• Base takes coffee donation

    If there is one drink that has kept military service personnel moving, it's coffee. In 1832, President Andrew Jackson introduced sugar and coffee into the U.S. Army diet, replacing the customary allotments of rum, whiskey or brandy. The move thereby introduced into soldier's lives a habit that

  • Aquatic center opens 24 May; safety paramount

    The Travis Aquatic Center is scheduled to open May 24. The Travis community will have the opportunity to participate in open and lap swim, which are both free. In addition, the center offers private parties, water aerobics, kayaking classes and more. This year, the Aquatic Center staff has placed

  • New expo maximizes family time

    Just one year ago, Airmen preparing for deployment were required to go to a one-hour meeting at the Airman and Family Readiness Center at Travis. This meeting fulfilled a deployment checklist requirement from the AFRC once the readiness NCO signed it off. Fast forward to 2012, as the Air Force

  • Spouses Clubs name 21 Scholarship recipients

    The Officers' Spouses' and Enlisted Spouses' Club jointly held their Annual Scholarship Evening and Awards Ceremony May 11 at the Delta Breeze Club. The purpose of the event was to award Travis military spouses and their families a scholarship to pursue higher education. In total, the two clubs gave

  • Travis celebrates Kids Day of Fishing

    The annual Kids Day of Fishing Derby is now scheduled for Saturday, May 19 at 8 a.m. with check-in beginning at 7:30am. Travis has hosted this event for the past five years. This year's event will take place at a pond located at Cypress Lakes Golf Course, unlike previous years which were at the Duck

  • Mom’s Special Brunch at Travis

    Moms love brunch and the Delta Breeze Club loves Mom. Poached eggs, crispy bacon and beverages - these are just a few of the items that the DBC is preparing for Travis moms on Mother's Day Sunday. Celebrating Mother's Day with brunch is not new to Travis. However, this year Chef Jacob Knutte, 60th

  • Travis prepares for Critical Days of Summer

     The Critical Days of Summer campaign begins May 25 for the Memorial Day weekend and ends after Labor Day weekend. Travis leadership's goal is to heighten activity awareness so each Airman will make their safety a personal choice. The theme this year is "Safety - It's Personal." On May 18, members

  • Last C-5 Galaxy receives AMP at Travis

    A 1970 C-5A Galaxy was the last C-5A to be converted from a "legacy" C-5 to an Avionics Modernization Program C-5 in the Air Force and was completed at Travis Sunday. Since June 2005, 38 C-5 A/B aircraft were modified at Travis by the Lockheed Martin contract field team as part of a two-phased

  • Travis opens fuel site

    Col. Dwight Sones, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, was joined by Army Col. Bill Keyes, Defense Logistics Agency Energy Americas commander, and Jim Kehlet, Kinder-Morgan Business Development West vice president, to cut the ribbon on the new Kinder-Morgan fuel tank site Tuesday on Travis. The $50

  • Warrior Week sharpens skills

    Approximately 350 Travis Airmen displayed their capabilities in attack response while maintaining mission flow April 16 through 20 during Warrior Week at Travis.Warrior Weeks are intended to have Airmen in their units conduct the required Ability to Survive and Operate training as well as deployed