• Commander's Action Line: Base decals mandatory

    Question: Why does Travis still require base decals? Other bases, including Beale Air Force Base, Calif., do not require them and this creates a problem when Beale members come to Travis for medical appointments. These members are redirected to the Visitor's Center to obtain a pass, many times

  • DGMC's physicians honored during National Doctors' Day

    Day after day, health care providers devote themselves to maintaining the well-being of our service members, retirees and their family's. They truly are heroes serving our heroes. As the nation readies to celebrate appreciation for their providers on Doctors' Day, March 30, TriWest Healthcare

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month kicks off in April

    As Sexual assault is a crime that is not compatible with military service, the Department of Defense and other organizations across the nation observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month each April.This annual event provides the opportunity to highlight the efforts that the DoD and military services are

  • Future community leaders tour Travis

    Future community leaders recently gained insight into Team Travis during a visit to the base that included a meeting with all three wing commanders, rides in an aircraft simulator and a contingency response group security forces demonstration and 60th Security Forces Squadron military working dog

  • Tuition assistance allows Airmen to reach educational goals

    The Air Force Military Tuition Assistance program, which allows Airmen to reach educational goals, recently identified an opportunity to link force development initiatives with the program after receiving feedback from the 2007 Air Force Audit Agency. "Historically, MilTA has been used as a

  • Prevent placing pharmaceuticals in Travis water system

    A recent flood of investigative reports by the Associated Press and other media outlets has confirmed the presence of pharmaceuticals in the drinking water supply of numerous major cities throughout the United States. Although minute amounts of prescription and over-the-counter drugs are likely in

  • 15th AMOS returns from combat employment readiness exercise

    The 15th Air Mobility Operations Squadron recently returned from one of U.S. Forces Korea's largest annual combined warfighting exercises, Key Resolve 2008. This exercise, which replaced the former Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration exercise, is critical to ensuring peace and

  • USAF Band of the Golden West to perform with "Trout Fishing in America"

    The United States Air Force Band of the Golden West will present a free family-oriented concert along with the guest artist group Trout Fishing in America at the base theater April 21 at 7:00 p.m. The concert will feature a variety of music performed by the band and their guest artists geared for

  • Air Force selects 17 Travis master sergeants for promotion to E-8

    Seventeen Travis Air Force Base master sergeants were recently selected for promotion to senior master sergeant. Those selected are: 15th Air Mobility Operations Squadron William Mason 22nd Airlift Squadron Shane Eaton 570th Global Mobility Readiness Squadron Benjamin Sawyer 572nd Global Mobility

  • Air Force selects 13 Travis officers for promotion to lieutenant colonel

    Thirteen Travis Air Force Base majors were recently selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel. Those selected are: 570th Global Mobility Squadron Ted E. Welch 570th Global Mobility Readiness Squadron David M. Lenderman 571st Global Mobility Squadron Allen R. Henderson, Jr. 571st Global Mobility