• Content filter keeps base computers secure

    Many who have operated a computer at Travis have encountered the base's informational electric fence when it comes to Web browsing. It's a familiar, yet understandable story. For example: Try to visit YouTube to show a friend that funny clip of Sarah Silverman and Matt Damon from "Jimmy Kimmel

  • Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program

    Sexual assault is one of the most underreported violent crimes in America. Since the military is not impervious to this trend, the Department of Defense ensures servicemembers know that sexual assault crimes are not tolerated. To better combat sexual assault, DoD implemented the Sexual Assault

  • Cooking, prevention and you

    According to the Home Fires involving Cooking report from the National Fire Protection Association, an estimated 146,400 home structure fires in the United States in 2005 involved cooking. Cooking fires accounted for 40 percent of the home structure fires in 2005, including 480 deaths, 4,690

  • Support Network Strengthens Team Travis

    "And they lived happily ever after"... The stories we all grew up with as children and the one's I now read to my 8-year-old son at bedtime all end joyfully. It's been said that "we've been poisoned by fairy tales" - we believe in the myth that love and life is a fun-filled fantasy without any large

  • 'Above All' slogan encapsulates Air Force

    Have you heard the Air Force's new slogan - "Above All?" Have you seen the "Above All" commercials depicting real Airman, not actors, executing their mission? The new slogan is part of a new recruiting and awareness campaign launched to tell the Air Force's story. The American public needs to know

  • Band of the Golden West to take stage with "Trout Fishing in America"

    Though geared toward a child audience, a pair of concerts later this month also may change perceptions about the artists involved. At least, that's the hope USAF Band of the Golden West commander, Maj. Richard Mench, has for the band when it takes the stage with Trout Fishing in America, a rock/pop

  • Alcohol: Sex offender weapon of choice

    Studies show the weapon most often used to commit a sexual assault is not a gun or knife. Offenders use alcohol and other incapacitating substances much more frequently to coerce and incapacitate victims in acts of sexual violence. As a result, social scientists are revising their theories about the

  • An Honored Place in Society

    As military members, we are part of an absolutely extraordinary organization. Most of you reading this article should not find that statement too far from your own experiences. However, some of us may feel uncomfortable expressing this bold statement when speaking to our friends and relatives

  • Healthy eating ... healthy you

    A healthy lifestyle is the key to feeling great, being Fit to Fight and Fit for Life. Experts agree good nutrition practices and physical activity are keys to getting the most out of life. Good nutrition practices start with a healthy eating plan - remembering to stay in balance with portion sizes,

  • Bay area salon treats Travis Airmen

    Doing more with less, consistent deployments and temporary duty assignments add levels of stress to military members and their families. A salon in Lafayette, Calif., recognized this and decided to give a day of pampering to Travis' Airmen and their families March 30. "We were having our weekly