• DoD updates parental leave policy

    Travis Air Force Base, California, Airmen who are expecting or planning to adopt can enjoy an extra bit of leave thanks to an updated parental leave policy courtesy of the Department of Defense Military Parental Leave Program.

  • Air Force's top scientist visits Travis

    Dr. Richard J. Joseph, U.S. Air Force Chief Scientist, along with colleague Donna C. Senft, Air Mobility Command chief scientist, toured Travis Air Force Base, California, July 11, to experience innovation at the base-level.Joseph and his team went to David Grant USAF Medical Center, the 60th Aerial

  • Spotlight Award: Petro 91 Crew

    In 1942, United States forces attacked Japan in the Doolittle Raid – a retaliation for Pearl Harbor that demanded flexibility among crews and detailed coordination among multiple Department of Defense agencies.A more recent complex joint mission was not an act of war, but was nonetheless dramatic.

  • AAFES 123rd Anniversay Celebration

    The Travis Air Force Base, California, Exchange, is inviting Airmen and their families to celebrate the Army and Air Force Exchange Service’s 123rd anniversary with special savings and promotions on July 25. The Department of Defense’s largest retailer was established via general orders on July 25,

  • Ensure your cookout does not make you sick

    It’s the season for barbeques, cookouts and tailgate parties, but don’t get so caught up in the fun that you forget to protect yourself and those around you from commonly transmitted bacteria, parasites, viruses and toxins that can result in foodborne illness.

  • LASIK, PRK waivers not required

    Aviation applicants and current aircrew members no longer need a waiver for duties if they have laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis or photorefractive keratectomy surgery once their vision has stabilized, according to a recent policy change. Individuals also no longer need waiver recertification

  • Travis AFB Exchange expands layaway program

    The Army and Air Force Exchange Service at Travis Air Force Base, California, is helping military families go back to school while sticking to a budget by extending its layaway program to include computers and tablets needed to succeed in the classroom.

  • Navy: All on hands on Travis AFB

    Some 230 Navy enlisted members and 30 officers are temporarily residing at Travis Air Force Base, California, while their ship, the USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), undergoes scheduled maintenance to the deck, turbines, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems at Mare Island in Vallejo,

  • Baltimore C-STARS partnership prepares Airmen for battlefield medicine

    Civilian partnerships are a vital readiness resource for the Air Force Medical Service, refreshing medics on trauma skills and taking lessons learned to deliver life-saving trauma care downrange.The Center for the Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills program in Baltimore, Maryland, prepares