• DGMC graduates Class of 2008 medical residents

    The following Air Force Medical Corps physicians have successfully completed their Graduate Medical Education program residency at David Grant USAF Medical Center and received their diploma and follow-on assignments during a graduation ceremony held June 20 at the Delta Breeze Club: 60th Medical

  • Poor air quality can hurt health

    Due to recent fires in the local area, base personnel should take precautionary measures when performing strenuous outdoor activities and consider curtailing unnecessary activities during periods of poor air quality. The Yolo-Solano Air District Quality Management District recommends residents who

  • Notary Services and Powers of Attorney

    Need a document notarized or a power of attorney? Visit the Travis Legal Office for a walk-in appointment Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., except Tuesday from 8 a.m. to noon when the notary desk is closed. Legal assistance is available for all active duty personnel, retired personnel

  • Diet and decay! How to keep your teeth healthy

    Dental caries is a transmissible oral disease that results in the breakdown of teeth, generally known as cavities. Sounds scary, doesn't it? The good news about caries is that it is preventable. What causes caries? Bacteria that normally reside in your mouth use foods we eat that are high in

  • Remember when... the C-124 Globemaster II

    In March 1953, the 9th Bombardment Wing assigned to the Strategic Air Command was transferred from Travis to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. With the departure of the 9th, three squadrons from the Military Air Transport Service were then assigned to Travis. Though these MATS squadrons

  • Travis member helps save a life

    It is a decision that could possibly be a matter of life or death for a 59-year-old female recipient suffering from cancer. For Mr. John Lacomia, 60th Air Mobility Wing Historian, it just seemed like the right thing to do. "I feel that I'm doing the right thing by helping people," said Mr. Lacomia.

  • Secretary Gates brings call for excellence to AMC Airmen

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates spoke to an audience of more than 400 Airmen here last week to personally deliver his message that the Air Force must apply more rigor to its responsibilities, particularly with nuclear weapons. The secretary's visit came as a result of his decision to ask the

  • Travis' water report available online

    Many of us take our tap water for granted, but there are people behind the scenes working hard to ensure drinking water is safe. Water systems are held accountable for this by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. This act also requires community water systems to inform consumers about the sources

  • Travis firefighters help extinguish blaze

    When flames roared at nearby Ashland Chemical Plant, local city officials looked to Team Travis for help. The Fairfield Fire Department lacks the equipment to douse a chemical fire, so Travis firefighters, who are trained to fight everything from grease-fueled kitchen fires to hazardous material

  • 570th GMRS welcomes commander

    The "Maddogs" of the 570th Global Mobility Readiness Squadron welcomed their new commander June 10 at a change-of-command ceremony in the 615th Contingency Response Wing warehouse. Lt. Col. Craig Theisen took command of the squadron that provides all base support services for the 570th Contingency