• Right on target

    The 60th Security Forces Squadron hosted the M9 pistol and M16A2 rifle Excellence in Competition shooting match May 17 at the combat arms shooting range to coincide with Police Week. The competition takes place every year around the middle of May and anybody on Travis can compete."We have this

  • Maintainers establish Travis recycling record

    Airmen from the 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron blew their opposition out of the water during last month's base-wide recycling competition, recycling more than 5,700 pounds of reusable products.The team, known as the Dumpster Divers, raised more than $3,300 which goes toward their booster club to

  • Travis captures award for food

    Travis recently won an Air Force Hennessy Award for Excellence in Air Force Food Service in food transformation.Travis was one of six test bases under the new Air Force Food Transformation Initiative that launched in October 2010. The goal of the program was to better serve the dining needs for

  • Firefighters help burn institute

    Members with the 349th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron collected approximately 1,500 toys for the Firefighters Burn Institute, which were distributed among young burn survivors. Now the institute asks for continued assistance from members of the 349th Air Mobility Wing. The Firefighters Burn Institute

  • 60th Maintenance Operations Squadron leaves Travis with legacy

    The 60th Maintenance Operations Squadron formally recognized its long-standing reputation and contributions to the Air Force mission during an inactivation ceremony Friday at the 60th Maintenance Group atrium.The 60th MXG will absorb all personnel except the commander. The final commander of the

  • Port Dawgs, loadmaster team up in Colombia mission

    The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron took another step forward in Air Mobility Command's Building Partnership mission by completing a three-week engagement from April 14 to May 3 in Bogota, Colombia. Promoting regional stability, the 571st MSAS and Colombian air force increased their partner

  • Method arises for smog check

    The Federal Clean Air Act of 1990 requires states to establish and implement Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Programs to reduce motor vehicle emissions in areas with poor air quality. I/M, also known as smog check, has been adopted in more than 25 states to address both air quality and

  • Advisers continue Colombia misson

    The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron deployed a six-person mobile training team of air advisers to conduct a three-week workshop with the Fuerza Aerea Colombiana as part of Air Mobility Command's Building Partner Capacity mission at Commando Aéreo de Transporte Militar, Bogota, Colombia,

  • Travis surpasses goal in AFAF campaign

    Travis exceeded its goal in the annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, which concluded May 3, recording some of the highest totals in the service.The base raised $147,598 this spring, surpassing its goal of $131,388 by more than $16,000, said Maj. Adam Rosado, 6th Air Refueling Squadron chief of

  • Maintenance groups notch rare achievment

    Every month, the 60th and 349th Maintenance Groups team up to meet their Mission Capable Rate and Homestation Logistics Departure Reliability metrics set by Air Mobility Command. In April, the crews met all rates for all three types of aircraft assigned to Travis, which include the C-5 Galaxy, C-17