• Travis moving in the right AFSO 21 direction

    "Very impressed" These were the words Dr. Ron Ritter, the Special Assistant for Air Force Smart Operations to the Secretary of the Air Force, and Deputy Director of the Air Force Smart Operations Office, Washington, D.C., used to describe Travis' current AFSO 21 initiatives during his visit Jan. 11

  • Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Dante Davis

    Squadron: 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Duty Title: Aircraft Pneudraulics Craftsman Years in service: Nine yearsHometown: Compton, Calif.Goals: To be the best NCO possible and to be a better leader for our future Airmen coming up the ranks. Also, to go as far as I can in my military career,

  • Travis trains PACAF maintainers to recover, maintain KC-10s

    In an effort to streamline KC-10 maintenance responsibilities in the Pacific theater, the 60th Maintenance Operations Squadron developed a two-phase course designed to train en-route maintainers how to recover aircraft and perform basic maintenance tasks to help move aircraft through the theater

  • Anti-virus software available for home use

    In today's electronic environment, many Team Travis members have thrown the old adage of "never bringing work home" out the window. As more and more servicemembers begin using their home computers to conduct business, it is becoming more crucial that they provide the same amount of protection for

  • Fitness Center helping people get fit the S.M.A.R.T. way

    After the Christmas trees are taken out to the curb and the ball in Times Square drops, next inevitably comes the New Year's resolutions. One of the most common resolutions every year across the U.S. is to become more physically fit and to lose those extra pounds gained over the previous year. Based

  • PMEL ensures quality control in measurements

    What is 3-millionths of an inch anyway? For the 60th Component Maintenance Squadron's Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment flight and the more than 235 work centers that use their expertise -- it could mean a lot. Travis' Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory, which is preparing for an

  • Port wins AMC Large Terminal Award

    The 60th Aerial Port Squadron won the 2006 Air Mobility Command Large Terminal Unit award for developing innovative practices. "The transformation initiatives we've made at the port set us apart from other AMC units," said Lt. Col. Michael Holmes, 60th APS commander. "We have created efficiencies by

  • Travis community shows support to deployed Airmen

    Lt. Gen. Gary North, commander of U.S. Central Air Forces, delivered a special gift to Airmen deployed here from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 28. The general presented them with a three-ring notebook filled with letters of support written by members of the Travis civilian community - letters