was shot down over the city of Son Tay, North Vietnam by a surface-to-air missile. "It was during my

  • Former prisoner of war to speak to Team Travis members

    A Vietnam-era prisoner of war is scheduled to speak to Airmen here Nov. 17 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lt. Col. (ret) Barry Bruton Bridger was captured in North Vietnam on Jan. 23, 1967 after his F-4 Phantom aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. He spent the next six years in a

  • Aircraft to be airlifted from Nut Tree Airport to Travis Air Museum

    The Travis Air Museum is scheduled to receive a C-47 Skytrain Military Transport aircraft Nov. 15 by helicopter from Nut Tree Airport, Vacaville, Calif. Hosted by the Jimmy Doolittle Museum foundation, media will witness the arrival of the C-47 suspended from a California Air National Guard Chinook

  • Travis firefighters crowned world champs for third straight year

    Not even a rain-slick course could stop Travis AFB firefighters from winning a third consecutive World Firefighter Combat Challenge held Nov. 7 to 11 in Henderson, Nev. The challenge, which attracted hundreds of U.S. and Canadian municipal fire departments from more than 25 locations, encouraged

  • Travis joins local community in honoring veterans

    Amid the cheers and applause, 142 members of Team Travis marched down Kentucky Street as part of the City of Fairfield's sixth annual Veterans Day Parade Nov. 11. Members from the 60th Air Mobility Wing, 349th AMW and the 615th Contingency Response Wing participated in this year's parade, marching

  • Travis chosen to be first AMC installation to implement VPP safety program

    Team Travis has been selected to be the first Air Mobility Command base to implement the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program in an effort to reduce the number of preventable work-related injuries and illnesses. According to the National Safety Council,

  • Travis Firefighters world champions for third straight year

    Not even a rain-slick course could stop Team Travis firefighters from earning their third consecutive World Firefighter Combat Challenge, held here Nov. 7 to 11."It was the toughest dog fight I ever saw and the team rose to the occasion," said John Speakman, Travis Air Force Base fire chief. The

  • 60th LRS Fuels Management Flight to compete for the William H. Penton Award

    The 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight is gearing up for a competition to compete for the best fuels operation in the Air Mobility Command from Nov. 15 to 17. With a proven track record and an unwavering commitment to excellence, the 60th LRS plans on bringing the William H.

  • TNAHC hosts 5th Annual Veterans Pow-Wow

    Approximately 5,000 Travis people attended the fifth annual Veterans Pow-Wow Nov. 4 and 5. The two-day event, which was sponsored by the Native American Heritage Council, had representatives from about 30 different Native American nations. "We had people from all over including Nevada, Montana,