• Physical therapy to host seminar, open house

    Ever have that dreaded knee, hip or back pain while training hard for your Physical Fitness Test? Well you're in luck. As we celebrate October's National Physical Therapy Month, we are excited to host the base-wide Functional Movement Screen Injury Prevention Seminar and Open House in the Physical

  • DGMC specialist recognized for safety

    Sean Zortman, 60th Medical Group safety and occupational health specialist at David Grant USAF Medical Center, was recently recognized by the National Safety Council as one of forty Rising Stars of Safety during a ceremony presented by DuPont Sustainable Solutions in Chicago earlier this month. The

  • Run remembers late service members

    From Sept. 20 to 22, 13 teams from Travis Air Force Base participated in the second California Run for the Fallen, a 150-mile commemoration run to each individual fallen California service member since 9/11.The run began in Elk Grove and ended at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon. At

  • MWD and trainer triumph in final trial

    The 60th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog unit made history Oct. 4 and 5 when they took first place overall in the Western States Police K-9 Association end of year trial in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., an unprecedented win by any other military unit.The WSPCA sanctions and hosts multiple

  • Optometry clinc greets new providers

    With the new school year in full swing, it's a good time to get families scheduled for eye exams. Two new eye-care providers, Maj. Ethan Woodbury and Capt. Nicholas Jones, have joined the David Grant USAF Medical Center Optometry clinic and are now seeing patients. In some military eye clinics,

  • 15th AMOS aids in exercise

    The 15th Air Mobility Operations Squadron recently wrapped up another year of successful training and planning by participating in the Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercises.This annual, computer-assisted simulation exercise is designed to improve the alliance's ability to defend South Korea by sharpening

  • DGMC to partner with Duke for research

    Duke medicine and its Center for Personalized and Precision Medicine have won research funding from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research for efforts to explore the use of personalized treatment and prevention strategies in the fight against diabetes and heart disease, two of the most

  • Travis "Freedom Launch" hones skills, remembers 9/11

    Travis conducted a mass launch of 22 mobility aircraft Wednesday, to practice the maximum level of combat capability for the operations, maintenance, and support groups.During the operation, dubbed the Freedom Launch, seven C-17 Globemaster IIIs, 11 KC-10A Extenders, and four C-5 Galaxies departed

  • Map taps into emergency response

    Travis Air Force Base's emergency responders have taken their actions into the geospatial world by introducing an online map that may save lives.The Emergency Response Tool is a specialized map view vital for incident commanders, Security Forces, firefighters and senior leadership in making critical

  • Travis Welcomes Surgeon General from Royal Thai Air Force

    Top ranking officials from the Directorate of Medical Services within the Royal Thai Air Force exchanged methods, processes and ideas with the 60th Medical Group commander and staff Aug. 27 and 28 during a tour of Travis Air Force Base.The distinguished visitors included Air Marshal Chuphan