• 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

  • Ops group takes community to skies

    The Travis honorary commanders toured the 60th Operations Group on Travis Dec. 6 in order to gain a wider scope of the Air Force mission.The honorary commander program is designed to integrate civic leaders from the local community into the military for a two-year term. The partnership is mutually

  • DLA helps Air Force's images

    From looking for banners, signs or displays to decals, magnets or labels and anything in between, large or small, the Defense Logistics Agency Document Services at Travis is here to help.DLA, formerly known as the Document Automation and Production Service, is the Department of Defense's primary

  • Air Force 'Triple Ace' visits base

    It was hard-pressed to find an open seat at the Travis Delta Breeze Club Dec. 10. The consensus of the crowd was all the same, they came to meet an Air Force living legend.Glasses were charged and toasts were made in typical Daedalians fashion, honoring "those who have gone before us." Interaction

  • Missle crisis not withot tragedy

    The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962-dramatically documented in the 1974 ABC-TV teleplay "The Missiles of October" and the 2000 motion picture "Thirteen Days"-proved the importance of aerial reconnaissance by the Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady and other airborne assets. For 13 days, the United States and the