• Drinking and driving kills more than your career

    Master Sgt. Sam Shahin has seen the damage drinking and driving can cause close up. Sergeant Shahin, 60th Medical Operations Squadron paramedic, has seen some unfortunate things in his line of work. One thing he said he will never forget is the first time he saw a baby die in an alcohol-related

  • Travis Airman killed in action

    Three special agents from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations were killed in the line of duty near Balad Air Base, Iraq Nov. 1.Master Sgt. Thomas Crowell, 36, of Neosho, Mo., Staff Sgt. David Wieger, 28, of North Huntingdon, Pa. and Department of the Air Force Civilian Nathan Schuldheiss,

  • 615th CRW works with Army during exercise

    The phrase, "load em up and move em out," sums up the rapid deployment exercise Soldiers conducted with Airmen last week at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Soldiers and equipment from the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Fort

  • Air Force passenger flies for peanuts

    Transporting thousands of pounds of cargo and countless passengers are a regular part of the Air Force's daily mission. However, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, and Travis Air Force Base, Calif., recently got the chance to take part in the transport of a very unique traveler; arguably their

  • 60th CES launches new, improved CBRNE class

    The 60th Civil Engineer Squadron's Emergency Management flight recently instituted new and improved changes to their Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Explosives Defense Survival Skills training course to help enhance and standardize CBRNE training throughout the Air Force. "By

  • Team Travis sends support to Southern California fires

    The 60th Medical Group at David Grant USAF Medical Center here has deployed a three-person Critical Care Air Transportation Team, a flying intensive care unit, to support firefighting operations in Southern California. Additionally, the National Disaster Medical System has placed DGMC on standby

  • "There are no bounds:" Travis competes for CINC Installation Excellence Award

    Team Travis was notified last week that it was an Air Mobility Command finalist for the fiscal 2007 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence and will be inspected Oct. 31 to determine if Travis will move on to the Air Force competition. The award which is designed to recognize