• Travis Red Cross to host dental assistant training

    The David Grant USAF Medical Center’s Arthur J. Sachsel Dental Clinic is now accepting applications for the American Red Cross Dental Assisting Program. The next session will begin in June. To be eligible for this professional training program, people must be 18 years or older and a military

  • DGMC hosts Nurse/Tech Week – “Military Medics: Everyday Heroes”

    David Grant USAF Medical Center will celebrate National Nurse and Medical Technician Appreciation Week Saturday through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. The 60th Medical Group will honor 250 nurses, 21 advanced practice nurses and 276 medical technicians

  • Eat high blood pressure away

    May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month. It’s time to take action to find out what your blood pressure numbers are, what they mean and what you need to do to prevent or control this all too common condition. This year’s theme is “Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission

  • 615th CRW command chief retires

    After more than 26 years of service, the 615th Contingency Response Wing command chief, has decided it’s time to move on. Chief Master Sgt. Kelvin Hales will retire Thursday in a ceremony at Bldg. P-1. “I hate to leave the blue, the blue has been my life,” Chief Hales said. “You have to know when

  • Walk away breast cancer Mother’s Day

    The Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization is launching its first Sacramento Walk to Empower, a three-mile noncompetitive walk scheduled for May 14 at Crocker Park in Sacramento. A meaningful way to spend Mother’s Day morning, participants can pay tribute to a loved one who has been touched by

  • 60th MDTS chief to retire after 30 years

    The superintendent of the 60th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron will retire after 30 years of distinguished service, ending his Air Force medical career where he first started it. Chief Master Sgt. Rocky Crawford advises the commander on operational issues for more than 230 enlisted members

  • Post-deployment health reassessment coming soon

    Travis Airmen returning from deployment will soon have a second opportunity to have their mental and physical health assessed. Airmen will fill out the new post-deployment health reassessment online 90 to 180 days after returning from a deployment. The PDHRA supplements the Post-Deployment Health

  • Travis cyclists pedal with the president

    When the person on the other end of the line told Capt. James Weinstein to choose four of his cycling club’s best riders to join the President of the United States for a ride, he thought it had to be a joke. “I was like, yeah right, who is this really?” he said. However, after the captain dialed a

  • Hero program lends children a helping hand

    Military life isn’t just stressful for active-duty people. Sometimes, the children of active duty need help coping with moving, a deployed parent or just the regular struggle of finishing their homework. The Hero Program, a partnership with the Armed Forces YMCA, the Family Support Center and the