• Travis surpasses goal in AFAF campaign

    Travis exceeded its goal in the annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, which concluded May 3, recording some of the highest totals in the service.The base raised $147,598 this spring, surpassing its goal of $131,388 by more than $16,000, said Maj. Adam Rosado, 6th Air Refueling Squadron chief of

  • Maintenance groups notch rare achievment

    Every month, the 60th and 349th Maintenance Groups team up to meet their Mission Capable Rate and Homestation Logistics Departure Reliability metrics set by Air Mobility Command. In April, the crews met all rates for all three types of aircraft assigned to Travis, which include the C-5 Galaxy, C-17

  • Wingman Day to focus on physical pillar

    Travis Airmen will set aside their daily tasks and participate in fellowship and physical activities during Wingman Day, May 16.This quarterly event places emphasis on what it means to be a wingman for one another and to build camaraderie among Airmen. The focus of this day is on the physical pillar

  • Life in technicolor

    More than 250 people dressed in white T-shirts stepped to the starting line of the Travis Color Run April 27 ready to be doused in bright shades of blue, purple, green, yellow and pink. The 5K run and 1.5-mile walk, hosted by the Travis Fitness Center and Exchange, featured five color stations where

  • Travis gives the hook up to transportation of unmanned vehicles

    Travis porters transferred two unmanned aerial vehicles and their support equipment from ground transportation to a C-17 Globemaster III Tuesday on base. The UAVs were moved through Travis because the special cargo mission here makes it feasible."It takes a lot of coordination to do something like

  • Blackout has effect on safety of food

    A base-wide power outage is scheduled for Sunday and the required maintenance may take up to nine hours. The public health flight at David Grant USAF Medical Center offers these pointers to help keep families safe from potential problems due to a lack of proper refrigeration of perishable food at

  • Events planned during power outage

    Travis Air Force Base will experience a base-wide power outage 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.Pacific Gas and Electric will conduct maintenance and repairs on the 60 KVA line that is part of the base's power source located near the north gate entrance directly supporting the base. For PG&E to safely and

  • Travis welcomes new reserve operations group commander

    Col. Scott L. McLaughlin assumed command of the 349th Operations Group in a ceremony April 7at Travis. Col. Matthew J. Burger, 349th Air Mobility Wing commander and presiding officer, passed McLaughlin the 349th OG colors, symbolizing the assignment of authority to command the group. McLaughlin is a

  • TRICARE changes providers

    A new health care provider is at the helm for many patients of David Grant USAF Medical Center as TRICARE's West region contract transitioned April 1 and is now managed by UnitedHealthcare Military and Veterans. Those enrolled at DGMC will no longer use TriWest Healthcare Alliance as their

  • Solano County, Travis team up for children

    Members of Solano County and Travis Air Force Base united at the Solano County Board of Supervisors meeting in Fairfield April 2 for the presentation of a resolution recognizing April as Month of the Military Child.Month of the Military Child was established by the fifteenth Secretary of Defense