• Travis sends more help Haiti's way

    Nineteen Airmen deployed Jan. 23 from Travis as part of the Air Force's ongoing humanitarian relief response to Haiti.The members of the base's 615th Contingency Response Wing were headed not to the Caribbean nation hit Jan. 12 with a 7.0 earthquake, but to San Isidro Air Base in the neighboring

  • Dining facilities compete for prize

    After capturing the honor at the Air Mobility Command level, the 60th Force Support Squadron's dining facilities are competing at the Air Force level for the Hennessy Award.The honor rewards the Air Force's best dining facilities.Such success is not a novelty here at Travis. The AMC-level victory

  • Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program

    As the tax filing season opens, there are many options open to servicemembers and their families for assistance in tax preparation.Options include online help at www.militaryonesource.com or www.irs.gov; your duty station though a unit Volunteer Income Tax Assistance representative; and at the

  • December Law and Order

    Law and Order is a monthly feature detailing the previous month's military justice matters at Travis. Publicizing this information fosters an atmosphere of good order and discipline by demonstrating how the military enforces standards of conduct. This publication also serves to educate and inform

  • Hospital awarded VPP STAR status by OSHA

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has awarded David Grant USAF Medical Center the designation of a new Voluntary Protection Programs STAR site.DGMC joins an elite group of only 2,236 businesses out of more than 70,000 nationwide to have achieved this level of performance.

  • Youth center mom is parent of the year

    A member of the 60th Force Support Squadron was named 2009 National Alliance for Youth Sports Parent of the Year by the National Association of Youth Sports Dec. 2 at a ceremony held in Orlando, Fla.Patty Karels, a school-age clerk for the Travis Youth Center here, received the Parent of the Year

  • Open for business

    A ceremony here Jan. 15 marked the opening of a two-bay C-17 Globemaster III hangar.The 105-foot tall facility was under construction since 2008. It is the penultimate piece in a 22-project series to make a home for the C-17 airframe at the base.Col. Jim Vechery, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander,

  • Haiti relief resources

    Below is a collection of charitable organizations accepting donations toward the relief effort in Haiti. Action Against Hunger, American Red Cross, American Jewish World Service, Americares, Beyond Borders, CARE, Catholic Relief Services, Childcare Worldwide, Church World Service, Direct Relief

  • Retiree Appreciation Day-March 27, 28

    Team Travis will honor local retirees with the annual awareness fair March 27, 28 held in several locations throughout the base.The two-day event, hosted by Team Travis, installation commander here, is designed to both say thanks to the veterans who have served our nation and to make available to

  • Celebrated career ends

    After being there for so many others on their final flights, it was finally Senior Master Sgt. Sara Galvin's turn.On a cold and -- as is so often the case at Travis -- windy morning, the woman, one of the few career-enlisted female aviators to achieve the rare feat of 10,000 flying hours, enjoyed