• Travis inducts new honorary commanders

    Travis hosted an honorary commanders' assumption-of-command ceremony Aug. 24 at the Delta Breeze Club. Units from the 349th Air Mobility Wing, the 615th Contingency Response Wing and the 60th Air Mobility Wing, along with squadron commanders from the 615th CRW and 60th AMW, bonded their

  • In Remembrance: Senior Airman Chad Colgan

    Senior Airman Chad Colgan, 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-5 crew chief, passed away Aug. 26 as a result of injuries received in a motorcycle accident in Vacaville, Calif. Airman Colgan was from Toulon, Ill., and joined the Air Force in November 2003. He is survived by his wife, Brooke, father,

  • DUIs can railroad a career

    Underage drinking and driving while intoxicated is not a "speed bump" in the career of a young Airman, it is the brick wall that may end a career. One servicemember recently learned the consequences of underage drinking and driving while intoxicated. On Aug. 15, an Airman from the 60th Aerial Port

  • Travis stands ready to provide relief

    Travis Airmen remain ready to assist the relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Dean after the storm made landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico Aug. 21. In the case of a natural disaster, such as Hurricane Dean, most of the personnel sent from Travis to the affected region would be from

  • 60th AMW, 615th CRW announce quarterly award winners

    The following Team Travis members were named as 60th Air Mobility Wing's and 615th Contingency Response Wing's second quarter award winners in their respective categories: Airman of the Quarter: Airman 1st Class Drew Coggin, 60th Medical Operations Squadron Senior Airman Natalie Shear, 615th

  • 6th ARS grants local child's wish

    The 6th Air Refueling Squadron granted a local boy's wish by making him a "Pilot for a Day" in the United States Air Force. Mitchell Louie, of San Carlos, Calif., who is battling Gliolastoma Spinal Cancer, got the chance to become a KC-10 Extender pilot Monday as part of the Pilot for a Day program.

  • Power outage to affect base

    A base-wide power outage is scheduled for Aug. 25 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The blackout, which will affect all base housing residents and a number of facilities, is necessary to fix an electrical line that provides power to the base. A number of services will remain open with limited power. The Base

  • Thrift store spruces up appearance

    The sun whispers through the windows. A line of clothes carries the eye from one end of the store to the other. Books, dishes and knick-knacks are neatly arranged on shelves with cardboard signs hanging from nearby walls indicating which section it is. One man inspects a VCR in the store's