• AF energy official visits

    The deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for energy, Kevin Geiss, visited July 24 at Travis to learn about global mobility and the dynamic, diverse mission.Geiss is responsible for providing oversight and direction for all matters pertaining to the formulation, review and execution of plans,

  • Feds Feed Families under way

    The Feds Feeds Families campaign started at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. July 5, and runs through Aug. 28. "Feds Feed Families is a voluntary effort undertaken by federal employees nationwide who collect and donate non-perishable food items for those in need," said Senior Master Sgt. Chad Bickley,

  • Martin assumes command of 60th Air Mobility Wing

    Col. Corey Martin assumed command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing from Col. Dwight Sones during the wing's change of command ceremony Monday in Hangar P14 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.Martin takes leadership of the largest wing in Air Mobility Command in terms of personnel, arriving from Manas

  • Drop it like it's hot: Hangar unveils fire-suppressant system

    Within five minutes 1,000 gallons of fire-suppressant foam was released from Hangar 818, leaving a 6-foot layer of foam in the 85,000 square-foot building Wednesday at Travis Air Force Base, Calif."This is a new high expansion foam system," said Casey Covone, Desert Design and Construction Company.

  • Coping skills can build resilience

    The demanding military environment often causes stress, whether it's experienced during a difficult deployment or readjusting to daily life at home. Some people may turn to food or alcohol to cope, but these habits can lead you down an unhealthy path. Being behaviorally fit means controlling your

  • Counsel aids sexual assault victims

    Sexual assault is an ongoing issue in the military especially for the Air Force. To combat these issues and provide support to victims, the Air Force is leading the way with the creation of the Special Victims' Counsel. The SVC includes 24 attorneys and 10 paralegals from the Judge Advocate General

  • Camp offers kids chance to be Super Heroes

    Friday wrapped up a weeklong training for children in the Exceptional Family Member Program's Super Hero Camp at the Balfour Beatty Community Center.The EFMP is a mandatory enrollment program based on carefully defined rules. An exceptional family member is a family member, regardless of age, who

  • Port Dawgs ship help

    The 60th Aerial Port Squadron recently shipped more than 14,000 pounds of donated humanitarian relief supplies to Afghanistan as part of a Denton Program shipment.The Denton Program's objective is to put the empty space on U.S. military transport to good use by providing humanitarian relief

  • AMC recognizes Airman

    Ask Airman 1st Class Scott Krause, 60th Maintenance Squadron avionics flight member, to talk about himself and the response is a quiet one.Lacking boast or ego, the Air Mobility Command-level recipient of Tuskegee Airmen Inc.'s Senior Master Sgt. Margaret Barbour Frances Award is speechless about

  • Military children attend 49ers linebackers' two-day football camp

    Approximately 250 children, ages 7 to 14, participated in the Patrick Willis Football ProCamp at Gunn High School in Palo Alto, June 15 and 16, half of them being military children from the local area.The camp was a two-day event which had various stations, specialized to hone the fundamental skills