• Air Force Entertainment Searches for band members

    Everybody loves a great drum solo, but many musicians enjoy the sound that can only come from a well-rehearsed group. At the same time, many musicians are reluctant to compete as a soloist when their true skill is most notable when they are "in the groove" with other musicians. Understanding this

  • Holiday Fest 2008: Giving back to Airmen

    Airmen of the 60th Air Mobility Wing and their families will be treated to Holiday Fest 2008, an afternoon of food and fun, Dec. 3 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Hangar P-14. The free event is a way the wing can give back to our hard-working team at the start of this holiday season. "My goal for the

  • U.S. TRANSCOM commander gets inside look at 615th CRW

    With the head of U.S. Transportation Command on base for a change-of-command and retirement ceremony Nov. 13, the 615th Contingency Response Wing jumped at the opportunity to highlight the wing's 'tip of the spear' mission to the general. Gen. Duncan McNabb, USTRANSCOM commander received an in-depth

  • Refueling professionals provide first impression of Travis

    In position 30 minutes in advance, in pressed uniforms and polished boots, members of Travis' Elite Refueling Team are the first of glimpse of excellence a distinguished visitor sees when they arrive at Travis. These Airmen, the best in their career field, provide more than a mere gas-and-go. Their

  • APS teams up with highway patrol

    Airmen from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron teamed up with the California Highway Patrol for a joint exercise for the first time here Nov. 13 and 14. Exercise Golden Guardian was designed to test the ability of Team Travis, to process, load and fly the members of the CHP and their equipment to an area

  • Rising 6 exemplifies team pride

    Formed as a private organization designed to promote professional development, welfare, and morale of junior enlisted members and encouraging an attitude of unified purpose, the Rising 6 represents all junior enlisted rank Airmen from E-1 through E-6 assigned to Travis. The council leadership and

  • APS helps deliver goods to Afghanistan

    The 60th Aerial Port Squadron recently shipped more than 10,000 pounds of donated humanitarian supplies to Kabul, Afghanistan, as part of a Denton Amendment shipment. Trust in Education, a nonprofit organization based in Lafayette, Calif., with the goal of providing assistance to citizens of

  • New leader for 15th EMTF

    The 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force welcomed its newest commander, Brig. Gen. Barbara Faulkenberry in a change-of-command ceremony here, Nov. 13. Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott III, 18th Air Force commander, officiated the ceremony and formally transferred command of the task force from Brig. Gen.