• 15th AMOS opens its “house” to family

    The 15th Air Mobility Operations Squadron opened its doors to family and friends for the squadron’s first open house Feb. 1. Lt. Col. William DeMarco, 15th AMOS commander, wanted the family members to have a better understanding of what their loved ones do on the job, whether on the road or at

  • Leadership Spouses Focus day gives voice to Travis spouses

    The Leadership Spouses Focus day opened up an avenue of communication between the spouses of senior leadership and commanders Monday. "The goal of the day was to give the leaderships’ spouses an orientation of base programs and information about what services are available to help them help other

  • 301st AS certifies aircraft commanders

    The 349th Air Mobility Wing’s conversion to the C-17 Globemaster III took a step forward this past week with the aircraft commander certification of two 301st Airlift Squadron pilots. Majors Karl Goerke and Dennis Wolf were among the first 301st AS pilots to attend initial C-17 training last

  • 18th AF selects command chief

    Maj. Gen. James Hawkins, 18th Air Force commander, announced Thursday that Chief Master Sergeant Brye McMillon, 60th Air Mobility Wing command chief, has been selected over four possible candidates to be the next 18th Air Force command chief. “I received a phone call from General Hawkins asking if

  • EOD disarms, disposes UXOs

    A lead Army sergeant brings his convoy to a halt after spotting a suspicious sand-colored box with partially exposed wires on the side of the road. The sergeant makes a call to the Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit. Travis EOD, winners of the Air Mobility Command Stryzak Award [best EOD

  • DGMC sleep laboratory wakes up to upgrade

    Have you dozed off at work, driven while drowsy or awakened more tired than when you went to bed? Have you ever received comments from your spouse or family members that you snore? If you answered “yes,” you may be among the millions of Americans who suffer from sleep apnea, a highly treatable

  • Who is your rep when you need legal advice?

    When Airmen are in trouble and don’t know where to turn, the Area Defense Council provides a port in any legal storm. The ADC has two lawyers available to provide Travis Airmen with legal advice on any topic, ranging from letters of council to Article 15s and even court-martials. “A lot of [Airmen]

  • 615th CRW plays role in JFEX

    Members of the 615th Contingency Response Wing participated in a Joint Forcible Entry Exercise at Pope AFB, N.C., Jan. 21 to Saturday. JFEX is a joint seizure exercise designed to enhance service cohesiveness between the U.S. Army and Air Force by giving both services an opportunity to properly

  • Chapel Center receives facelift

    It is said that strong reasons make strong actions, and when Chaplain (Col.) Randy Robnett, 60th Air Mobility Wing chaplain, arrived at Travis in the summer of 2003, he had reason to take strong actions to renovate the Chapel Center. “I was appalled,” he said. He explained to the leadership that the