• Travis Air Force Base Warrior of the Week: Senior Airman Angela Randall

    Name: Angela Randall Rank: senior airman Squadron: 60th Medical Operations Squadron Duty Title: Aerospace Medical Service journeyman Years in service: 3 years Hometown: Chico, Calif. Family: Mom, Dad, three sisters, two brothers, a nephew and a niece. Goals: "I am planning to attend nursing school

  • Teddy Child Watch extends hours

    The Teddy Watch program is heading into their second year of success thanks to the hard work of sponsors, staff and volunteers. The Teddy Watch program is a community project sponsored by the Armed Services YMCA, in partnership with the Airman and Family Readiness Center and the David Grant USAF

  • Capt. Amanda Evans wins Air Force level award

    The 2006 Air Force Financial Management and Comptroller Annual Awards were recently announced, naming a Travis captain the Financial Analysis Officer of the Year. Capt. Amanda Evans, Financial Management Analysis flight commander, earned the award based on an overview of her total accomplishments,

  • Violence in the home affects children's development

    Children who witness violence between adults in their home present a public health problem of tremendous proportions. Current findings suggest more than three million children per year may witness or be victims of violence in their homes nationwide. Childhood exposure to violence - whether seen or

  • AMC changes dining facility policy

    Air Mobility Command recently announced a change in policy that affects who is allowed to eat at base dining facilities starting at Travis Monday. Due to continued funding shortfall and the need to standardize food service contracts throughout the command, the new policy mandates that Active duty

  • Travis ready for any emergency

    The 60th and 349th Air Mobility Wings exercised their deployment process during Exercise Crisis Look 07-02 March 28 to 30. Approximately 1,500 participants, exercise evaluation team members and support personnel were involved in the around-the-clock exercise. "Overall the exercise was very

  • Weight Reduction is AFSO21 priority

    What if I told you that you could clear out some of the items in your vehicle and it could save you hundreds of thousands of dollars? For most of us the quick answer would be definitely. However, what items would it be? This is the concept behind the Aircraft Weight Reduction Initiative under the

  • 615th Contingency Operational Support Group wing stands up

    The 615th Contingency Response Wing held a wing stand up for the 615th Contingency Operational Support Group Monday at Bldg. P-1. Col. Joey Eisenhut, formerly the deputy commander of the 715th Air Mobility Operations Group, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, will command the new group. The stand up of

  • Travis Air Force Base Warrior of the Week: Senior Airman Krystle Lindamood

    Name: Krystle Lindamood Rank: Senior Airman Squadron: 60th Aerial Port Squadron Duty Title: Information Controller Years in service: 3 years Hometown: Camp Lejeune, N.C. Family: Airman 1st Class Joshua Lindamood, husband. Goals: "Graduate Airmen Leadership School as a distinguished graduate, make

  • Communications Security Staff Assistance Visit

    Several Travis offices who handle Communications Security items were analyzed during a bi-annual Staff Assistance Visit March 19 to 23. The SAV, designed to find and fix information assurance problems, found very few issues and gave the base a "satisfactory" based on a two-tier system. "If we had a