• Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Christopher Quental

    Each week a member of the 60th Air Mobility Wing is selected as the Warrior of the Week. This individual is recognized based on superior performance, outstanding work ethic, and overall good conduct and discipline.The 60th Medical Operations Squadron chose Airman 1st Class Christopher Quental,

  • Education center plans first open house

    The Education Center at Travis Air Force Base, California, is scheduled to host its first open house from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 17."The effort is to raise awareness of all the educational benefits and options service members and their spouses have available on base," said Jerry South, 60th

  • APEX teaches Port Dawgs new tricks

    The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center sent a mobile training team to Travis Air Force Base, California, from June 22 to July 10 to hold a C-5 Aerial Port Expeditor Course.APEX, a Community College of the Air Force-credited course, is designed to provide training for personnel selected to perform

  • Take caution when discarding smoking materials

    Do you remember this fire?August 24, 2008, marked a day firefighters around the county and Air Force communities would not forget anytime soon.With the carelessness of one person, a fire started off base and quickly moved through the old vacant base housing. This incident caused the destruction of

  • Month focuses on skin cancer

    Not a day goes by when I don't hear, "In my day, we didn't know about sunscreen." Truth be told, I had my share of sunburns as a kid as well.In today's world, one might expect a person's intense sun exposure to decrease. However, in a 2012 report, half of all adults ages 18 to 29 reported at least

  • Dental clinic smiles with new upgrades

    Leadership from the 60th Dental Squadron cut the ribbon on a newly renovated dental facility June 19 at David Grant USAF Medical Center.The top-to-bottom $2 million renovation replaced the ceiling, flooring, lights, chairs and cabinetry in each of 40 dental treatment rooms with brand new,

  • Scott assumes command of 60th Maintenance Group

    Col. Earl Scott took command of the 60th Maintenance Group during an assumption of command ceremony June 22 in the hangar of P-14.Scott, who spent his last two years as the commander of the 100th MXG, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, entered active duty in 1991 following graduation from the United

  • KC-10s aid in Alaska exercise

    Approximately 18 Airmen and two KC-10 Extenders from Travis Air Force Base will participate in exercise Northern Edge 2015, a joint training exercise hosted by Alaskan Command scheduled for June 15-26 on and above central Alaska ranges and the Gulf of Alaska.NE15 is one in a series of U.S. Pacific

  • DGMC hosts third annual research symposium

    The 60th Medical Group at Travis Air Force Base, California, hosted its third annual research symposium, "Innovations in Combat Casualty Care," June 15 in the auditorium of David Grant USAF Medical Center.The symposium allowed researchers to present information about past and current research

  • Remodeled baby unit set to join world

    The Maternal Child Flight is scheduled to open its newly remodeled labor and delivery unit June 26 at Travis Air Force Base, California's David Grant USAF Medical Center.The Maternal Child Flight provides inpatient obstetrical services for childbearing women and their newborns. The labor and