• A Reservist Reflects

    Since the late 1960s Travis has been under three different commands, but has retained the nickname "Gateway to the Pacific."Throughout the years Travis has established this name by assisting the United States and the world during adverse times while remaining flexible to Air Force policy changes.As

  • History of Travis in the '70s

    Travis Air Force Base in the 1960s was home to an "aircraft revolution" of modernization. Turbine driven aircraft, such as the C-130, C-141 and C-135, soared over the Solano countryside. The base also tended to various humanitarian and support operations, in addition to military ones such as the

  • Base 'stretched' C-141s in 1979

    On Aug. 14, 1979, the 60th Military Airlift Wing sent the first of its 39 Lockheed C-141A Starlifter aircraft to the Lockheed-Georgia plant near Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta, Ga., to be upgraded, or "stretched." When the C-141A first entered service in April 1965, it became apparent that the

  • Couple's bedroom gets homecoming makeover

    Members of 60th Force Support Squadron Full Access Marketing and Balfour Beatty Communities worked together Aug. 13-14 to make the "Homecoming Home Makeover" possible in support of a deployed service member and his active-duty spouse.The $5000 event was put together to show military appreciation by

  • Attitude is crucial for mission success, command chief says

    Command Chief Master Sgt. John Evalle has been in the Air Force for 27 years and took the position of senior enlisted leader at Travis in July 2011.Air Force Instruction 36-2618, The Enlisted Force Structure, states that the Command Chief Master Sergeant is responsible for advising commanders on

  • Kandahar crews load F/A-18 onto C-5

    For the first time in history, a U.S. cargo aircraft will transport a U.S. fighter jet back to the United States after sustaining damage to its fuselage.The 451st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial port flight assisted the C-5 Galaxy's loadmaster crew in successfully loading an F/A-18

  • 1 AFSC, 2 Sides, Multiple Responsibilities

    For many Air Force careers it's not uncommon to arrive at your first duty station, fresh out of technical training school with a brand new, shiny Air Force Specialty Code badge.However, for the Air Traffic Controllers with the AFSC 1C1X1 it's a different story.Not only must the controllers complete,

  • Working to keep Travis safe

    When people think of the 60th Security Forces Squadron, they might think of guards standing at the gate checking their ID cards, but there is more to SFS.Members of the 60th SFS work tirelessly day and night to keep Travis and the world safe. One of the most visible jobs of security forces at Travis

  • Fund helps veterans receive support, honor

    Gary Mills returned to the U.S. from Vietnam in 1968 suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and Agent Orange symptoms. Upon his return there were no organizations that existed to help him cope or heal from his afflictions that were brought on by the Vietnam War, Mills said.Experiencing this