• DGMC enlisted medical students launch 60th MDG Dormitory Pride Day

    It was Columbus Day Weekend but Airman Kyle Mitchell, Cardiopulmonary Phase II Training student, got up early for a mission. Armed with brooms, dusts pans and plastic trash bags, Airman Mitchell and his colleagues have one goal in common: to make the Bldg. 1304, David Grant USAF Medical Center

  • Giving families their KUDOS

    Camp KUDOS has reopened after a year-long BRAC closure and deployers aged 18 and under arrived this past Wednesday. KUDOS [Kids Understanding Deployed Operations] is a program designed to give military children a very realistic view of what their parents go through before, during and after

  • Red Rocker visits Travis

    The former lead singer of Van Halen met with Airmen and signed autographs for two and a half hours here Saturday. Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar enjoyed meeting with the troops to show his support for everything the military does for the country. "I came to Travis [Saturday] to show my respect for our

  • Travis Airman returns with proposal

    After a four-month deployment to Southwest Asia, Senior Airman Adeyam Parker, 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, brought back a question for his girlfriend. "I was going to propose at a fancy restaurant, but halfway through my deployment, I decided to do it when I got off the plane," said Airman

  • Travis schools receive more than $7K

    With help from the Travis' community, the Officer's and Enlisted Spouses' Clubs delivered more than $7,250 in school supplies and donations to the three base elementary schools on Sept. 7. As a result of this summer's school supplies drive, Travis, Center and Scandia schools each received a $1,000

  • Crew monkeys around during first mission

    For a pilot, flying a brand new aircraft is something to brag about to friends. Flying a brand new aircraft on its first mission in support of a war is something to brag about to grandchildren. For Lieutenant Howard, a stuffed toy monkey, and the integrated crew from the 21st Airlift Squadron and

  • “Spirit of Solano” gets locked and loaded for first operational mission

    Within 24 hours after the wheels of Travis' first C-17 touched down during an arrival ceremony here Aug. 8, the "Spirit of Solano" took off fully loaded to Germany, Spain and Turkey in support of the Global War on Terrorism. According to Senior Master Sgt. Mike Belanger, 860th Aircraft Maintenance

  • Travis firefighters remain ‘team to beat’

    The Travis firefighters continued to dominate during the Fremont Festival of the Arts Firefighter Combat Challenge in Fremont, Calif. Saturday. "They did exceptional," said Mr. John Speakman, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief. "There was a lot of the main competition that we'll face at the

  • Team Travis welcomes its first C-17 aircraft

    The much anticipated arrival of Team Travis' new C-17, the "Spirit of Solano," took place today at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony began with a flyover of all three major airframes home to Travis Air Force Base, the C-5, KC-10 and now the C-17. The crowd of 1,800 stood in awe and applauded as Maj. Gen.