• KUDOS scheduled to bring mock deployment to Travis youth

    Travis is scheduled to host Kids Understanding Deployment Operations from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., April 12 at building P-1."KUDOS is an integral part of our resiliency efforts here at Travis," said Wesley Yancey, 60th Air Mobility Command community support coordinator. "The impact of deployments on

  • National Nutrition Month: Chef displays healthy cooking

    In support of National Nutrition Month, the David Grant USAF Medical Center nutrition clinic, Balfour Beatty Community Center and the food service chefs collaborated Monday to present the base populace with a cooking demonstration.Mary Valentinsen, a chef at the DGMC dining facility and Air Force

  • MSAS and Guatemalan service members complete joint seminars

    The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron has completed 25 days of joint seminars with Guatemalan armed forces counterparts at La Aurora air base, Guatemala, March 13.The 571st is one of two Mobility Support Advisory Squadrons within the 621st Contingency Response Wing that supports 12th Air

  • Pieces of flare: Maintainers construct aircraft defense devices

    The 60th Maintenance Squadron munitions flight kicked into high gear March 10 as it started its semiannual flare build. A team of munitions specialists, consisting of active-duty and Reserve personnel, will produce approximately 1,500 flares every day and roughly 6,000 in total during the four-day

  • MSAS air advisers, Guatemala military share tradition

    The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron has been conducting mobile training team seminars with the Guatemalan military since mid February at La Aurora air base, Guatemala.The MTT focuses its efforts to improve mission support capabilities for counter narcotic operations within the country of

  • Technology powers ID check procedure

    Airmen of the 60th Security Forces Squadron have a new tool in their arsenal to assist with base access and the protection of personnel and resources from those with nefarious intent.Travis began using the Defense Biometric Identification System in 2010. DBIDS is a physical access control system

  • Knights drop in: Army parachute team joins air expo

    The Department of Defense's only sanctioned military parachute demonstration team, the US Army Golden Knights, are scheduled to co-headline Travis' upcoming Open House May 3 to 4.Currently, conducting winter training at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., the Golden Knights are executing six to 10

  • No bones about it: Musculoskeletal clinic opens

    With the slicing of a blue ribbon by an oversized ceremonial scissor, Travis base leadership, along with representatives from the Department of Veterans Affairs' Northern California Health Care System and Sierra Pacific Network, debuted a new Musculoskeletal clinic at David Grant USAF Medical Center

  • Gym gets makeover

    Construction crews are scheduled to finish a two-phase renovation project March 20 at the Travis Fitness Center. Construction lasted four months and was split into two phases to prevent any breaks in service of the fitness program at the gym."The fitness center serves about 412,000 people per year,"