• Glow Golf at Cypress Lakes

    Travis' golf course will glow when it hosts its first "Spooktacular Night of Golf at Cypress Lakes" event at 6:30pm Oct. 27.Located only four miles from the North Gate, Cypress Lakes Golf Course will offer nine holes of glow-in-the-dark golf, a kid's event room, hot dogs and burgers, costume

  • CRW hones skills during Soaring Angel

    When the call comes for support, the men and women of the 621st Contingency Response Wing continue to respond effectively to crises in some of the most remote and austere areas of the globe. But what if that call is a request to open up a forward-operating base in the Middle East to assist follow-on

  • Avoid the flu with these top tips

    Did you know that nine out of 10 healthy people who get a flu shot don't get the flu?According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it's true. Because it takes two weeks for a flu shot's immunity to build completely, now is the best time to be vaccinated for flu season.TRICARE covers

  • Travis to host naturalization celebration

    How many of us who were born in the United States have ever seriously thought about how fortunate we are? Because of our birthright, we are automatically granted rights and privileges that individuals from other countries yearn to have. "I sought my U.S. citizenship because my mother came to the

  • DGMC's Emergency Department: Answering the call 24/7

    The emergency department at David Grant USAF Medical Center provides emergency care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Dedicated to emergency care, the staff has received specialized training to treat any urgent medical problem with compassion and respect.DGMC's ED staff includes 14 board-certified

  • DGMC Pharmacy: Rx for the patient

    David Grant USAF Center's pharmacy flight, part of the 60th Diagnostics and Therapeutic Squadron, is one of the largest in the Air Force, filling more than 50,000 prescriptions and ordering $2.5 million worth of medication every month. DGMC's pharmacy fills 70 percent of all prescriptions internally

  • Viking Challenge gives Fisher House a run for its money

     Even though the top two teams finished tied for the number of miles run - 115 miles each, the 60th Maintenance Squadron no. 2 team claimed first place by being less than a quarter mile ahead of 570th Global Mobility Squadron as the second place team. The 60th Logistic Readiness Squadron #2 team

  • DGMC set to host Travis Retiree Appreciation Day

    A free, continental breakfast, special activities and lunch with entertainment by The Honeybee Trio headline Travis' annual Retiree Appreciation Day from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 13 at David Grant USAF Medical Center. The event, involving multiple organizations, is designed to honor and say thanks

  • Win prizes, get informed at Travis Town Hall

    Travis personnel, retirees and families are invited to the Travis Town Hall from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Delta Breeze Club.There are door prizes for attendees. The door prizes include Travis Exchange and Commissary gift cards, valued at $25 and $50 respectively, as well as gift bags loaded

  • The #1 way to survive breast cancer

    One woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes according to information from Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Every 13 minutes, a woman will die from this disease. Yet, more than two million survivors of breast cancer are living in the U.S. today. Do you know what that means?Even if