• Aircraft Parts processes for C-17 arrival

    The Aircraft Parts Store has seen their workload double in the past month due to the up-coming C-17 bed down. They have received and logged more than 11,800 C-17 parts from the Defense Logistics Agency alone. They have also received 15,976 parts from Boeing. More incredibly, they have achieved 100

  • Efficient thermostat settings saves energy, base money

    Travis’ policy for energy conservation mandates that thermostats be set to 68 degrees in the winter and 78 degrees in the summer. Seventy-eight degrees in the summer months may seem warm for Travis members that are used to much cooler indoor temperatures. Likewise, 68 degrees in the winter may seem

  • Security forces streamlines minor accident reporting procedures

    Security forces have many responsibilities at Travis, the least of which is responding to emergency calls for assistance. As the Global War on Terrorism continues and we maintain our high operations tempo, we must continue to find ways to streamline our processes and conduct business using more

  • Summer youth program to begin June 12

    The American Red Cross is once again sponsoring their popular Summer Youth program at Travis this year. Applications are now available to participate in the program, which begins June 12. Applications can be picked up from the information desks at David Grant USAF Medical Center or the base thrift

  • AMC Matchup returns

    Starting Thursday and continuing through the month of August, Air Mobility Command members and their family members are encouraged to see how they match up. “MatchUp is AMC’s summertime program wherein participants can win big prizes for just participating in various activities at their base,” said

  • NAF sale open to all ID cardholders

    The 60th Services Squadron is holding a non-appropriated fund sale June 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the former Travis Aero Club hangar located on the base behind the David Grant USAF Medical Center. “This is a great opportunity for the Travis community to purchase some quality items at a very

  • The C-17s are coming!

    The C-17s are coming, and the 60th Air Mobility Wing leadership wants to keep Team Travis informed about the upcoming changes. One such way is the “C-17s Are Coming” event scheduled to begin 9 a.m. June 2 at the red carpet area on the flightline side of base operations. “This is an opportunity to

  • Operational Lightning Fury

    In its first real test as a full contingency response group, the 570th CRG deployed for Lightning Fury, a base standup field training exercise, from May 15 to Wednesday. This 10-day exercise was designed to develop the contingency response group’s “Open the Airbase” ability in an environment similar