• Conserving energy while keeping the mission on track

    According to daily television and radio reports, the need to conserve energy and natural resources is real. In response to Executive Order 13423, Travis is now required to reduce energy use as measured per square foot of work and living space on base by 3 percent per year or by 30 percent by Sept.

  • Team Travis hosts first-ever TUDOS event

    More than 60 teachers from the Travis Unified School District experienced their very own mock deployment as Team Travis hosted its first-ever Teachers Understanding Deployment Operations event Oct. 3. The 60th Mission Support Squadron-sponsored event was designed to give teachers a better

  • AMC command chief visits Travis

    The Air Mobility Command command chief made an official visit to speak to Travis' enlisted members Oct. 2. Chief Master Sgt. Joe Barron met with Airmen from all enlisted ranks to discuss some current issues affecting them. His first stop was to the Airman Leadership School where he passed on a

  • 615th CRW ready to tackle first ORI

    With a little more than two years of operational experience under their belt, the 615th Contingency Response Wing faces their first Operational Readiness Inspection Oct. 10 to 18. Members of the 615th CRW will deploy to Gulfport, Miss., the same place they originally deployed to in the aftermath of

  • North Gate to close for repairs

    The North Gate will be closed Oct. 9 through Oct. 12 for maintenance and repairs on the road barriers. Oncoming and outgoing base traffic will be rerouted through Tunner Drive and follow a detour through housing to Burgan Avenue. Drivers should use caution when driving through base housing,

  • Fitness Center hosts Half-Marathon

    The Fitness Center hosted an Half-Marathon event Sept. 29. The following are the winners in their respective categories: 18 to 25 category Michael Ford - 1:32:04 Rosa Sheffield - 1:56:26 26 to 32 category Roheem Moore -1:23:02 Allisha Morris - 1:51:00 33 to 39 category Robert Worth - 1:52:13 Obdulia

  • KC-10 team wins Chief of Staff Team Excellence awards

    Travis' KC-10 Thrust Reverser Improvement Design Team was recognized with the 2007 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., Sept. 25. In addition, the team was the recipient of the Air Force Best Practice award and won the prestigious Boeing Atlas award for the

  • Travis kicks off CFC

    The Travis Combined Federal Campaign will kick off Oct. 9 and run through Nov. 21. CFC, the largest annual workplace charity campaign in the United States, collects contributions from federal employees, including servicemembers, on behalf of different charitable organizations. "The theme for this

  • Course seeks to eliminate Murphy's Law

    The Air Force posted its lowest rate of Class A flight mishaps ever during the 2006 fiscal year according to Air Force Magazine. This decrease may result from courses such as the Air Mobility Command's Safety Investigation Board/Accident Investigation Board course. AMC hosted the three-day course at

  • Museum to host F-105 dedication ceremony

    Master Sgt. Terry Juran has battled wind, rain, sun and birds for months to get the F-105 at Travis' Jimmy Doolittle Air and Space Museum ready for its big day. Yes, birds! The animals have run afoul of the outdoor museum's aircraft collection, nesting in every nook, hole and cranny they can find on