• Air Force announces E-5 selections

    The Air Force has selected 15,130 of 36,608 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant, a 41.33 percent selection rate. Congratulations to the following Team Travis senior airmen who have been selected for promotion to staff sergeant: 6th Air Refueling Squadron Aaron Burk Derek Grant

  • Leisure Travel branches out

    What are three things any business must have in order to be successful? Location, location, location. To better serve their customers, the Leisure Travel Annex branched out to the Base Exchange, next to Baskin Robins. The agency still has an office at the less known location at the Outdoor

  • Travis continues building C-17 infrastructure, other projects

    As lights hang from a line to illuminate one of the building's major hallways, painters spray and coat walls while contractors work to tape cracks in drywall in anticipation of the painters' progress.At least $20 million worth of C-17-related construction projects are in various stages of completion

  • AFOSI to host recruitment day

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 303, is hosting a recruiting day Aug. 31 at 8 a.m., in Bldg. 373. They are seeking motivated personnel who would like to apply to become AFOSI Special Agents. AFOSI has been the Air Force's major investigative service since Aug. 1, 1948. The

  • 15th AMOS prepares for combat employment readiness exercise

    The 15th Air Mobility Operations Squadron is gearing up for U.S. Forces Korea's largest annual combined warfighting exercise, Ulchi Focus Lens. UFL began in 1975 and has evolved into the world's largest computerized command and control exercise. This annual training exercise combines forces from all

  • 60th AMW hosts commander's call

    The 60th Air Mobility Wing commander held four base-wide commander's call Aug. 6 to discuss upcoming base events and issues of concerns. During the event, Col. Steve Arquiette spoke about the base's mission, people, family, community and people. He also thanked Team Travis for all their hard-work.

  • Travis' firefighter team warms up in Fremont

    Team Travis' firefighter team began their quest to win a fourth-straight world championship, competing in the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge in Fremont, Calif. Aug. 4 and 5.  "We missed first place in the team relay by one second. On our last event in Seattle, Wash., Senior Airman Joe Almony, a

  • Microchips help owners track pets

    As some pet owners can tell you from experience, sitting and staying are often not two of Rover's strong points. But should he become especially adventurous, now there's a more advanced way to stop him from living up to his name. Implanting microchips used to identify, track and locate pets was made

  • Spouses Newcomer Orientation changes

    The 60th Mission Support Squadron's Airman and Family Readiness Center has a new way of presenting the Spouse's Newcomers Orientation class to newly arrived Travis spouses. The orientation is divided into three separate categories: information fair, personal preparedness briefing and spouse-targeted

  • Class helps new fathers adjust to parenthood

    Everyone knows that the Air Force is very family-oriented. When families welcome a new baby, society's predisposition is the mother nurtures the baby and the father simply beams with pride. The New Dads Boot Camp teaches new and expecting fathers how to care for and connect with their new children.