• Travis Airman awarded Purple Heart

    Senior Airman Jeffrey Rivera, 60th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation specialist, was awarded a Purple Heart July 17 during a commander's call in the base theater on Travis. Rivera was deployed to Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan as part of a ten-person team of porters providing all

  • Project improves base electrical lines

    City Light and Power, the contractor that maintains the electrical power distribution on base, is embarking on a project that will improve the reliability of the base's vast high voltage electrical distribution system. CLP and Civil Engineer linemen will increase the gap between each phase of the

  • Wounded warrior recieves multiple awards

    Master Sgt. James Davis, currently being treated at David Grant USAF Medical Center for combat injuries, received the Jolly Green Association Rescue of the Year and Breeze Eastern Flight Engineer of the Year awards Tuesday during a 60th Air Mobility Wing commander's call at the theater. On a predawn

  • Base's annual Special Needs Carnival this Friday

    Travis special needs and Exceptional Family Member Program families are invited to the free Special Needs Carnival scheduled from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. July 20 at the Airman and Family Readiness Center parking lot. The event has a Luau theme with the kids getting leis and hula dance performances, said

  • 60th Maintenance Group greets new commander

    The 60th Maintenance Group got a new commander Tuesday during a change of command ceremony at spot 251 on the Travis flightline.Col. David Coley served as the 60th MXG commander for two years before the ceremony to transfer command to Col. Mark Weber, now 60th MXG commander. Under Coley's command,

  • 18th Air Force commander visits Travis

    Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, and Mrs. Patty Ramsay visited here Tuesday through Thursday to speak with Airmen, meet with installation leadership, and learn about the base's dynamic mission.Team Travis' unique capabilities were showcased to Ramsay during a tour of the base's

  • Travis AFSA helps homeless vets

    The Travis chapter of the Air Force Sergeants Association donated more than $500 in appliances and supplies to a local homeless shelter June 5. The group also helped set up the items in a new apartment the shelter designated for homeless veterans."We obtained a list from the shelter with basic

  • MXG paint saves money, maintains equipment

    From a famous image by Michelangelo to someone with a bucket and some rollers trying to make their home look nice, many different things might come to mind when thinking about painting. What probably does not come to mind is corrosion control and safety, unless you are a member of the 60th

  • Parade unifies community

    Travis Airmen, family members and the community gathered Saturday in the 55th annual Vacaville Fiesta Days parade in downtown Vacaville to display community support and Travis pride.The Vacaville Fiesta Days event officially began on the same streets in July 1957 as a celebration of Spring,

  • 615th CRW inactivates, transfers command to 621st CRW in New Jersey

    The 615th Contingency Response Wing, headquartered at Travis Air Force Base, ceased its operations as a CRW, ending seven years of mobility excellence during an inactivation ceremony here on May 29. Part of the inactivation ceremony included the transfer of command of the two contingency response