• Air Force Surgeon General visits Travis

     Lt. Gen. Thomas Travis, Air Force Surgeon General, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Pace, Chief of the medical enlisted force, visited Travis Air Force Base and David Grant USAF Medical Center recently to meet with members of the 60th Medical Group and witness firsthand how they support the Travis

  • Groundbreaking: Building begins on fitness facility

    Construction crews broke ground earlier this month on an all-new outdoor Functional Fitness Area that is scheduled to be complete sometime this summer.Located behind the current fitness center, the 7,200 square-foot open-air facility, known as "The Jungle", is slated to provide the necessary workout

  • Adventure in Alaska: Officer looks to mush dogs in Iditarod

    Snow and trees are all that can be seen for miles. The bitter cold nips at any piece of exposed skin. He can almost taste the frost touching his warm breath as he yells "mush," commanding his 16 dogs to trudge across the vast landscape and breaking the deafening silence of his surroundings.Maj.

  • Staff Sgt. 'Joe' sets precedent for Airman's career

    Remembering back, I entered the Air Force in August 1987. Raise your hand if you weren't born yet.Like everyone else, I spent my time in Basic Military Training followed by technical school prior to heading off to my first duty station. It was during my time at tech school that I received my first

  • Airmen serve as ambassadors always

    Congratulations. You are the 1 percent. You may not be a millionaire, in fact, if you chose this line of work it's highly unlikely, but better than that, you can proudly say you are one of the less than 1 percent of Americans currently serving in the military.You read that right, less than one

  • Tests can protect against cervical cancer

    The U.S. Congress designated January as Cervical Health Awareness Month, a national educational effort about cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus.HPV is a common virus. More than half of sexually active men and women are infected with HPV at some time in their lives. According to the

  • Fitness construction begins

    The construction of the new outdoor fitness center has begun on the squadron physical training pad behind the fitness center.Please ensure your safety when exercising in proximity of the construction site. For questions concerning the construction, please call the Engineering Flight at 424-3464.Look

  • Policy changes to pay and allowances continuation clarified

    Air Force senior leaders recently released Air Force policy on the Pay and Allowance Continuation program for Airmen who become wounded or ill while supporting a combat contingency.With the release of the Air Force PAC program policy, Air Force Guidance Memorandum 34-02, Airmen will now officially

  • Martin Luther King Day of Service at Travis

    The Travis Air Force Base Airman and Family Readiness Center is seeking help from volunteers to set its own record of $100,000 worth of service Monday on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service for the local community.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is:

  • Travis aircrew assists Rose Bowl flyover

    It was only fitting that one of America's greatest showcases of air superiority - the B-2 Spirit - headlined the pre-game festivities for the first game in College Football Playoff history on New Year's Day, in what was a matchup between two of the most prolific passers in college