• Modernized retirement plan to take hold in '18

    The military retirement system received an overhaul as part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2016.Service members who joined prior to Jan. 1, 2006, will be grandfathered into the current pension system and those who join after the Jan. 1, 2018, date will be enrolled in the new blended

  • Airmen journey into medical field

    When envisioning someone within the military medical profession, your first thought isn't an individual that happens to be a technical expert in air-to-air weapon systems. But that's the type of diversity displayed amongst the ranks of the Air Force's physician assistant community. While certainly

  • Are you prepared for storm season?

    It's 2 a.m. and something loud awakens you. Your first thought is "it's a break-in." You roll over to the side of the bed, dangle a foot and try and locate your slippers. Your toes touch something very cold and very wet. "Oh, no," you think.  "The toilet overflowed."That can't be it. You don't hear

  • 60th AMW to toast 50 years at Travis

    The 60th Air Mobility Wing is getting ready to celebrate its 50th anniversary Jan. 19 at Travis Air Force Base, California.To kick off the event, a 5K heritage run will take place at 9 a.m.  The run will feature multiple locations which are significant to the 60th AMW and Travis AFB.  Free to all

  • SecAF makes first official visit to Travis

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited here Jan. 8 to meet with Airmen, discuss her priorities and see first-hand Travis Air Force Base's mission and capabilities as the western seaboard's mobility air forces hub.To begin her visit, James received a detailed mission brief from senior

  • Youth get stylish

    All was a flurry of hair styling, makeup and original fashion designs Dec. 12 at Travis Air Force Base, California, for the first Youth Fashion Competition.Uniquka Christian, wife of Staff Sgt. Charles Christian, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron, developed a youth fashion organization in March 2014,

  • Travis C-17 part of test

    Over the summer, the Air Force Test Center sent a C-17 Globemaster III with air and maintenance crews from Edwards Air Force Base to Hawaii, but it was no vacation.The C-17 Globemaster III was an aircraft assigned to Travis Air Force Base, California.The crews worked 24-hour shifts for several