• 60th MDSS member receives scholarship

    Twice a year the Travis First Sergeants Association awards Airmen with scholarships to help offset education cost.Airman 1st Class Ricardo Aldahondo, 60th Medical Support Squadron medical service accounting specialist, received the first $250 Dan Webster scholarship at the first sergeant meeting

  • 6th ARS wraps up year-long reflection

    For the past year, the 6th Aerial Refueling Squadron here has celebrated the 70th anniversary of the activation of its ancestor squadron, the 6th Bombardment Squadron. Members of the 6th ARS commemorated the event by wearing the patch of the famous World War II-era heavy bombardment squadron for the

  • Program urge tobacco users to quit

    For nearly 20 years, few of the major tobacco companies sold smokeless tobacco, but now they all do. Smokeless products like Snus, Orbs and dissolvable strips have become the next frontier for the tobacco industry. Trends show that cigarette sales are declining while smokeless tobacco sales are on

  • Squadron DUI free for 19 years

    For servicemembers, driving under the influence of alcohol is a quick way to end a career, but for one Travis unit, staying DUI free is a way of life.The Airmen of the 60th Contracting Squadron take DUIs to heart and have successfully maintained zero instances for 19 years.As part of the squadron's

  • Radio sites improve facilities, equipment

    "It used to be a rat's nest," said Airman 1st Class Michael McHam, pointing to a neatly organized cluster of wires inside one of the 60th Communications Squadron's new radio receive/transmit sites.The cluster was a jumbled mess inside the previous facility. The new site, one of two 483-square foot

  • Hawks take hoops tourney

    The Travis Hawks men's basketball team won first place in the varsity basketball tournament at the fitness center Jan. 15 and 16. The Hawks beat the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Fort Irwin and Vandenberg Air Force Base. The Travis Ladyhawks also shined, taking first place in the

  • Pharmacy-run clinics move within DGMC

    In an effort to improve the continuity of care provided to patients, David Grant USAF Medical Center has relocated the coumadin and metabolic clinics to the Heart, Lung and Vascular Center on the third floor. The center is just one floor above the medical center south entrance. Although these

  • CRW Airmen learn basic tent building

    Airmen from the 615th Contingency Response Wing realized building tents in the military is not the same as putting up the family pop-up tent in the backyard, Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts tents at summer camp.Wing training has the responsibility of ensuring the CRW warriors are proficient with the

  • Private Organizaions an easy way to help

    While the New Year is still fresh, Team Travis Airman might ask themselves "How do I improve myself this year?" But Travis has the answer - how about a private organization?Private organizations are an easy way for servicemembers to get involved with the base, local community and interact with other