• Travis Air Force Base Warrior of the Week

    Name: John Carter Rank: Tech. Sgt. Squadron: 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Duty Title: Flying crew chief Years in service: 12 years Hometown: Memphis, Tenn. Family: Wife, Kelli and daughter, Lauren 3 years old Goals: "Make a career out of the Air Force, get my bachelor's degree and earn my

  • Gatekeepers keep us safe at night

    When most people on base lay their heads down at night, they usually feel safe when they close their eyes. They are afforded that feeling of safety because of the men and women who stand watch at the gates of Travis, looking for any adversaries who choose to do harm. The 60th Security Forces

  • Commander's Trophy winners

    The 60th Operations Support Squadron and the 60th Equipment Maintenance Squadron dominated other units to take home the Commander' s Trophy. The 60th OSS had 278 points - one hundred and two points more than the nearest contender-- to take home the small unit trophy while the 60th EMS had a total of

  • Travis Intramural Basketball Championship

    The Travis Intramural basketball championship held at the Travis Fitness Center Monday night was an explosive game up and down the court and was full of determination, excitement and sorrow. The championship pitted the two champions from the large unit bracket and the small unit bracket. They each

  • Recycling Contest Celebrates Earth Day 2007

    To promote active recycling, the 60th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental flight is turning recyclable trash into a valuable commodity. The environmental flight office will conduct its 10th annual recycling contest in honor Travis' Earth Day '07 program. The time frame for the contest has been

  • Moving history forward

    Imagine if you knew what it was you wanted to do as a child and had the chance to live out that dream. That is exactly what Col. Carol Vermillion had the opportunity to do. Not only has she lived her dream, but it is more exciting than she ever dreamed it would be. With her mother as a nurse in the

  • Travis Credit Union donates to Fisher House

    The board of directors for the Travis Credit Union recently donated $10,000 to the Travis Fisher House. Shérry Cordonnier, Travis Credit Union director of corporate relations, made the presentation on Feb. 13 to Charlene Hall, Travis Fisher House manager and Jane Hassanieh, assistant

  • AMC honors first sergeant as one of their 12 Outstanding Airmen

    A first sergeant from the 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was announced as one of Air Mobility Command's 12 Outstanding Airmen March 14. Master Sgt. Terry Swartz will be honored at the command's Outstanding Airmen/First Sergeant of the Year Banquet April 5, where one Airman from each category

  • Warrior of the Week: Senior Airman Alex Chapman

    Squadron: 60th Comptroller Squadron Duty Title: Accounting technician Years in service: 4 Hometown: Chicago, Ill. Family: Wife Christy, daughter Cassidy 2 years old, son Brenden 8 months old. Goals: "Finish my bachelor's degree with a major in political science and minors in criminal justice and