• DGMC graduates Class of 2008 medical residents

    The following Air Force Medical Corps physicians have successfully completed their Graduate Medical Education program residency at David Grant USAF Medical Center and received their diploma and follow-on assignments during a graduation ceremony held June 20 at the Delta Breeze Club: 60th Medical

  • Poor air quality can hurt health

    Due to recent fires in the local area, base personnel should take precautionary measures when performing strenuous outdoor activities and consider curtailing unnecessary activities during periods of poor air quality. The Yolo-Solano Air District Quality Management District recommends residents who

  • Secretary Gates brings call for excellence to AMC Airmen

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates spoke to an audience of more than 400 Airmen here last week to personally deliver his message that the Air Force must apply more rigor to its responsibilities, particularly with nuclear weapons. The secretary's visit came as a result of his decision to ask the

  • Travis' water report available online

    Many of us take our tap water for granted, but there are people behind the scenes working hard to ensure drinking water is safe. Water systems are held accountable for this by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. This act also requires community water systems to inform consumers about the sources

  • Travis firefighters help extinguish blaze

    When flames roared at nearby Ashland Chemical Plant, local city officials looked to Team Travis for help. The Fairfield Fire Department lacks the equipment to douse a chemical fire, so Travis firefighters, who are trained to fight everything from grease-fueled kitchen fires to hazardous material

  • 570th GMRS welcomes commander

    The "Maddogs" of the 570th Global Mobility Readiness Squadron welcomed their new commander June 10 at a change-of-command ceremony in the 615th Contingency Response Wing warehouse. Lt. Col. Craig Theisen took command of the squadron that provides all base support services for the 570th Contingency

  • MySpace, Facebook, more pose challenge

    As even the need for the provisional Air Force Cyber Command demonstrates, the World Wide Web is a frontier which presents a fresh batch of security challenges. One difficulty is vulnerability through exposure -- social-engineering spots as well as sites featuring user-generated content can often