• Team Travis to roll up sleeves for blood drive

    Schools are back in session, summer is a memory, and local blood drives continue in full swing this October. Patients who are missing delightful autumn changes and Halloween displays while they battle cancer, injuries, burns, and blood disorders are counting on blood donors. Every community member

  • DGMC gears up for two flu seasons

    David Grant USAF Medical Center's Immunization clinic is ramping up to prepare Team Travis for what promises to be a double whammy during the 2009-2010 flu season. Two types of flu -- the usual seasonal influenza, and the novel H1N1, also known as swine flu, are currently in circulation. Each will

  • Is your mouth prepared for fall sports?

    A properly fitted mouth guard is an important piece of athletic gear that can protect your teeth and smile. They should be considered a standard piece of one's athletic gear from an early age. Mouth guards help buffer an impact or blow that otherwise could cause broken teeth, jaw injuries or cuts to

  • DGMC begins major moves

    The nursery school game of musical chairs has become a high art form at David Grant USAF Medical Center. Key offices and customer service centers have begun the process of moving from familiar locations to temporary locales and uncharted territories throughout the huge facility. All the moves are in

  • Step out and step up to better health

    The temperature's cool and the colors are spectacular. It's the perfect time to get outside and take strides toward a fitness habit that lasts through October -- and beyond. Beginning now, Travis members can sign up for the Health and Wellness Center's Walktober program. This 31-day program is

  • General order issued by AMC commander

    A general order issued April 13 by Gen. Arthur Lichte, commander, Air Mobility Command strictly prohibits use of two intoxicating substances by all military members assigned within AMC. Gen. Arthur Lichte, commander, AMC, has ordered all AMC military members are prohibited from engaging in the

  • First and final KC-10 flight

    Twelve deserving Team Travis members were treated to a KC-10 Extender incentive flight here Sept. 10, in conjunction with Air Force Week Sacramento. For six of them, it was their first flight on the newest of the Air Force fleet of refuelers. As Capt. Jasen Hunter, 6th Refueling Squadron pilot, flew

  • Travis transports vintage aircraft

    Sept. 14 wasn't just another day on the flightline at Travis Air Force Base. In preparation for an appearance at the "Wings Over the Pacific" airshow Sept. 19 and 20 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, members of the 60th Aerial Port Squadron at Travis helped a civilian stunt pilot load his plane onto

  • Event welcomes home redeployers

    An upcoming event at Travis Air Force Base will celebrate the safe return of deployed Airmen. The celebration, named "Welcome Home Warriors," scheduled for Sept. 18 at 4:30 p.m. at the Travis Air Museum, will greet Airmen who have recently returned home from deployments downrange to the area of