• Mobility Airmen to honor Gen. Johns with Order of Sword

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - Air Mobility Command enlisted men and women will present Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., the prestigious Order of the Sword in a formal ceremony here, Nov. 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the Scott Club. More than 300 Airmen from across the command are expected to attend.Johns was

  • The #1 reason you’re not losing weight

    PHOENIX - You've changed the foods you eat to include more fruits and veggies. You've cut back on the soda and you've started exercising three times a week.Yet, you're not losing weight or, at least, you're not losing enough. Why? It really all boils down to two significant words: portion

  • Winter driving safety

    With the first major rain and snowfall of the year came slick roads and conditions in the mountains that required chains. Before heading out on the next road trip, here are a few tips to keep everyone safe.As hazards to look out for, in the valley there is rain and fog and in the mountains and

  • Special Needs Halloween Bash a blast for children

    The Exceptional Family Member Program and Airman and Family Readiness Center staffs joined forces to provide trick or treating, games and more Oct. 26 for Travis' special needs children during the Special Needs Halloween Bash."There are more than 1,100 EFMP family members at Travis and of them

  • Contingency Response Airmen battle elements during JRTC

    Mobility Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response wing recently concluded a two week joint combat exercise at Fort Polk, La. Approximately 100 Airmen from the 570th Contingency Response Group, based at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and 60 soldiers from the U.S Army's 689th Rapid Port Opening

  • Travis answers the call in Cuban missile crisis

    Fifty years ago this month, men and women stationed at Travis played an important role in the Cuban missile crisis. Never before, or since, has the world come closer to global nuclear war.After the Soviets built up military forces on the Communist island of Cuba, President John F. Kennedy vowed

  • Retiree appreciation day a success

    More than 550 retirees and their dependents turned out Saturday to partake in the annual Travis Retiree Appreciation Day at David Grant USAF Medical Center. The six-hour event was packed with a wide range of activities from guest speakers and vendors to an outdoor cookout with entertainment by the

  • Travis pushed to brink in Cuban Missle Crisis

    Fifty years ago this month, men and women stationed at Travis played an important role in the Cuban missile crisis, one of the pivotal events of the decades-long Cold War. Never before or since has the world come closer to global nuclear war.In the fall of 1962, the United States monitored the

  • Travis prepares for Energy Action Fair

    Travis' Energy Action Fair is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Travis Fitness Center as a highlight of the base's activities celebrating Energy Awareness Month.Participants will exercise on 10 elliptical machines connected to the base's power grid, which converts human

  • Breaking it again at 89 with DGMC's assistance

    Yeager... Few last names in modern Air Force history evoke as much lore, legacy, respect and admiration by Airmen everywhere as this local living legend. Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager retraced history Sunday, 65 years to the minute, as the first test pilot to break the sound