• Not another no-show? Don't be that guy

    Dental services are essential to the readiness of our force, but the resource is limited. Whenever someone skips a scheduled appointment, it causes a chain reaction of underutilized resources, inefficiency and longer wait times for those who play by the rules.Personnel who don't show for their

  • Travis Airmen post-up for Air Force basketball team

    Two Travis Airmen recently represented the Air Force's women's basketball team in the 2012 Women's Armed Forces Basketball Tournament. Staff Sgt. Ricka Spears, 60th Communications Squadron cyber systems operations technician and Airman 1st Class Tilah Worthy, 60th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services

  • Travis captain takes part in cycling challenge

    Capt. Jason Peterson is representing Travis Air Force Base in the Sea Otter Classic cycling competition in Monterey as part of the U.S. Military Elite Cycling Team.The event began Thursday and continues through Sunday.The U.S. Military Elite Cycling team is comprised of eight athletes that span the

  • Travis works to protect species

    "This is a detective job," said Ray Hasey as he hunched over and examined a yellow Contra Costa goldfields flower.Hasey recently examined a patch of them that grew on the northwest side of the base where vacant homes were damaged in a 2008 fire and demolished in 2009. He took a closer look because

  • That sweet science

    In the movies, boxers train all day long. They practically live in huge, sleek gyms, surrounded by high-tech workout equipment. Doctors, with degrees in sports medicine, monitor and track their every move on a clipboard. They train every minute leading up to the big match.This is not the case at

  • Early retirement offered to select enlisted Airmen

    Air Force officials announced an application window for targeted early retirements for enlisted Airmen. Eligible Airmen will have 15-19 years of service in fiscal 2012 and be in the grades of staff sergeant through master sergeant in overmanned career fields.The Temporary Early Retirement Authority

  • Sergeant grows from orphan to Airman

    Like most Airmen, Master Sgt. Nicole Culverhouse has fond memories of her childhood home but unlike most Airmen her childhood home was a public park in Bogota, Columbia.Her father sold soda out of a vending booth in the park where the family slept. She played games with her brother and other

  • Airmen's Pit dishes up place for service members to unwind

    Equipped with television screens, karaoke machines, arcade games, a restaurant, grill and bar, Airmen at Travis Air Force Base are fortunate to have a lounge to relax and build camaraderie during their off-time.However, the best attribute The Airmen's Pit has to offer is the accessibility to

  • Travis honors late pilot

    Members of the Travis Honor Guard conducted a dignified remains arrival Wednesday on the flight line here to honor the return of a fallen fellow Airman.Capt. Francis Imlay was assigned to the 391st Fighter Squadron "Bold Tigers" at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. While deployed to an

  • Sleep smarts

    Since the invention of the light bulb in 1879, Americans have slowly reduced the number of hours they sleep until we now get about 20 percent less sleep then we would have in the late 19th century. In addition to the invention of artificial light, other circumstances that may interfere with the