• AE mission soars through Pacific in KC-10

    Crews and aircraft from several Air Force units arrived here from Travis AFB, Calif., Dec. 2, during one of three "proof of principle" missions evaluating the KC-10 Extender's capability to support combined cargo and aeromedical evacuation missions throughout the Pacific. The missions are part of an

  • Electronic beacons track pallets

    They can be seen everywhere a service member travels. They can have a month's worth of water stored on them in Afghanistan or form the walls of a shack in Haiti. They have been used to transport thousands of vehicles in the Department of Defense or just reutilized as makeshift flooring for a tent on

  • Travis residents make the ‘Switch 4 Good’

    Some Travis residents now have the opportunity to participate in an energy use study that could reduce overall consumption. Balfour Beatty Communities in association with WattzOn, a California-based energy efficiency company, will conduct a study of families in the Onziuka Flats North area as part

  • Travis moves Army Soldiers

    Roughly 550 Soldiers from the 1-294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard travelled through Travis on their way back to Guam Wednesday. They spent the last few weeks at Camp Roberts, California performing critical pre-mobilization training before travelling here via bus."We are in the

  • Travis hockey team takes title

    The Travis Jets hockey team won something other than money in its trip to Las Vegas Nov. 8 through 11. The first-place trophy was awarded to the team after it went undefeated in five games in the 10th annual Armed Services Hockey for Heroes tournament at the Sobe Ice Arena in Vegas."We played five

  • Travis support to East Coast

    Throughout the course of the last week, Travis Airmen worked 24-hours a day to launch aircraft, deploy Airmen and load equipment and supplies to assist relief efforts along the eastern seaboard following the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy."This was a tremendous effort that Travis Airmen were

  • A commitment to excellence

    Three players and four cheerleaders from the Oakland Raiders made a special trip to Travis Tuesday to sign autographs and take pictures with their fans at the Delta Breeze Club. The players in attendance were Aaron Curry, linebacker, Jacoby Ford, wide receiver, and Darrius Heyward-Bey, wide

  • Support rolls onto Travis jets

    Six Department of Energy vehicles from Western Area Power Administration in the Sacramento area arrived at Travis Air Force Base Nov. 2 to start their journey towards New Jersey. The group is part of the growing number of utility vehicles being airlifted from the western regions of the United States

  • Travis Airmen become naturalized citizens

    Six individuals with origins from all around the world took their seats Friday at the Airman and Family Readiness Center in anticipation of the ceremony that would allow them to walk out American citizens.While all Naturalization Ceremonies are impactful to the participants, the military

  • Single Airmen Initiative

    Single Airmen you are in luck. There have several programs throughout the Force Support Squadron that are offering free events to single Airmen between the ages of 18 to 24. No one will be excluded from any of these events; however, the free opportunities only apply to this targeted group. The