• Planning for the future: The Advance Health Care Directive

    Times of medical difficulty can be very stressful with the added possibility of conflict between family members and health care providers. Air Force members may want to consider getting an important legal document to make arrangements for future medical care. Under California law, this document is

  • Turnovers doom MDOS

    The road to the 2007 basketball playoffs began Feb. 20 as the 60th Aerial Port Squadron defeated the 60th Medical Operations Squadron 49-44. For many fans watching, this game resembled a California freeway multi-car crash as both teams committed turnover after turnover and foul after foul.

  • Travis' retirees still serving

    "Still Serving" While these two words may not mean much to the young Airmen serving in today's Air Force, they hold a lot of weight for the many retired servicemembers who continue to serve their country. Many retired servicemembers, such as Mr. Joe Rowan, a former Air Reserve technician and veteran

  • Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Artevius Griffin

    Squadron: 60th Air Mobility Wing Judge Advocate Office Duty title: Paralegal Years in service: Seven Hometown: Little Rock, Ark. Goals: "I plan to retire from the Air Force, work on my bachelor degree in Business Management and make technical sergeant." Greatest achievement: "Completing basic

  • 60th SVS to compete for 2007 Air Force Hennessy Award

    How do you create an award-winning team that continues to leave competitors with a bad taste in their mouths? Unlike many world-renown chefs, the 60th Services Squadron's Food Service Flight, who are preparing to repeat as champions and claim the 2007 Air Force Hennessy Award, isn't keeping their

  • Have you had your fluoride today?

    Everyone enjoys the crisp, refreshing taste a glass of water brings after a long workday. But did you know a glass of tap water could help you fight tooth decay? Beginning in Grand Rapids, Mich., fluoride, a naturally occurring element, has been added to community tap water for more than 60 years.

  • DGMC receives top DoD Team Performance Award

    David Grant USAF Medical Center has been honored with the 2006 Team Performance Patient Safety Award in recognition of outstanding achievement in creating a safer patient environment. The award, presented at the 2007 Military Health System conference in Washington, D.C., is the highest honor within

  • Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff gives wounded warrior a lift home

    An injured Marine received an unexpected upgrade in his flight home from Iraq here Feb. 8. Marine Lance Cpl. Steven Eastburn from the Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe, Hawaii, was on his way home to be with his family during his recovery. One of his stops along the way was at the David Grant USAF