• 60th CES launches new, improved CBRNE class

    The 60th Civil Engineer Squadron's Emergency Management flight recently instituted new and improved changes to their Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Explosives Defense Survival Skills training course to help enhance and standardize CBRNE training throughout the Air Force. "By

  • "There are no bounds:" Travis competes for CINC Installation Excellence Award

    Team Travis was notified last week that it was an Air Mobility Command finalist for the fiscal 2007 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence and will be inspected Oct. 31 to determine if Travis will move on to the Air Force competition. The award which is designed to recognize

  • 615th CRW earns "Excellent" on first ORI

    The 615th Contingency Response Wing earned an overall "Excellent" rating, and an "Excellent" grade in each of the four major sub-areas, in their first Operational Readiness Inspection, which began at Travis Oct. 8 and ended at Gulfport, Miss. Oct. 18. The ORI was designed to test the 615th CRW's

  • Seminar offers helpful information to new parents

    Parents anticipating a visit from the stork can pick up a different kind of bundle of joy next week at the Airman and Family Readiness Center. Bundles 'n' Books, a seminar for single parents or couples expecting babies, will be held Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the AFRC. The bundle

  • 60th SFS to commence Operation Pumpkin

    As the nights grow longer, Team Travis members should beware the coming of ghosts, ghouls, goblins, monster and zombies. These creatures, said to be cloaked and denizens of the night, will soon roam the streets of Travis fearlessly, many referring to the coming of "All Hallow's Eve." Such disguised

  • 349th AMW welcomes new command chief

    "Finally reached that goal!" This was Chief Master Sgt. Christine Taylor's first thought when she heard she had been selected as the 349th Air Mobility Wing command chief. She has always known what she wanted to do and becoming command chief was at the top of her list of life goals. "Being selected

  • 60th AMW announces quarterly award winners

    The following Team Travis members were named as 60th Air Mobility Wing's third quarter award winners in their respective categories: Airman of the Quarter: Senior Airman Davis Turcios60th Logistics Readiness Squadron NCO of the Quarter: Staff Sgt. Carmen Frazier60th LRS SNCO of the Quarter: Master

  • Team Travis to take treats to Iraqi children

    Operation Candy Drop, a drive to collect and deliver Halloween candy to Iraqi children by U.S. military members, will happen Nov. 1 and 2. The drive sponsors, Bare Base Boots and Global Gladiator Booster Clubs will be accepting Halloween candy donations at drop sites throughout Travis and schools

  • Children's fit program to begin

    Kids Fun Fitness, a program to help combat childhood obesity, is set to kick off Oct. 22 at the Fitness Center. For $25, parents can enroll children, ages 6 to 11, in eight classes that will help them stay active. "We're looking for creative ways to get families to the gym," said Barbara