• KC-10 crew remembers 9/11 tanker mission

    On Sept. 11, 2001, a Travis KC-10 crew took off from Europe with the ordinary mission of ferrying six A-10 Warthogs back to the United States. However, 9/11 was no ordinary day.Capt. Jay Wahleithner, KC-10 Extender pilot, 1st Lt. Jerimy Wills, co-pilot, Staff Sgt. E.J. Abalos, engineer, and Staff

  • 349 Wing welcomes new members during September A-Flight

    The 349th Air Mobility Wing welcomed its newest members to the wing during the Sept. A-flight newcomer's orientation.The 349th Air Mobility Wing (Reserve), located at Travis Air Force Base, California, is the largest associate wing in the United States Air Force Reserve. 349th AMW personnel fly the

  • Team Travis members participated in a position the force exercise

    60th and 349th Air Mobility Wing members participated in a "position the force" training exercise on Sept. 6, 2014. As part of the exercise, members were briefed by unit representatives and processed through the personnel deployment function line as if they were going on a real-world deployment.

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • 349th AMW promotions for September released

    The following named individuals, organization indicated, are promoted as Reserves of the Air Force to the Grade indicated with Effective Date and Date of Rank of 1 SEP 2014, unless otherwise indicated. CHIEF MASTER SERGEANTTHEWS, DARREN A. 349 AMXS SENIOR MASTER SERGEANTBRUCE, ANA M. 349 SFS

  • To the rescue: Combat training helps Travis reservist save a life

    It was the end of his unit training assembly weekend at Travis Air Force Base, Aug. 24, 2014, Master Sgt. Russ Wooten, 79th Air Refueling Squadron first sergeant, was headed home down Route 12 toward Modesto. He had his truck on cruise control at the speed limit, watching the road ahead. Suddenly a

  • Travis Honor Guard welcomes ten amazing Airmen

    Nothing is more important for America's veterans than their final salute, as they leave this earthly life, and we bid them farewell. Ten of Travis Air Force Base's finest Airmen graduated from the Honor Guard Funeral Honors course Aug. 15, and are now ready to perform those solemn ceremonies, along

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