• Be cautious and avoid animal bites

    It’s 85 degrees with a cool Delta breeze rustling through the leaves in your backyard. The barbecue pit is fired up and the savory aroma of the hickory dangles in the air.The kids are running around while the grownups share deployment stories at the table. But then a teen sets off a firecracker and

  • Serving with Gratitude: Ugandan refugee finds safe home in U.S. Air Force

    “We really are a nation of immigrants,” said Mustak Keval, 60th Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center flight chief. “I am driven by my need to give back because of what my family and I owe this great nation for taking us in.” Keval joined the Air Force in 1980 to serve the

  • DoD updates parental leave policy

    Travis Air Force Base, California, Airmen who are expecting or planning to adopt can enjoy an extra bit of leave thanks to an updated parental leave policy courtesy of the Department of Defense Military Parental Leave Program.

  • Air Force's top scientist visits Travis

    Dr. Richard J. Joseph, U.S. Air Force Chief Scientist, along with colleague Donna C. Senft, Air Mobility Command chief scientist, toured Travis Air Force Base, California, July 11, to experience innovation at the base-level.Joseph and his team went to David Grant USAF Medical Center, the 60th Aerial

  • Return to sender: A story of Airmen, X-rays and acetone peroxide

    On a normal day, the 60th Force Support Squadron Official Mail Center is responsible for receiving, processing, controlling and sending administrative communications, as well as preparing mail for dispatch to Travis Air Force Base, California, the U.S. Postal Service and for commercial delivery. The

  • We keep 'em movin'.. We keep 'em livin'

    Our En Route Patient Staging System (ERPSS) motto has been “We keep ‘em movin’.” This we proudly chant at role calls and our wing command events back at Travis. However, upon boots to sand in April 2018 at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, our team of 16 from the 349th

  • Spotlight Award: Petro 91 Crew

    In 1942, United States forces attacked Japan in the Doolittle Raid – a retaliation for Pearl Harbor that demanded flexibility among crews and detailed coordination among multiple Department of Defense agencies.A more recent complex joint mission was not an act of war, but was nonetheless dramatic.

  • AAFES 123rd Anniversay Celebration

    The Travis Air Force Base, California, Exchange, is inviting Airmen and their families to celebrate the Army and Air Force Exchange Service’s 123rd anniversary with special savings and promotions on July 25. The Department of Defense’s largest retailer was established via general orders on July 25,

  • Ensure your cookout does not make you sick

    It’s the season for barbeques, cookouts and tailgate parties, but don’t get so caught up in the fun that you forget to protect yourself and those around you from commonly transmitted bacteria, parasites, viruses and toxins that can result in foodborne illness.