• 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

  • Wingman Day to focus on physical pillar

    Travis Airmen will set aside their daily tasks and participate in fellowship and physical activities during Wingman Day, May 16.This quarterly event places emphasis on what it means to be a wingman for one another and to build camaraderie among Airmen. The focus of this day is on the physical pillar

  • Life in technicolor

    More than 250 people dressed in white T-shirts stepped to the starting line of the Travis Color Run April 27 ready to be doused in bright shades of blue, purple, green, yellow and pink. The 5K run and 1.5-mile walk, hosted by the Travis Fitness Center and Exchange, featured five color stations where

  • 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