• Travis Airmen trains Japan's first boom operators

    Three members of the Japan Air Self Defense Force completed a four-month training program here, making them the first boom operators in the history of their military. "I'm proud to be one of the first three students from Japan to complete this training," said Tech. Sgt. Masaaki Takahashi. Master

  • Travis, surrounding community unite to test crisis response

    Smoke billowing in the air, wounded people screaming for help, aircraft parts were strewn across the field and sirens wailed in the distance. This was the scene at Rush Ranch in Solano County Oct. 19 during a joint exercise with the base and emergency responders in the local community. Exercise

  • 572nd CRG squadrons test mobility readiness with Alaska Challenge

    Five teams from the 615th Contingency Response Wing competed against the clock Oct. 13 to see which team could put up an Alaska shelter the fastest. "We use them when we go out to bare bases," said Staff Sgt. Jason Bennett, event organizer. "They are used for lodging, command posts, medical

  • Airmen learn how to LEAN

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney McKinley, along with 11 Airmen representing every major command in the Air Force, took a major step toward implementing Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, by visiting United Airlines administrative and maintenance offices at the San Francisco

  • Dining Facility prepping for Hennessy

    Mission name: Hennessy II The goal: Keep the trophy. This is what Travis' Food Service team is aiming to do as they begin their quest for the 2007 Air Mobility Command Hennessy Award Monday. The award, presented to the AMC base with the best food service program, evaluates all aspects of a

  • DGMC enlisted medical students launch 60th MDG Dormitory Pride Day

    It was Columbus Day Weekend but Airman Kyle Mitchell, Cardiopulmonary Phase II Training student, got up early for a mission. Armed with brooms, dusts pans and plastic trash bags, Airman Mitchell and his colleagues have one goal in common: to make the Bldg. 1304, David Grant USAF Medical Center

  • Giving families their KUDOS

    Camp KUDOS has reopened after a year-long BRAC closure and deployers aged 18 and under arrived this past Wednesday. KUDOS [Kids Understanding Deployed Operations] is a program designed to give military children a very realistic view of what their parents go through before, during and after

  • Red Rocker visits Travis

    The former lead singer of Van Halen met with Airmen and signed autographs for two and a half hours here Saturday. Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar enjoyed meeting with the troops to show his support for everything the military does for the country. "I came to Travis [Saturday] to show my respect for our

  • Travis Airman returns with proposal

    After a four-month deployment to Southwest Asia, Senior Airman Adeyam Parker, 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, brought back a question for his girlfriend. "I was going to propose at a fancy restaurant, but halfway through my deployment, I decided to do it when I got off the plane," said Airman