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April 12, 2024
AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe who are involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Dec. 1, 2023
AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Sept. 22, 2023
AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
April 20, 2022
Team Travis flies away to Alpena CRTC for readiness exercise

More than 380 Airmen traveled to Alpena CRTC for Exercise Roundel Perun 22-01, a fly-away exercise meant to test the ability to rapidly mobilize and conduct operations at a forward location under hostile conditions.
Feb. 22, 2021
DoD tests VR suicide prevention training at Scott, Travis AFBs

The 30-minute training is aimed to help Airmen’s comfort in engaging with others to prevent suicide.
Aug. 5, 2020
Mobility Airmen transport humanitarian aid to Nicaragua

The Denton Program is an unfunded government program that allows non-government organizations to donate humanitarian aid for movement by the U.S. Air Force on training missions.
March 16, 2020
Travis AFB announces first COVID-19 cases

Travis Air Force Base is currently monitoring two positive cases of COVID-19 for an active-duty Airman and a dependent of a service member. Samples from the individuals were taken and sent to a Department of Defense laboratory where the tests were confirmed positive.
March 9, 2020
Travis AFB support to HHS, Grand Princess repatriation

Upon docking, passengers will be medically screened by HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the port of entry, and only asymptomatic passengers will be transferred to federal military installations for continued COVID-19 screening and a 14-day quarantine.
Sept. 16, 2019
Innovation Hub: Travis AFB partners with VR company to enhance training

A team from Sketchbox Inc., an augmented and virtual reality prototyping company based in San Francisco, took six hours Sept. 6 to obtain multiple 3D scans of the C-5M Super Galaxy at Travis Air Force Base.
Dec. 20, 2018
Innovation enhancing mission for Air Force’s largest air mobility wing

Airmen at Travis Air Force Base are implementing innovative strategies to reduce man hours and increase mission effectiveness.Over the past several months, the base has implemented a variety of innovations including 3D printing and 3D scanning.
Oct. 12, 2018
AMC provides support in aftermath of Hurricane Michael

Air Mobility Command is prepared to support victims affected by Hurricane Michael, which hit landfall in parts of Florida, Georgia and Alabama on Oct. 10.
Aug. 22, 2018
Advanced training prepares boom operators for future

Within the past year, KC-10 Extender boom operators have been receiving cutting-edge, three-dimensional simulator training and life-size cargo load training that benefits the boom operator career field around the world.
Nov. 20, 2017
Mobility aircraft deliver U.S. Navy’s undersea rescue capabilities to Argentina

Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs and a C-5M Super Galaxy delivered U.S. Navy’s undersea rescue capabilities to Argentina to aid in the search for the ARA San Juan, an Argentine navy submarine that went missing in the southern Atlantic Ocean Nov. 15, 2017.
July 20, 2017
Cherish every moment

It’s 4 a.m., and a car parks outside the family home. Inside, a proud father of two takes one last look at his daughter and son before hugging his wife and walking out the door.As the car drives off, he stares out the window, hoping his wife and children will be all right for the next six months.

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