• Take command: Urgent care now easier to access

    As of Jan. 1, 2018, most TRICARE Prime enrollees no longer need a referral for urgent care visits and point-of-service charges no longer apply for urgent care claims. This change replaces the previous policy, which waived referrals for the first two urgent care visits per year.

  • Fostering trust through accountability and curiosity

    We are fiercely underway in 2018 as Travis Air Force Base, California, continues to remain engaged throughout the world, and our people continue to impress. January is championship season as we rally around our favorite sports teams and look forward to the Winter Olympics.

  • Stressed lately?

    Being 34 days from my upcoming retirement I have spent some time recently looking back on my career thinking about events that helped develop me into who I am today. I’ve grown quite a bit since I was an airman basic at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, U.K., in 1995.

  • Servant leadership and customer service are one

    By joining the U.S. Air Force, we have committed ourselves to put “service before self.” By definition, we have answered an altruistic calling to serve others. This reflects servant leadership and customer service.

  • Sit down, be humble

    If I asked you to give me a list of words describing qualities you admire in a leader, what would be on it? Perhaps honest, selfless, competent, dedicated, courageous, charismatic or empathetic easily make the list. What about humble? A word synonymous with others like meek, submissive, modest or

  • Labor and delivery set to study eating during labor

    The labor and delivery unit at Travis Air Force Base, California, has searched since October for healthy pregnant volunteers who are at a low risk of a cesarean delivery to take part in a two-year research study to evaluate the impact of eating certain foods during labor. The study’s results will

  • U.S., Middle Eastern forces end successful year against ISIS

    December marked a crowning achievement in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announcing the complete liberation of Iraq on Dec. 10. According to Lt. Gen. Jeff Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, the Iraqi Security

  • 60th MXS honors former chief with room dedication

    The life of late Chief Master Sgt. George R. Tucker is a storied one. Born on April 22, 1937, Tucker was the 14th child born of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Tucker’s 15 children. From the outset of his development into a chief master sergeant, Tucker was a hard worker.

  • Gold Star

    Rachel Trevino and her daughter Stella Trevino, pose for a photo at the Pass and Regristration Center Jan. 16, 2017, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The two came to Travis AFB in support for Rachel's mom, Karen Reed, who is a Gold Star family member who had just received a base pass. The Gold Star