• DGMC hosts research symposium

    The 60th Medical Group hosted the annual research symposium, "Research Advancing Medicine," May 7 and 9 in the atrium of David Grant USAF Medical Center open to all hospital staff and, for the first time, patients. The symposium, which displayed information about past and current research projects

  • Dog eat dog: Travis set to host K9 competition

    Travis is hosting the 2014 Defenders K9 Trials May 16 and 17 where military and civilian police dogs will show off their best.The trials, organized by the Travis Defenders Association and the Western States Police Canine Association, has 39 different police agencies from Northern California set to

  • EOC jumps into action after crash

    At approximately 2:05 p.m., May 4 while performing an acrobatic aerial maneuver, Eddie Andreini, 77 years old from Half Moon Bay, California died after his PT-17 aircraft crashed on Travis airfield. In the aftermath, first responders made their way to the crash site while other personnel went to

  • Month seeks to heighten awareness

    The month of April is designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The goal of SAAM is to raise awareness about sexual violence, focusing on sexual assault and rape, and to educate communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence.SAAM provides an annual opportunity to reinforce the

  • OPSEC Denies Information to Enemy

    With the constantly developing world, it is important for Travis personnel to change their social media habits. The use of social networking sites is useful to us and definitely to the nation's enemies because open-source intelligence is very convenient and free.An al-Qaeda training manual recovered

  • Month notes need for awareness at wheel

    Driving a vehicle is something millions of Americans do each day, several times a day and sometimes for hours each day. It is a rite of passage into adulthood for many teens, and it is one of the primary modes of transportation in the United States. Since the dawn of the era of automobiles, safety

  • Military Justice Report

    A staff sergeant from the 60th Medical Operations Squadron received an Article 15 for falsifying military orders to terminate a lease. The punishment consisted of a reduction to senior airman and a reprimand.A staff sergeant from the 570th Global Mobility Squadron received an Article 15 for

  • Event helps children understand deployments

    Approximately 290 children, ages 5 to 12, participated in Kids Understanding Deployment Operations April 12 at Travis.KUDOS highlighted what service members experience while processing for deployment and brought the experience to children through various stations. The event began at P-1 with an

  • Area leaders get taste of service with boot camp

    Twenty-eight Travis honorary commanders completed a six-hour boot camp April 3 specifically tailored to integrate the civic leaders into the military culture.The honorary commander program consists of 62 key civic leaders from counties surrounding Travis. Each civic leader is assigned to a wing,

  • ACC demo team brings link to past for air expo

    It's a story of aviation history and heritage, yet no words need to be told. In a single flight, generations are bridged between past and present and a showcase of aerial evolution unfolds before the eyes of thousands of spectators.As part of Air Combat Command's Heritage Flight program, an F-16