• Travis CEMIRT inspects, repairs 17 generators for use in Japan

    Recently, the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency's Civil Engineer Maintenance Inspection Repair Team located at Travis Air Force Base was tasked to inspect and repair 17 generators, which will be used to offset the power use of Yokota and Misawa Air Bases, Japan.Due to the devastating

  • Drug test Administer meets new people daily

    For Airmen and civilians at Travis and throughout the Air Force, a urinalysis test is arguably the most dreaded event. "The hardest part about coming in for a urinalysis test is doing it with a smile," said Edmund Diaz, 60th Medical Operations Squadron drug testing program administrative manager.

  • Neptune Falcon operation shows capabilities of aircraft

    This year marks the 30th anniversary of one of the Air Force's most formidable weapons systems.The KC-10 Extender is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft asset, designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. Armed Forces. While the KC-10's primary mission is aerial

  • Bullying a part of child abuse prevention

    April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect. The staff of David Grant USAF Medical Center's family advocacy program will take time to address a concern, which has gained significant media attention in the recent past: bullying. Bullying is a form of

  • Motorcycle, bicycle expo keeps Travis safe, strong and healthy

    What do sunshine, children, bicycles and motorcycles have in common? Well, if you were at the Airman and Family Readiness Center on Travis AFB  April 16 you would know the answer because the A&FRC hosted the Health, Wellness and Safety Family Fest. The festival included workshops for parents, a bike

  • Build social capital … It’s vital to living life fully!

    I love spring! It is a time to truly live, love, and simply be amazed at all that life offers as it springs forth around us. It is a time to be thankful for who we are, what we are, and what we have become. I invite each of you to make the most of this special time. I share with you one of the most

  • Engage in lives of others, break out of your shell

    I was walking down the hall of the Travis hotel and I heard a laugh. It made me smile. It was loud, it was constant and it was a little girl, about three years old, laughing with her mother. Each time she stopped laughing, her mom would do something funny and she would laugh again. It was

  • Travis Aerial Porters keep cargo moving in Afghanistan

    At the biggest aerial port in all the Department of Defense, supplying Afghanistan isn't a problem at all; in fact, they do it with half as many people as any other port squadron in Air Mobility Command."I like the responsibility," said Staff Sgt. Chris Droegemueller, 60th Aerial Port Squadron. "It

  • Airmen build partnerships with Trinidad and Tobago Army

    After four days of exercising, the expeditionary medical support health response team from the 60th Medical Group at Travis Air Force Base Calif., have proven to be very effective. While exercising disaster scenarios, they also examined and treated more than 600 local nationals.The team is here at