• Bay area salon treats Travis Airmen

    Doing more with less, consistent deployments and temporary duty assignments add levels of stress to military members and their families. A salon in Lafayette, Calif., recognized this and decided to give a day of pampering to Travis' Airmen and their families March 30. "We were having our weekly

  • Sexual Assault Prevention: The bystander's role

    A sexual assault has consequences for the victim and their unit long after the incident. In some cases, sexual assault can be avoided when servicemembers take responsibility for each other and get involved when a fellow Airmen is at risk. A bystander is someone in a crowd who sees a potentially

  • Program takes safety, occupational health to next level

    Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials continue to focus on developing and caring for the safety of Airmen, civilians and their families to build a culture of safety with the Voluntary Protection Program, senior Air Force leaders said here recently. "The Air Force implemented VPP (a

  • Remember when...The 10th Troop Carrier Squadron

    A colleague once conveyed to me that the goal of a military historian is to, "Build your future by, knowing your past." That phrase rings true eight years after it was told to me. In the past two years, I have studied the history of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, its accomplishments and the people,

  • Commander's Action Line: Base decals mandatory

    Question: Why does Travis still require base decals? Other bases, including Beale Air Force Base, Calif., do not require them and this creates a problem when Beale members come to Travis for medical appointments. These members are redirected to the Visitor's Center to obtain a pass, many times

  • DGMC's physicians honored during National Doctors' Day

    Day after day, health care providers devote themselves to maintaining the well-being of our service members, retirees and their family's. They truly are heroes serving our heroes. As the nation readies to celebrate appreciation for their providers on Doctors' Day, March 30, TriWest Healthcare

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month kicks off in April

    As Sexual assault is a crime that is not compatible with military service, the Department of Defense and other organizations across the nation observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month each April.This annual event provides the opportunity to highlight the efforts that the DoD and military services are

  • Future community leaders tour Travis

    Future community leaders recently gained insight into Team Travis during a visit to the base that included a meeting with all three wing commanders, rides in an aircraft simulator and a contingency response group security forces demonstration and 60th Security Forces Squadron military working dog

  • Tuition assistance allows Airmen to reach educational goals

    The Air Force Military Tuition Assistance program, which allows Airmen to reach educational goals, recently identified an opportunity to link force development initiatives with the program after receiving feedback from the 2007 Air Force Audit Agency. "Historically, MilTA has been used as a

  • Prevent placing pharmaceuticals in Travis water system

    A recent flood of investigative reports by the Associated Press and other media outlets has confirmed the presence of pharmaceuticals in the drinking water supply of numerous major cities throughout the United States. Although minute amounts of prescription and over-the-counter drugs are likely in