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NEWS

  • Travis AFB welcomes community leaders

    An induction ceremony was held Jan. 6 for 42 honorary commanders at the Delta Breeze Club here.The honorary commander program exists not only to strengthen ties between Travis and the local community, but also for key members in the community and leaders in the Air Force to mutually benefit each

  • Weapon system trainer to save taxpayer's dollars at McConnell

    The first official KC-135 Stratotanker Boom Operator Weapon System Trainer in Air Mobility Command, slated to save the Air Force millions annually, opened during a ceremony Jan. 9 here.Training boom operators to perform in-flight refueling requires a tanker and a receiver. An eight-hour tanker

  • Joint Base Charleston officer becomes first dental advisor in Gardez

    In a remote valley of Afghanistan, a Joint Base Charleston Airman is playing a vital role enhancing the country's practice of dentistry.Maj. Courtney Schapira, from the 628th Medical Group at Joint Base Charleston, is currently assigned to the Medical Embedded Training Team at Forward Operating Base

  • 62nd Airlift Wing earns Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    The 62nd Airlift Wing has been awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for meritorious service from Sep. 11, 2010 to Sep. 12, 2011.During this period, the 62nd AW provided airlift for operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn, delivering more than 128,000 personnel and 308 million pounds of

  • Family, friends welcome 4th AS home

    More than 120 Airmen from McChord Field's 4th Airlift Squadron were greeted by family and friends Jan. 4 after a 60-day deployment in support of Operations Enduring Freedom, New Dawn and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.The 4th AS Airmen were deployed as the 817th Expeditionary Airlift

  • Travis Airmen honored with Purple Hearts

    Three Travis Airmen were awarded Purple Hearts in a ceremony today at the base theater. The Purple Heart is awarded to members of the United States armed forces who are wounded by an instrument of war in the hands of the enemy, or posthumously to the next of kin in the name of those who were killed

  • Engineers act fast to restore power at Travis

    When the power unexpectedly went out in Travis base housing early in the morning Dec. 23, Balfour Beatty Communities quickly dispatched maintenance crews to determine the cause. Electricians from the 60th Civil Engineer Squadron supported BBC and their contractor, Contra Costa Power, and began

  • Travis crew makes historic flight out of Iraq

    A Travis C-17 Globemaster III departed Iraq Dec. 17 with approximately 129 service members and media on the flight headed for Kuwait as Operation New Dawn came to a close.After nearly 9 years of Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn, America is withdrawing its military presence from Iraq. Travis

  • CASF brings injured service members to higher-level care

    "Ten minutes out" is the message that propels the medical team into action. Knowing their predetermined roles -- CASF staff and volunteers arrive at the awaiting aircraft to quickly and carefully offload patients to the ambulance buses. For some patients, this is a place to receive quick treatment

  • Photo essay: 'K, see ten?'

    KC-10 Extender tanker aircraft are shown on the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing flightline Dec. 23, 2011, at a non-disclosed base here. The KC-10s at the 380th AEW and the Airmen who fly and maintain them are deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.