• "Commitment to caring:" AFAF campaign begins March 19

    March 19 marks the beginning of the annual six-week Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, the only fundraiser for charitable organizations established to support Air Force personnel and their families. The AFAF campaign supports four charitable organizations: the Air Force Enlisted Village, Inc., Air

  • Commander's Action Line: Changes to the DGMC Web site

    Question: What happened to the David Grant USAF Medical Center Web site? It used to provide more information than the current Web site. Answer: Thank you for your question. The Air Force changed the way it uses the public Web pages in the summer of 2006. This resulted in the DGMC public Web page

  • Travis Bike Club to kick off 2007 cycling season

    Now that most of the country has "sprung forward" and daylight savings time has arrived, what better way to take advantage of the extra daylight than to come and ride with the Travis Bike Club. To help kick off the 2007 cycling season, the club is hosting a mountain bike ride and barbeque March 17

  • Operation: Eminent Fallout to begin March 24

    On March 24, the deserted back lots of Travis will be transformed into a battlefield where combatants bleed paint when injured. The scenario paintball event, dubbed "Operation: Eminent Fallout," and sponsored by Outdoor Recreation will rage for 10 to 12 hours at the Travis paintball field. "It's a

  • Team Travis Airmen selected for promotion

    The following senior airmen were selected for promotion to staff sergeant: 60th Civil Engineer Squadron Dominic Oviedo Alvin Pablo The following master sergeants were selected for promotion senior master sergeant: 6th Air Refueling Squadron David Murphy 9th Air Refueling Squadron Sara Galvin Jeffrey

  • National Nutrition Month 2007: Be 100% fad free

    Diet fads come and go, and some may help you lose weight - in the short term. For National Nutrition Month 2007, the David Grant USAF Medical Center's Nutritional Medicine Flight and the American Dietetic Association says the most effective long-term way to achieve a healthful lifestyle is to be 100

  • Recycling contest celebrates Earth Day 2007

    To promote active recycling, the 60th Civil Engineer Squadron's Environmental Flight is turning recyclable trash into a valuable commodity. Beginning March 22, the Environmental Flight Office will conduct its tenth annual recycling contest in honor of Travis' Earth Day 2007 program. The goal of the

  • DGMC recognized by California legislature

    The men and women of David Grant USAF Medical Center were recognized for past and present accomplishments by the California Legislature in a ceremony held here March 1. California State Senator Jeff Denham, (R-Merced), presented Senate Concurrent Resolution 122 to Col. Steve Arquiette, 60th Air

  • Travis to kick off AFAF campaign March 19

    The Air Force Assistance Fund campaign is scheduled to kick off here March 19 and will last until April 27. The AFAF was established to provide an annual effort to raise funds for the charitable affiliates that provide support to the Air Force family (active duty, retirees, Reservists, Guard and

  • Travis maintainers win 2006 Air Force Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award

    Team Travis received exciting news when they were notified that two of the seven 2006 Air Force Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award winners were from here. Capt. Timothy Smith, 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron operations officer and Mr. Robert Gentili, 60th AMXS Aircraft Pneudraulic Systems