• After Hurricane Irma, CRW Airmen deploy to help out

    The 821st Contingency Response Group from Travis Air Force Base, California, alerted a 64-person Contingency Response Element to Marathon Regional Airport, located in the Florida Keys, where they arrived in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 11.

  • 821st CRG, 60th MDG return after Hurricane Irma relief efforts

    Approximately 60 personnel from the 821st Contingency Response Group and 60th Medical Group returned back to Travis Air Force Base, California, recently after supporting civil authorities in Hurricane Irma relief efforts in Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

  • Seeking help does not end military career

    Throughout September, the nation is observing Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.Since 2012, the estimated rate of death by suicide across the Department of Defense has remained about the same per 100,000 people – 20 for active duty members, 24 for reservists and 27 for guard members. The Air Force

  • Travis planes make perfect match in air refueling over Southwest Asia

    Ask KC-10 Extender flight crew members from Travis Air Force Base, California, about what happened Aug. 10 over Southwest Asia and they will say it was unusual.The rare event was a KC-10 refueling a C-17 Globemaster III in a deployed environment. What made the event rarer still is on the other side

  • Clarinet Quartet tours Southern California

    The Clarinet Quartet, an ensemble including four clarinets and percussion, from the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West at Travis Air Force Base, California, performed a new musical composition during their Southern California tour from Sept. 9 to 14, which included stops at the Brand Library and

  • Honorary commanders visit Travis

    Travis Air Force Base, Calif. hosted a tour for 35 honorary commanders from the 60th Air Mobility Wing Sept. 1. The tour featured a training mission that provided the honorary commanders a firsthand experience of the dynamic and diverse mission of Travis’ 60th Operations Group.