• Travis schools receive more than $7K

    With help from the Travis' community, the Officer's and Enlisted Spouses' Clubs delivered more than $7,250 in school supplies and donations to the three base elementary schools on Sept. 7. As a result of this summer's school supplies drive, Travis, Center and Scandia schools each received a $1,000

  • Crew monkeys around during first mission

    For a pilot, flying a brand new aircraft is something to brag about to friends. Flying a brand new aircraft on its first mission in support of a war is something to brag about to grandchildren. For Lieutenant Howard, a stuffed toy monkey, and the integrated crew from the 21st Airlift Squadron and

  • “Spirit of Solano” gets locked and loaded for first operational mission

    Within 24 hours after the wheels of Travis' first C-17 touched down during an arrival ceremony here Aug. 8, the "Spirit of Solano" took off fully loaded to Germany, Spain and Turkey in support of the Global War on Terrorism. According to Senior Master Sgt. Mike Belanger, 860th Aircraft Maintenance

  • Travis firefighters remain ‘team to beat’

    The Travis firefighters continued to dominate during the Fremont Festival of the Arts Firefighter Combat Challenge in Fremont, Calif. Saturday. "They did exceptional," said Mr. John Speakman, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief. "There was a lot of the main competition that we'll face at the

  • Team Travis welcomes its first C-17 aircraft

    The much anticipated arrival of Team Travis' new C-17, the "Spirit of Solano," took place today at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony began with a flyover of all three major airframes home to Travis Air Force Base, the C-5, KC-10 and now the C-17. The crowd of 1,800 stood in awe and applauded as Maj. Gen.

  • Operation Nighthawk aimed at ending drug abuse

    For those wishing to consume illegal substances only to have all traces expelled within a day or two before getting selected for a random drug test, this is not your lucky day! There is an operation in full swing to catch potential illegal substance violators at the gates of Travis. "The great thing

  • Team Travis bids farewell to interim command chief

    After giving more than 24 years to the Air Force, Chief Master Sgt. Carol Johnson is scheduled to retire in a ceremony in front of the wing headquarters building today at 3:45 p.m. Chief Johnson served as the interim command chief for the 60th Air Mobility Wing before handing the reins over to Chief

  • What an 'Amazing Race' it was

    The 615th Contingency Response Wing put on an event unlike any other seen at Travis July 19 and 20. The event not only combined physical skill and mental toughness, but also incorporated teamwork, problem solving and fun all in the spirit of friendly competition. The "1st 615th CRW Amazing Race"

  • 6th Air Refueling Squadron receives Evans award

    There is an annual award given to the best boom operators in Air Mobility Command, and troops from the 6th Air Refueling Squadron received it for the calendar year 2005 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., July 10. According to the citation accompanying the Senior Master Sgt. Albert L. Evans award, the

  • New vice commander returns to Travis

    The 60th Air Mobility Wing welcomed a new vice commander to Travis July 7. Col. Thomas Sharpy assumed the vice commander position for the wing and is looking forward to being back here at Travis. "Coming back to Travis is like coming home," he said. "This is where I grew up in the Air Force and