• AMC enlisted leader gives chiefly advice at Chiefs recognition

    In a speech laced with down home Southern humor, Air Mobility Command's Command Chief Master Sgt. Victoria Gamble gave Travis Air Force Base's newest chiefs her charter for leading and inspiring their Airmen Jan. 23 at Travis.The Chiefs Recognition Ceremony was an event charged with excitement,

  • Travis welcomes honorary commanders

    Travis Air Force Base welcomed 23 honorary commanders and waved goodbye to 25 more, during a ceremony here Jan. 22.The Honorary Commanders Program allows professionals from a variety of areas to partner with individual commanders to strengthen and foster the relationship between Travis AFB and the

  • Air Force Surgeon General visits Travis

     Lt. Gen. Thomas Travis, Air Force Surgeon General, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Pace, Chief of the medical enlisted force, visited Travis Air Force Base and David Grant USAF Medical Center recently to meet with members of the 60th Medical Group and witness firsthand how they support the Travis

  • Groundbreaking: Building begins on fitness facility

    Construction crews broke ground earlier this month on an all-new outdoor Functional Fitness Area that is scheduled to be complete sometime this summer.Located behind the current fitness center, the 7,200 square-foot open-air facility, known as "The Jungle", is slated to provide the necessary workout

  • Adventure in Alaska: Officer looks to mush dogs in Iditarod

    Snow and trees are all that can be seen for miles. The bitter cold nips at any piece of exposed skin. He can almost taste the frost touching his warm breath as he yells "mush," commanding his 16 dogs to trudge across the vast landscape and breaking the deafening silence of his surroundings.Maj.

  • Fitness construction begins

    The construction of the new outdoor fitness center has begun on the squadron physical training pad behind the fitness center.Please ensure your safety when exercising in proximity of the construction site. For questions concerning the construction, please call the Engineering Flight at 424-3464.Look

  • Policy changes to pay and allowances continuation clarified

    Air Force senior leaders recently released Air Force policy on the Pay and Allowance Continuation program for Airmen who become wounded or ill while supporting a combat contingency.With the release of the Air Force PAC program policy, Air Force Guidance Memorandum 34-02, Airmen will now officially

  • Martin Luther King Day of Service at Travis

    The Travis Air Force Base Airman and Family Readiness Center is seeking help from volunteers to set its own record of $100,000 worth of service Monday on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service for the local community.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is:

  • Travis aircrew assists Rose Bowl flyover

    It was only fitting that one of America's greatest showcases of air superiority - the B-2 Spirit - headlined the pre-game festivities for the first game in College Football Playoff history on New Year's Day, in what was a matchup between two of the most prolific passers in college