• Look past titles to reach Airmen

    In the Air Force, we've all heard someone say, "take care of your people, and their families." Have you ever stopped to think why we hear this so often? As Airmen, our No. 1 responsibility is to accomplish the mission. However, without smart, dedicated, hard-working people and the unconditional

  • TRICARE changes providers

    A new health care provider is at the helm for many patients of David Grant USAF Medical Center as TRICARE's West region contract transitioned April 1 and is now managed by UnitedHealthcare Military and Veterans. Those enrolled at DGMC will no longer use TriWest Healthcare Alliance as their

  • Travis recycling program sings the 'blues'

    They are big. They are blue and they are new. Travis is replacing the tan recycling containers with a convenient and more colorful container which will make recycling easier for Travis members. There are approximately 160 new blue recycling containers to be replaced around our base offices and

  • Solano County, Travis team up for children

    Members of Solano County and Travis Air Force Base united at the Solano County Board of Supervisors meeting in Fairfield April 2 for the presentation of a resolution recognizing April as Month of the Military Child.Month of the Military Child was established by the fifteenth Secretary of Defense

  • Family Fun Fest planned next week

    A free Family Fun Fest is scheduled for 2 to 5 p.m. April 10 at the Airman and Family Readiness Center parking lot at Travis.Commanders representing the 60th Air Mobility Wing, 349th AMW and 621st Contingency Response Wing will kick off the event with a proclamation signing for Month of the Military

  • Breaking back into action

    At the age of 55, Gregory Trumbull is making a comeback.The 60th Medical Group patient moving items center manager at David Grant USAF Medical Center moonlights as a breaker, a martial artist who breaks the surface of objects in a demonstration of his skills.After a four-year layoff to focus on his

  • 15th AMOS participates in Key Resolve 2013

    Eleven members of the 15th Air Mobility Operations Squadron stationed at Travis, participated in Exercise Key Resolve 2013 March 11 through 22, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The purpose of this annual exercise was to provide command and control scenarios to strengthen the skills of combined

  • Services train together

    Travis Airmen and Army National Guard Soldiers wrapped-up a joint forces service exercise March 22.Airmen from the 21st and 301st Airlift Squadron loaded eight soldiers and four Humvees from the 49th Military Police Brigade onto a C-17 Globemaster III en-route to Moses Lake, Wash. for a simulated

  • Food used to treat wounds

    An Airman goes on a convoy in a deployed combat location. He is vigilant for the enemy, his mind trained and focused. He keeps the scope of his weapon aimed and ready to protect himself and his fellow Airmen.When that convoy rolls over an improvised explosive device, everything fades out. When he

  • New Runway Ribbon Cutting

         News media representatives are invited to attend a ribbon cutting for a reconstructed runway and a new landing zone at Travis Air Force Base March 28 at 9 a.m.      The three-year construction project recycled 99,000 tons of material from an old runway and reconstructed it into the new runway