• Services, nations gather for Gunfighter Flag

    Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, California, recently participated alongside other Airmen from various bases, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy and the Singapore air force in the week-long total-force exercise Gunfighter Flag,The joint advanced combat operations training exercise took place from Nov. 2

  • Red Ribbon Week aims to keep children off drugs

    The Travis Air Force Base, California's Unified School District, along with more than 80 million young people around the country, celebrated National Red Ribbon Week Oct 26 to 30.National Red Ribbon Week is a drug-prevention program in which children wear red ribbons as a pledge to stay away from

  • Travis earns excellence award at AMC level

    Air Mobility Command officially named Travis Air Force Base its Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award winner Oct. 19."I'm proud of everyone who makes Travis the base it is today, and it's no surprise that others recognize the great work we do here," said Col. Joel Jackson, 60th Air

  • Looking close at airfield violations

    According to Air Force Safety Automated System in 2009, 91 percent of airfield drivers who committed a runway incursion were trained. The definition of a Controlled Movement Area Violation is an airfield infraction caused by aircraft, vehicles or pedestrians entering the Controlled Movement Area

  • Hospital makes medical records available

    Did you know it is easier than ever to obtain copies of your medical records? David Grant USAF Medical Center's release of information department is now offering copies of medical records via compact disc. The 60th Medical Group Form 101, Authorization for Disclosure of Medical or Dental

  • Snack healthy after workout

    There are several things that happen to our bodies after we complete a workout.Our body loses water from sweating and the muscles are broken down. These processes are normal, but require attention once the workout is complete.According to the Human Performance Resource Center "refueling with the

  • Joint training sharpens skills for Airmen and Soldiers

    Participating in joint training with their 49th Military Police Brigade partners, Travis Air Force Base, California's 60th Aerial Port Squadron Airmen got to call a CH-47 Chinook helicopter their office for the day Oct. 14.Headquartered just outside the Travis gate, the 49th MP Brigade is

  • 18th Air Force to participate in Exercise Ultimate Reach

    Eighteenth Air Force units, partnered with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, will participate in Exercise Ultimate Reach Nov. 2-8.Ultimate Reach is an annual U.S. Transportation Command-sponsored live-fly exercise designed to exercise the ability of 18th Air Force (Air Forces Transportation) to

  • Tree festival, auction scheduled for Nov. 20

    The 60th Maintenance Group Blue Eagles Booster Club is sponsoring the Travis Holiday Tree Festival and Auction, a base-wide event to benefit the Travis Fisher House and add holiday cheer to the Travis community 5:30 to 9 p.m. November 20 in the 60th MXG Atrium, building 31. Fully decorated,

  • A1C Stone released from hospital after stabbing attack

    Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone was released from the University of California Davis Medical Center on Oct. 15 after receiving treatment for multiple stab wounds following an altercation in Sacramento last week.Stone was recently honored for his heroic actions in thwarting a gunman's attack on a