• Tips to create healthful eating style during National Nutrition Month

    In honor of National Nutrition Month, the high blood pressure, obesity, lipidemia, diabetes, stress and smoking program and the Nutritional Medicine Flight at David Grant USAF Medical Center, provided these twelve helpful tips for Travis Team members to create a healthful eating style: Forget the

  • Guidelines for a chapel wedding

    A wedding at the chapel is a religious service, rite and sacrament and should therefore be approached in a spirit of reverence by all members of the wedding party and their guests. The sanctuary is used for worship, liturgies, rites and may not be used for civil ceremonies. All faith groups have

  • Airman jailed on child pornography conviction

    A Travis Airman was sentenced to three years confinement [reduced to two years by pretrial agreement], reduction to airman basic and a dishonorable discharge in court-martial proceedings here March 2. Tech. Sgt. Steven Novicki, 6th Aerial Refueling Squadron in-flight refueling technician, pled

  • DGMC, ADA urges Travis Team to step up to nutrition, health

    March is National Nutrition Month — the perfect time for the Nutritional Medicine Flight and the HOLDSS program [high blood pressure, obesity, lipidemia, diabetes, stress and smoking] at the David Grant USAF Medical Center to urge the Travis Team members to “Step Up to Nutrition and Health,” the

  • Soft drinks can be hard on child’s teeth

    With the increasing popularity of “extreme sports” among today’s youth, many soft drink advertisers have begun to target these children, sending misleading messages to the young, naïve consumer. Soft drink companies have sought out the world’s top athletes in events like snowboarding, skateboarding,

  • Lieutenant runs off to Tunisia for military championship

    A 60th Surgical Operations Squadron physical therapy resident, will travel to Tunis, Tunisia, Tuesday to compete in the World Military Cross Country Championship. “I’m really excited,” 1st Lt. Elissa Ballas said. “I haven’t been to Africa.” Lieutenant Ballas will run five miles as part of the United

  • Walk to Wellness campaign continues to help people with health

    This is a Threatcon Charlie-Charlie Community Announcement- the Travis Team is joining together to improve health, while at the same time gaining knowledge of the factors that contribute to their wellness, by joining the third phase of the Step-by-Step Walk to Wellness Campaign. The average American

  • Travis maintainers test technology to improve situational awareness

    Travis maintainers recently hosted the Air Mobility Battlelab, which explores high-payoff concepts, technologies and tactics to advance the Air Force distinctive capabilities of rapid global mobility and agile combat support. Together, they field-demonstrated wireless intercommunication devices for