Winners announced for Air Force Volunteer Excellence Award

The Travis Airman and Family Readiness Center hosted the Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon to announce the nominees and winners of the Air Force Volunteer Excellence Awards, April 23 at the Delta Breeze Club. The Air Force Volunteer Excellence Award was established to recognize federal civilians,

Provider Appreciation Day May 1

Child care organizations and parents across the globe are joining together May 1, to celebrate Provider Appreciation Day. Started in 1996 by a group of volunteers in New Jersey, Provider Appreciation Day is a special day to recognize child care providers, teachers, school-age program staff, child

DGMC focuses on flu awareness and prevention

Travis David Grant USAF Medical Center is working to ensure all Team Travis  members are equipped with knowledge and awareness in response to the recent H1N1 influenza concern.The H1N1 flu is most prevalent in Mexico particularly Mexico City, although there are a few cases reported in the United

Team Travis family recognized

DGMC celebrates Nurse/Technician Appreciation Week

Beginning May 2, David Grant USAF Medical Center will launch a week-long celebration to honor its nursing and medical technician staff members. Nurse/Technician Appreciation Week kicks off with a celebratory picnic, followed by a variety of other educational and social events hosted by DGMC

Team Travis supports training

Boy gets chance to be a pilot for a day

Twelve-year-old Nicholas Gebhardt of Coventry, Conn., was Travis' Pilot for a Day April 16. Nick and his family of six traveled across the country sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area Make-a-Wish Foundation. Before the Gebhardt family traveled to California, they were contacted by the 60th

Air Force Assistance Fund: Part 4

In this week's segment supporting the Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, I will share a few examples of how the Air Force Aid Society has benefited Team Travis members in need. Most Team Travis members know the stresses that come along with military life. Perhaps one of the primary stresses facing

Thumbs down to thumb drives

Removable computer media is not to be used on any Department of Defense machine, according to a directive 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, Col. Mark Dillon signed recently. Such devices plug into a computer using a Universal Serial Bus port, including iPods, cameras, cell phones and USB flash

Mixed Martial Arts returns to Travis

Fresh on the heels of its inaugural Mixed Martial Arts night Travis Fury, the 60th Force Support Squadron is once again offering members of Travis Air Force Base a night of MMA action. "Operation TKO," is scheduled for May 2 at the Travis Fitness Center. This is a pro/amateur MMA event with the