• Travis Fury main event has Team Travis ties

    When the fighters for the main event at Travis Fury are announced, the crowd will have good reason cheer for Terry "No Mercy" Broughton, because the fighter is also a member of Team Travis. Broughton is a military spouse. His wife, Shernette Francis, works at the 60th Dental Squadron dental

  • New medias at Travis

    Team Travis is benefiting from the addition of new medias introduced to help optimize communication at the base. Over the last 5 months, the base has developed a new radio station AM 890, a video outlet for Airmen to tell their story called T-Tube and are beginning an effort to have blogging

  • Red Cross expands training programs

    The American Red Cross's Travis station at David Grant USAF Medical Center recently received a mini-grant to offer an expanded menu of training opportunities. Through Red Cross call center services, frequent interaction with service partners and the Travis station, the agency has a perspective on

  • Vpp can make us all safer

    About two years ago, as the AFGE Local 1764 Union President, I was asked if the Union would become involved with a new safety idea. I was told that Air Force leadership, here at Travis, would like to implement a new safety program called the VPP. The VPP is an Occupational Safety and Health

  • DGMC wants to turn up kids’ “Smile Power”

    This year, an annual event sponsored by the American Dental Association turns 60 years old. To help promote National Children's Dental Health Month, the 60th Dental Squadron at David Grant USAF Medical Center will send technicians and dentists to several base schools and Travis facilities during the

  • Remember bicycle safety

    Do you remember all of those in-processing appointments when you first arrived here at Travis? Among the many briefings, was the Wing Safety office providing information on local conditions. It included a lot of information about the local area and specifically pointed out dangerous roads on and off

  • DGMC nails nine individual, two team Air Force awards

    Hot on the heels of Air Mobility Command's recently announced Air Force Medical Service award winners comes word lightning has struck twice at David Grant USAF Medical Center. Out of 48 submissions, nine individual and two team-wide Air Force level awards for 2008 were captured by DGMC staff in a

  • Safety first this Super Bowl weekend

    Team Travis, are you ready for some football! Superbowl XLIII is only a couple of days away; the Pittsburgh Steelers will square off against the Arizona Cardinals to determine the Super Bowl champions. Sunday is postured as the backdrop for thousands of fun-filled parties and social gatherings

  • Travis family member may get chance to walk on the moon

    Jose Hurtado Jr. knows a thing or two about exotic places. As an associate professor of geology at the University of Texas at El Paso, the son of a Travis employee has traversed the globe learning, studying and examining the Earth. Now, with any luck, Mr. Hurtado may get the opportunity to set foot