• Thunderbirds to roar at Travis

    The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will make their way to Northern California May 3-4, where they are scheduled to headline the Travis Air Force Base Open House. An event that routinely draws crowds of more than 100,000, the annual Travis Open House event was previously canceled due to sequester-driven

  • Travis gives ride to Obama

    While attending Travis' annual holiday lighting ceremony Dec. 5, surrounded by his wife and children, the call came across Lt. Col. Thad Middleton's blackberry stating he needed to be on the other side of the globe within a few hours.For Middleton, who serves as the 9th Air Refueling Squadron

  • DGMC battles busy flu season

    Another flu season is upon us and striking with a vengeance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an influenza illness alert and news reports across the nation have started covering the outbreak -- including the recent deaths in Sacramento and Stanislaus County attributed to the

  • Aeromedical Airmen deliver in-flight care

    Up in the sky at 36,000 feet there are angels, true miracle workers who care, aid and comfort injured service members from one location to another. They wear green flight suits and diligently work throughout the flight Dec 19, 2013in the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemaster III en route to Joint Base

  • Travis Airmen must keep watch over PII

    From social security and telephone numbers to email addresses, each and every Airman at Travis handles Personally Identifiable Information. PII is any information about an individual that can be used to distinguish a person's identity. Failure to handle PII properly could result in a vulnerability

  • Travis-based call center adds Andrews to rotation

    Travis' newly renamed United States Air Force Telephone Operator Consolidated Call Center-West added its 17th installation, Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 5 to the roster of locations for which it provides base operator services.Andrews marks the center's third different major command for which its

  • Softball team takes fourth in Las Vegas

    An adult varsity softball team comprised of members of the Travis community took fourth place in a two-day tournament held Saturday and Sunday at Big League Dreams Sports Parks in Las Vegas.Travis' Aftershock went 3-3 overall during All World Sports' Military Las Vegas Worlds tournament, squaring

  • DGMC receives on-site review

    David Grant USAF Medical Center was notified Nov. 26 that the Joint Commission will conduct an unannounced accreditation survey. The week-long inspection period started Monday and ended Thursday afternoon. The results of the Commission's out brief will appear in the Jan. 3 Tailwind.Approximately

  • Toy drive gives boost to junior enlisted

    The annex of the First Street Chapel was turned into a miniature Toyland as the Christmas spirit arrived a little early for Travis children this week. Operation Homefront, a national non-profit organization brought their 2013 Holiday Toy Drive program to Travis Tuesday afternoon, distributing toys

  • Study to investigate ear sound

    Ricky worries that the noises in his head will give him a nervous breakdown. Ann's noises make it difficult to concentrate on anything. Rob reports the ringing he constantly hears makes him more irritable with his family and friends.Ricky, Ann and Rob's experiences with tinnitus are not uncommon. An