• Team works to combat PTSD

    Approximately eight out of every 100 people will have posttraumatic stress disorder at some point in their lives, according to the National Center for PTSD. Due to the nature of military service, this number can increase for veterans.In an effort to combat this growing statistic, Airmen at David

  • Board tours cleanup sites

    Dave Marianno has been a member of the Travis Air Force Base, California, environmental restoration advisory board since its creation in 1994. He faithfully attends RAB meetings and has visited the base numerous times.What Marianno hadn't seen, until Friday, were some of the new technologies the

  • Cryo Airmen give lift to mission

    A white fog billowed out from underneath the tuck. Two individuals cloaked in rubber aprons, boots and thick gloves stood next to it, checking gauges next to a giant white vessel. They have white helmets on, with the word "Cryo" in black letters on the back of them.One of them works in the

  • As numbers shrink, AF can do more with better

    I am happy to say that over the past eight years I have served in the world's greatest Air Force. I attribute that accolade without hesitation as I think about why it is true.New recruits go to basic military training shedding a lot of whom they are to become disciplined Airmen.  Next, most spend

  • Focused leadership essential to misssion

    How many people have heard the phrase "stay focused?"The ability to stay focused is an art, a skill that is learned over time and essential in order to be an effective leader and critical to the success of our Air Force mission. Staying focused is more important today than ever before because of our

  • Base protects endangered, threatened species

    The California tiger salamander is less than a foot long and not even two inches high yet it determines when and where construction occurs, what will or won't be removed and even when grass is mowed at Travis Air Force Base, California.The tiger salamander, one of five threatened and endangered

  • Travis earns excellence award at AMC level

    Air Mobility Command officially named Travis Air Force Base its Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award winner Oct. 19."I'm proud of everyone who makes Travis the base it is today, and it's no surprise that others recognize the great work we do here," said Col. Joel Jackson, 60th Air

  • Officer hopes no one sees same doctors

    I'm sure everyone has his or her favorite horror story that is shared in groups when complaining about Air Force medicine.I know that complaining about Air Force organizations, whether it be maintenance, mission support, medical or operations, can be a go-to pastime around the base. Well, I'd like

  • Looking close at airfield violations

    According to Air Force Safety Automated System in 2009, 91 percent of airfield drivers who committed a runway incursion were trained. The definition of a Controlled Movement Area Violation is an airfield infraction caused by aircraft, vehicles or pedestrians entering the Controlled Movement Area

  • Hospital makes medical records available

    Did you know it is easier than ever to obtain copies of your medical records? David Grant USAF Medical Center's release of information department is now offering copies of medical records via compact disc. The 60th Medical Group Form 101, Authorization for Disclosure of Medical or Dental