• Commissary to test online odering plan

    Starting Nov. 6, Travis becomes the third location to introduce Click2Go, a commissary program that allows patrons to buy gorceries online and pick them up curbside.Travis joins Fort Lee, Va., and Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., as the third location where the Defense Commissary Agency will test a new

  • Shutdown reminder of need for emergency fund

    Planning for financial emergencies is a core tenant of mission readiness. Financial emergencies can occur at any time and typically include car repairs, vehicle accidents, emergency travel due to illness or death of a family member, unexpected legal fees or penalties, holiday costs or a change in

  • Program aims to dissuade drug use

    Travis Unified School District, along with other California schools, will celebrate National Red Ribbon Week now through Thursday. National Red Ribbon Week is a drug-prevention program in which children wear red ribbons to demonstrate their pledge to live a drug-free life."National Red Ribbon Week

  • New system helps Porters cut load times

    Disaster can strike anywhere at any time. While there is nothing the Airmen at Travis can do to stop an earthquake, tsunami or hurricane, there is one element they are in total control of; the response time of Air Mobility Command aircraft and its assets.The 60th Aerial Port Squadron unveiled a new

  • Physical therapy to host seminar, open house

    Ever have that dreaded knee, hip or back pain while training hard for your Physical Fitness Test? Well you're in luck. As we celebrate October's National Physical Therapy Month, we are excited to host the base-wide Functional Movement Screen Injury Prevention Seminar and Open House in the Physical

  • DGMC specialist recognized for safety

    Sean Zortman, 60th Medical Group safety and occupational health specialist at David Grant USAF Medical Center, was recently recognized by the National Safety Council as one of forty Rising Stars of Safety during a ceremony presented by DuPont Sustainable Solutions in Chicago earlier this month. The

  • Run remembers late service members

    From Sept. 20 to 22, 13 teams from Travis Air Force Base participated in the second California Run for the Fallen, a 150-mile commemoration run to each individual fallen California service member since 9/11.The run began in Elk Grove and ended at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon. At

  • MWD and trainer triumph in final trial

    The 60th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog unit made history Oct. 4 and 5 when they took first place overall in the Western States Police K-9 Association end of year trial in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., an unprecedented win by any other military unit.The WSPCA sanctions and hosts multiple

  • Optometry clinc greets new providers

    With the new school year in full swing, it's a good time to get families scheduled for eye exams. Two new eye-care providers, Maj. Ethan Woodbury and Capt. Nicholas Jones, have joined the David Grant USAF Medical Center Optometry clinic and are now seeing patients. In some military eye clinics,

  • 15th AMOS aids in exercise

    The 15th Air Mobility Operations Squadron recently wrapped up another year of successful training and planning by participating in the Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercises.This annual, computer-assisted simulation exercise is designed to improve the alliance's ability to defend South Korea by sharpening