• Travis hosts meeting about reduction

    Capt. Veronica Hoskinson, 60th Force Support Squadron manpower and personnel flight commander, and Senior Master Sgt. Maryann Navarro-Davis, 60th FSS military personnel section superintendent, spoke and answered questions about the upcoming enlisted force reduction programs during a town hall

  • System for smog check relocates to internet

    The Federal Clean Air Act of 1990 requires states to establish and implement vehicle inspection and maintenance to reduce motor vehicle emissions in areas with poor air quality. Inspection and maintenance, also known as a smog check, has been adopted by more than 25 states to address air quality

  • Sibling rivalry part of Commander in Chief Excellence Award Competition

    The Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award assessment team toured Travis Monday and Tuesday for an extensive look at the Golden Bears' innovation in enhancing base-level services, facilities and quality of life. "Our vision was two-fold," said Lt. Col. Jacqueline Breeden, 22nd Airlift

  • Books on Bases aids children

    More than 200 children and parents attended a winter holiday Books on Bases event hosted by Mitchell Memorial Library staff from 1-3 p.m. Dec. 21, 2013. Highlights of the event were a reading of "The Soldier's Night before Christmas" by Col. Corey Martin, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, a visit

  • Thunderbirds to roar at Travis

    The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will make their way to Northern California May 3-4, where they are scheduled to headline the Travis Air Force Base Open House. An event that routinely draws crowds of more than 100,000, the annual Travis Open House event was previously canceled due to sequester-driven

  • Travis gives ride to Obama

    While attending Travis' annual holiday lighting ceremony Dec. 5, surrounded by his wife and children, the call came across Lt. Col. Thad Middleton's blackberry stating he needed to be on the other side of the globe within a few hours.For Middleton, who serves as the 9th Air Refueling Squadron

  • DGMC battles busy flu season

    Another flu season is upon us and striking with a vengeance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an influenza illness alert and news reports across the nation have started covering the outbreak -- including the recent deaths in Sacramento and Stanislaus County attributed to the

  • Travis-based call center adds Andrews to rotation

    Travis' newly renamed United States Air Force Telephone Operator Consolidated Call Center-West added its 17th installation, Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 5 to the roster of locations for which it provides base operator services.Andrews marks the center's third different major command for which its

  • Softball team takes fourth in Las Vegas

    An adult varsity softball team comprised of members of the Travis community took fourth place in a two-day tournament held Saturday and Sunday at Big League Dreams Sports Parks in Las Vegas.Travis' Aftershock went 3-3 overall during All World Sports' Military Las Vegas Worlds tournament, squaring