VACAVILLE, Calif. — Who needs Tom Cruise when you have Travis Credit Union CEO Patsy Van Ouwerkerk?

Recently Van Ouwerkerk had her own "Top Gun" experience when she flew over the Bay area at speeds up to 500 mph in a T-38 jet.

Col. Steven Arquiette, 60th AMW commander, personally selected Van Ouwerkerk to fly in the T-38 Air Force jet because of the credit union's continued support of Travis Air Force Base. The hour-long flight was part of the

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