• Travis gives the hook up to transportation of unmanned vehicles

    Travis porters transferred two unmanned aerial vehicles and their support equipment from ground transportation to a C-17 Globemaster III Tuesday on base. The UAVs were moved through Travis because the special cargo mission here makes it feasible."It takes a lot of coordination to do something like

  • Blackout has effect on safety of food

    A base-wide power outage is scheduled for Sunday and the required maintenance may take up to nine hours. The public health flight at David Grant USAF Medical Center offers these pointers to help keep families safe from potential problems due to a lack of proper refrigeration of perishable food at

  • Events planned during power outage

    Travis Air Force Base will experience a base-wide power outage 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.Pacific Gas and Electric will conduct maintenance and repairs on the 60 KVA line that is part of the base's power source located near the north gate entrance directly supporting the base. For PG&E to safely and

  • Travis welcomes new reserve operations group commander

    Col. Scott L. McLaughlin assumed command of the 349th Operations Group in a ceremony April 7at Travis. Col. Matthew J. Burger, 349th Air Mobility Wing commander and presiding officer, passed McLaughlin the 349th OG colors, symbolizing the assignment of authority to command the group. McLaughlin is a

  • TRICARE changes providers

    A new health care provider is at the helm for many patients of David Grant USAF Medical Center as TRICARE's West region contract transitioned April 1 and is now managed by UnitedHealthcare Military and Veterans. Those enrolled at DGMC will no longer use TriWest Healthcare Alliance as their

  • Solano County, Travis team up for children

    Members of Solano County and Travis Air Force Base united at the Solano County Board of Supervisors meeting in Fairfield April 2 for the presentation of a resolution recognizing April as Month of the Military Child.Month of the Military Child was established by the fifteenth Secretary of Defense

  • Family Fun Fest planned next week

    A free Family Fun Fest is scheduled for 2 to 5 p.m. April 10 at the Airman and Family Readiness Center parking lot at Travis.Commanders representing the 60th Air Mobility Wing, 349th AMW and 621st Contingency Response Wing will kick off the event with a proclamation signing for Month of the Military

  • Services train together

    Travis Airmen and Army National Guard Soldiers wrapped-up a joint forces service exercise March 22.Airmen from the 21st and 301st Airlift Squadron loaded eight soldiers and four Humvees from the 49th Military Police Brigade onto a C-17 Globemaster III en-route to Moses Lake, Wash. for a simulated

  • Chief select recognized in Southwest Asia

    3/10/2013 - SOUTHWEST ASIA -- He is a husband of 13 years, father to three, an auto hobbyist and on April 1, he will be a part of only 1 percent of the enlisted force, a chief master sergeant.Airmen and Soldiers gathered March 1 for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Chief Master Sergeant Recognition

  • Sequestration impact to Travis

    As guidance from the Department of Defense flows to the base level, senior leaders at Travis Air Force Base continue to work through the mandatory budget cuts resulting from sequestration. The full effect of the $46 billion in cuts DOD must make before Sept. 30 and how Travis is impacted continue to