• Travis CEMIRT inspects, repairs 17 generators for use in Japan

    Recently, the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency's Civil Engineer Maintenance Inspection Repair Team located at Travis Air Force Base was tasked to inspect and repair 17 generators, which will be used to offset the power use of Yokota and Misawa Air Bases, Japan.Due to the devastating

  • Drug test Administer meets new people daily

    For Airmen and civilians at Travis and throughout the Air Force, a urinalysis test is arguably the most dreaded event. "The hardest part about coming in for a urinalysis test is doing it with a smile," said Edmund Diaz, 60th Medical Operations Squadron drug testing program administrative manager.

  • Neptune Falcon operation shows capabilities of aircraft

    This year marks the 30th anniversary of one of the Air Force's most formidable weapons systems.The KC-10 Extender is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft asset, designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. Armed Forces. While the KC-10's primary mission is aerial

  • Bullying a part of child abuse prevention

    April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect. The staff of David Grant USAF Medical Center's family advocacy program will take time to address a concern, which has gained significant media attention in the recent past: bullying. Bullying is a form of

  • Motorcycle, bicycle expo keeps Travis safe, strong and healthy

    What do sunshine, children, bicycles and motorcycles have in common? Well, if you were at the Airman and Family Readiness Center on Travis AFB  April 16 you would know the answer because the A&FRC hosted the Health, Wellness and Safety Family Fest. The festival included workshops for parents, a bike

  • Travis Aerial Porters keep cargo moving in Afghanistan

    At the biggest aerial port in all the Department of Defense, supplying Afghanistan isn't a problem at all; in fact, they do it with half as many people as any other port squadron in Air Mobility Command."I like the responsibility," said Staff Sgt. Chris Droegemueller, 60th Aerial Port Squadron. "It

  • Airmen build partnerships with Trinidad and Tobago Army

    After four days of exercising, the expeditionary medical support health response team from the 60th Medical Group at Travis Air Force Base Calif., have proven to be very effective. While exercising disaster scenarios, they also examined and treated more than 600 local nationals.The team is here at

  • U.S. Air Force Medical Personnel gain a new perspective during FA HUM 2011

    With hospital operations well under way, the U.S. Air Force medical personnel that form the Expeditionary Medical Support Health Response Team, started seeing patients at 8:00 a.m. at Cumuto Barracks here in support of the Fuerzas Alidas Humanitarias (FA HUM 2011) or Allied Forces Humanitarian

  • DGMC Airmen use skills and training on deployment

    Even though the David Grant USAF Medical Center has one of the largest areas of responsibilities, as well as an extensive mission, the hospital can still afford to deploy its troops to locations where their help is needed urgently. At the Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield,