• The Judge Advocate General's Corps announces law school programs

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program are being accepted from Jan. 1 through March 1 2008. Interested officers are encouraged to compete. The FLEP is a paid legal studies program for active duty Air Force commissioned officers. The FLEP is an assignment action,

  • DGMC updates TRICARE Urgent/Out of Area care process

    Do you need Urgent or Out of Area care? Urgent care is defined as medically necessary services required for an illness or injury that would not result in further disability or death if not treated immediately, but requires professional attention and has the potential to develop such a threat if

  • DGMC's Public Health department looks to squash "Superbug"

    Recently, the Community-Associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus infection - also known as CA-MRSA or the "Superbug" - has been receiving increased media attention. This may lead the public to believe this is an uncontrollable organism on the verge of an epidemic. This is not the case.

  • Volunteer income tax program assists Travis members

    This year's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program will provide service to members of the Travis community through squadron-level representatives, and on a limited basis through the Tax Assistance Center located in the Base Legal Office. The Tax Center will be open for business Jan. 28 and continue

  • Thunderbirds, Golden Knights to perform at 2008 Air Show

    Travis will host the 2008 Air Show Aug. 30 to 31, a free event open to the public. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the Air Force's premier aerial demonstration team and the U.S. Army's Golden Knights parachute team are already scheduled for the show. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds team plans and

  • January OPSEC "Tip of the Month""

    Distinguished visitors itinerary information must be protected. One of the consistent operational security problems across the Air Force is the release of DV information. Wherever our military or civilian DV's are traveling, information concerning their itineraries and movements must be protected.

  • Travis residents gather information at Town Hall meeting

    Travis officials held a Town Hall meeting Jan. 16 to introduce Travis residents to the new owners of Travis' military housing. Starting April 1, GMH Military Housing, a privatization company based in Pennsylvania, will own more than 1,700 homes currently occupying the base. "One of the reasons for

  • Congratulations quarterly award winners!

    We welcomed this week celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, birthday. We honor his legacy and celebrate his life as a man who made a singular difference for the betterment of our nation. As January draws to a close, we reflect on where we've been, how far we've come and how grateful we are for

  • Take time to recognize positive contributions

    We're experiencing some difficult times. Operations tempo is high, alcohol-related incidents are on the rise and some of our Airmen still don't get it. We spend an enormous amount of resources educating our Airmen on the importance of making responsible choices, being creative and thinking outside