• Airmen, Soldiers conduct joint trainng exercise in Sunflower State

    Travis Airmen from the 21st Airlift Squadron and Soldiers from the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division from Fort Riley, Kan., took part in a Joint Air Force Army Training Nov. 13, at Manhattan Regional Airport in Manhattan, Kan. Working alongside

  • Travis, Solano County team up in local exercise

    Travis and Solano County emergency response agencies collaborated in an active-shooter exercise Nov. 14, in which an individual opened fire during a parent's night at the Sierra Vista Elementary School in Vacaville, Calif. The shooter also detonated a device and left a suspicious substance in the

  • OPSEC vital in changing world

    With our constantly developing world, it is important for all Travis personnel to change their operational habits.Operations Security is designed to ensure our critical information does not fall into the wrong hands. Heightened awareness and proper OPSEC procedures by all personnel is our first line

  • Band to play at Base Theater

    In a typical year, the Air Force Band of the Golden West travels thousands of miles from its home at Travis performing in towns all across the western United States. However, the holiday season is the one time of year the band members get to stay a little closer to home. And this year, the band

  • SARC team pays vist to Sac State

    Sexual assault may be the most underreported violent crime in the United States and eliminating sexual assault from the military remains a top priority for Department of Defense leadership. To assist with this priority, the Travis Sexual Assault Response Coordinators educated Air Force ROTC cadets

  • Hawks win versus Beale

    The Travis Hawks kicked off their first game of the season Tuesday against Beale Air Force Base with a 46-43 victory.The Hawks are the Travis' men's basketball team. They represent Travis at base level basketball games and tournaments. During the season, the team plays Beale AFB, Vandenberg AFB,

  • Travis' 621st CRW keeps budget lean with humanitarian relief simulation

    The 621st Contingency Response Wing is known as Air Mobility Command's 911 force and can be tasked to provide a broad array of mission sets ranging from contingency response to humanitarian relief operations. They stand on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.In an effort to remain proficient at

  • Special needs families share concerns at meeting

    More than 40 Travis families discussed the base's Exceptional Family Member Program with wing and David Grant USAF Medical Center leadership at a town hall meeting here Nov. 6.The Air Force's EFMP serves as a multi-agency approach to manage medical, personnel, education, and other support for Airmen

  • Ground broken on second Fisher House

    More than 200 invited guests, Solano County dignitaries, Travis base leadership, news media, radio personalities and friends of the Travis Fisher House gathered Wednesday to witness history repeat itself. For the second time in two decades, ceremonial shovels dug into the ground to mark the breaking

  • Missile crisis not without tradgedy

    The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962-dramatically documented in the 1974 ABC-TV teleplay "The Missiles of October" and the 2000 motion picture "Thirteen Days"-proved the importance of aerial reconnaissance by the Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady and other airborne assets. For 13 days, the United States and the