• Patriot Wyvern helps Airmen, Soldiers spread wings

    Patriot Wyvern gave Airmen and Soldiers a chance to learn and work together at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 23–24, 2016. This exercise is designed to reinforce the skills needed to respond to worldwide contingency operations.

  • Travis C-5 completes major inspection

    Dover AFB is home to a fleet of 18 C-5M Super Galaxy intercontinental-range strategic airlifters, the Air Force’s largest transport aircraft. It is also home to the Air Force’s only facility capable of conducting Major Isochronal Inspections on C-5 aircraft.

  • Travis tankers fuel Gunfighter Flag

    KC-10 Extenders from Travis Air Force Base, California, participated in multi-national exercise Gunfighter Flag 16-3 held at the Saylor Creek Training Range at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.

  • Stone receives Air Force Vanguard award

    Staff Sgt. Spencer Stone, 60th Medical Operations Squadron pediatric medical technician, was the receipt of 2016 Non-Commissioned Officers Association Air Force Vanguard Award on July 13, at an award’s banquet in Las Vegas, Nevada, for his heroic actions aboard a Paris-bound train last August.

  • Travis reservists refuel F-35s across Atlantic

    A KC-10 Extender manned by a crew from the 70th Air Refueling Squadron departed Travis Air Force Base, California July 11, and traveled across the Atlantic to escort three F-35A Lightning II models back to the United States from England.

  • Devil Raiders conduct urban close quarters combat training

    Defenders assigned to the 921st Contingency Response Squadron and the 821st CRS participate in urban close quarters combat training using simunition rounds June 30, 2016 at the Emergency Responder Urban Training Site at Travis Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert

  • Air Force's flagship medical facility welcomes new commander

    The 60th Medical Group welcomed its new commander, Col. (Dr.) Michael Higgins, during a change-of-command ceremony July 8 at Travis Air Force Base, California.The change of command is an official, formal and brief ceremony that is the military’s way of bestowing command responsibility of a unit to

  • Klein, Nichols greet wing as new leader

    Col. John Klein, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Steve Nichols, the incoming command chief for Travis Air Force Base, California, held commanders calls June 30 and July 1, to introduce themselves and talk about their expectations for the wing.

  • Lightning over UK: USAF F-35A takes first overseas flight

    The Air Combat Command F-35A Heritage Flight team accomplished the U.S.’ first transatlantic flight in an F-35A Lightning II, with refueling support from a KC-10 Extender, when it touched down at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, June 30, 2016.