• 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

  • Travis helps battle blazes off base

    When one of the biggest fires in an off-base city's recent history raged, Travis firefighters helped.Fourteen firefighters from Travis were involved Aug. 27 in a seven-alarm fire in Fairfield, more than five miles from the base's front gate. The 40-acre blaze decimated five homes and left at least

  • Acting SecAF tours Travis

    Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning visited Travis Air Force Base Aug. 22 and 23 to witness the mission first-hand and engage Airmen in a discussion about the most pressing issues facing the Air Force today.The most senior leadership of the Department of the Air Force is comprised of two

  • Noted veteran in Travis community dies

    Travis lost one of its most memorable characters on base, an United States Army Air Corps veteran who refused to replace his typewriter for a computer. On Aug. 5, retired Master Sgt. Joseph Rowan, the former long-time director of the Retiree Activities Office, died. Rowan, who was 90 years old, died