• Travis AFB Water Conservation Measures

    As California enters its fourth year of drought with no potential relief in sight, Gov. Jerry Brown has issued an executive order to reduce potable urban water consumption by 25 percent from 2013 levels across the state through February 2016.  In doing our part to help our local communities and the

  • Travis youth recognized

    Nicole Basaca, 17, was presented an award for the local Military Youth of the Year April 23 at the Travis Air Force Base, California, Teen Zone.Basaca, a junior at Vanden High School in Fairfield, California, is the daughter of Retired Master Sgt. Darwin Basaca and Carrie Basaca.Military Youth of

  • Ruck march set May 16

    The Travis First Sergeants Council is scheduled to host the fifth annual Gold Star Ruck March May 16 in support of Gold Star Families throughout the local community and across the country.The ruck march, which consists of a 10-kilometer course around the base, is intended to honor families that have

  • Talent show set for May 1

    Travis Air Force Base, California, is scheduled to host the Operation Talent Search show at 6 p.m. May 1 in the military personnel flight's auditorium inside Bldg. 381.The competition, which is free and open to anyone with base access, will feature 27 performers in four categories, including some as

  • Cheers to Volunteers

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., is scheduled to host the Volunteer Excellence Awards at 1 p.m. April 27 at the Delta Breeze Club.In an all-volunteer military, service before self is a way of life. Many Airmen, past and present, and local civilians go one step

  • Officer earns Bronze Star Medal

    Lt. Col. David Hammerschmidt, 60th Maintenance Group deputy commander, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal during an April 9 ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, California.Col. Mark Weber, 60th MXG commander, who presided over the ceremony, told base leaders and approximately 50 Airmen that

  • C-141 celebrates 50 Golden (Bear) years at Travis

    The 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, California, will hold a 50th anniversary ceremony at 9:30 a.m. April 23 at the Golden Bear C-141 static display to celebrate the airplane.Anyone stationed at or visiting Travis cannot help but encounter the Golden Bear, a gleaming C-141B

  • Maintainers and porters push plane

    While many Airmen and their families were fast asleep, Travis Air Force Base, California, crews were up setting world aviation records.In the early morning of April 3, a Travis C-5M Super Galaxy set 45 records, landing it as the world's top aviation record holder, but none of this would have been

  • Travis C-5M flies into aviation record books

    In the early morning hours of April 3, a C-5M Super Galaxy aircrew from Travis Air Force Base, California, put the aircraft's capabilities to the test.The eight-person crew, with members of the 60th Air Mobility Wing's 22nd Airlift Squadron and the 349th AMW's 312th AS, accomplished their goal of

  • Family Fun Fest puts focus on Travis' children

    Travis held its third annual Family Fun Fest April 1 at the Airman and Family Readiness Center parking lot to kick off Month of the Military Child, National Child Abuse Prevention Month and National Autism Awareness Month.Caspar Weinberger, former Secretary of Defense, established April as the Month