• Forum aims to enhance support

    The sixth annual Caring for People Forum concluded here Nov. 7 at Travis Air Force Base, California, with nearly 40 participants voicing their ideas and concerns across a variety of specialized focus groups.Utilizing a grass-roots style approach, the program is designed to strengthen support

  • Former NFL star Walker educates Golden Bears on tour

    All-Pro football star Herschel Walker engaged Golden Bears Tuesday and Wednesday at Travis Air Force Base as part of the Patriot Support Program Anti-stigma Campaign.The campaign, in partnership with Walker, is used to encourage service members to seek help for mental health and substance abuse

  • AMC honors ops squadron

    The 60th Operations Support Squadron Current Operations Flight was named the 2014 Air Mobility Command Aviation Fuel Efficiency Operation Team of the Year Nov. 1 during the Airlift/Tanker Association's annual convention in Nashville, TN.AMC annually recognizes those who make a significant impact on

  • 571st MSAS aids in Colombia

    Part one of a three-part seriesCOMMANDO AEREO DE TRANSPORTE MILITAR, BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron deployed a mobile training team from Aug. 24 to Sept. 19 to conduct training during a four-week engagement with the Colombian air force in Bogota, Colombia.The

  • Day to celebrate retirees

    The Travis Retiree Appreciation Day committee, in conjunction with the Retiree Activities Office and David Grant USAF Medical Center, is preparing to present the 19th annual Retiree Appreciation Day Nov. 15 at Travis Air Force Base. This year's event, "Honoring Those Who Led the Way," will kick-off

  • Travis takes part in Red Ribbon Week

    The Travis Air Force Base Unified School District, along with more than 80 million young people around the country, celebrated National Red Ribbon Week Oct 23 through today.National Red Ribbon Week is a drug-prevention program in which children wear red ribbons as a pledge to stay away from

  • Travis Airman sings at the World Series

    It was a gorgeous fall evening Sunday in San Francisco when a stadium full of 40,000 excited baseball fans paused to honor our nation during the seventh-inning stretch of Game Five in the 2014 World Series.Airman 1st Class Michelle Doolittle, United States Air Force Band of the Golden West vocalist,

  • AMC civic leaders visit Travis

    Air Mobility Command civic leaders met at Travis Air Force Base Oct. 15 to join Gen. Darren McDew, AMC commander, on his first visit of the installation since assuming command in May. Civic leaders were given the opportunity to speak with McDew, who addressed the importance of the civic leader

  • Wing garners service award

    The Secretary of the Air Force recently announced the 60th Air Mobility Wing as a recipient of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for exceptionally meritorious service from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014.This marks the 21st time since 1965 that the Travis wing has been awarded the AFOUA.In order to

  • McDew talks people, vision

    General Darren McDew, Air Mobility Command commander, addressed a gamut of questions during a Q-and-A session Oct. 16 at Travis Air Force Base as part of his first official visit since assuming command of AMC in early May.With wide-spread changes and undertakings occurring across the enterprise, the