• DGMC to partner with Duke for research

    Duke medicine and its Center for Personalized and Precision Medicine have won research funding from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research for efforts to explore the use of personalized treatment and prevention strategies in the fight against diabetes and heart disease, two of the most

  • One shot: Guard member uses tintype

    You only get one shot at life. Whether things turn out exactly as you imagined them or they are riddled with flaws, you have no choice but to accept the outcome. This is the message conveyed through the deployed works of Staff Sgt. Ed Drew, California Air National Guard, 129th Rescue Squadron aerial

  • Grenier pilots to protect after surviving 9/11

    As Derek Grenier finished showering in the bathroom of his friend's 34th-floor apartment he felt the floor give and shudder under his feet. It was Sept. 11, 2001, and the coming events would change Derek's life.After feeling the entire structure shake, Grenier continued getting ready for the day,

  • KC-10 crew escorts jets from Japan to Alaska

    Aircrew members from Travis Air Force Base operating the KC-10 Extender partnered in late August with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force to escort six of their F-15 Eagles from Japan to Eielson AFB, Alaska. The JASDF members were participating in RED FLAG-Alaska, an exercise that simulated complex

  • The Flying Tigers

    Fifteen World War II veterans from the 14th Air Service Group and 987th Signal Company also known as the Flying Tigers visited Travis for their last reunion Sept. 5 at the Heritage Center.The 14th Air Service Group was a 250 man unit composed of Chinese-American servicemen. The Group was part of

  • Travis "Freedom Launch" hones skills, remembers 9/11

    Travis conducted a mass launch of 22 mobility aircraft Wednesday, to practice the maximum level of combat capability for the operations, maintenance, and support groups.During the operation, dubbed the Freedom Launch, seven C-17 Globemaster IIIs, 11 KC-10A Extenders, and four C-5 Galaxies departed

  • Map taps into emergency response

    Travis Air Force Base's emergency responders have taken their actions into the geospatial world by introducing an online map that may save lives.The Emergency Response Tool is a specialized map view vital for incident commanders, Security Forces, firefighters and senior leadership in making critical

  • Travis Welcomes Surgeon General from Royal Thai Air Force

    Top ranking officials from the Directorate of Medical Services within the Royal Thai Air Force exchanged methods, processes and ideas with the 60th Medical Group commander and staff Aug. 27 and 28 during a tour of Travis Air Force Base.The distinguished visitors included Air Marshal Chuphan

  • Travis helps battle blazes off base

    When one of the biggest fires in an off-base city's recent history raged, Travis firefighters helped.Fourteen firefighters from Travis were involved Aug. 27 in a seven-alarm fire in Fairfield, more than five miles from the base's front gate. The 40-acre blaze decimated five homes and left at least

  • Acting SecAF tours Travis

    Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning visited Travis Air Force Base Aug. 22 and 23 to witness the mission first-hand and engage Airmen in a discussion about the most pressing issues facing the Air Force today.The most senior leadership of the Department of the Air Force is comprised of two