• AF Ball to be Travis' largest

    Tearing a page from each chapter of Air Force history was the goal of this year's Air Force Ball planning committee in an effort to celebrate the service's 67th birthday. In doing so, the committee also sold more than 670 tickets to tonight's event - making this the largest Ball in Travis

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • Med group squadron becomes 60th SGCS

    A change of command ceremony Aug. 22 at David Grant USAF Medical Center not only saw the reigns of leadership exchange hands between Col. (Dr.) Mike Eppinger and Col. (Dr.) Dave Simon at the 60th Surgical Operations Squadron, but a change in the unit's designation.Effective the same day, the

  • Port Dawgs praised for excellence

    A team of Port Dawgs from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron on Travis Air Force Base travelled to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Aug. 16 to accept the California Air Force Association Unit of the Year Award.In addition to the CA AFA Unit of the Year Award, the 60th APS has been lauded for their

  • Refurbished C-5M arrives at Travis

    Col. David Mott, 60th Operations Group commander, delivered the newest refurbished C-5M Super Galaxy Aug. 26 to the Travis flightline. The aircraft is the second fully refurbished C-5 Travis has received.The improvements on the C-5 include newer, quieter engines with more thrust, allowing for

  • Travis welcomes new 60th Mission Support Group commander

    The 60th Mission Support Group welcomed its new commander during a change of command ceremony Aug. 8 at Travis Air Force Base.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 one officer. The ceremony is

  • 9th ARS supports new generation of fighter

    A four-man crew from the 9th Air Refueling Squadron flew air refuel missions July 21 to 25 in support of F-35A Lightning II aircraft from the 412th Test Wing in temperatures surpassing 120 degrees within the Mojave Desert. "We were there to do what the KC-10 Extender does best," said Senior Airman

  • Travis, Guard train together

    Fifteen soldiers from the 49th Military Police Brigade of the California Army National Guard Homeland Response Force began a joint service exercise Aug. 11 at Travis Air Force Base. United Harbor 2014 is an emergency response exercise that begins with the loading of a C-17 Globemaster III at Travis