• Warrior of the Week: Senior Airman Alex Chapman

    Squadron: 60th Comptroller Squadron Duty Title: Accounting technician Years in service: 4 Hometown: Chicago, Ill. Family: Wife Christy, daughter Cassidy 2 years old, son Brenden 8 months old. Goals: "Finish my bachelor's degree with a major in political science and minors in criminal justice and

  • Knucklebuster awards recognize Travis’ maintainers

    The 60th and 349th Maintenance Groups hosted their third annual Knucklebuster awards ceremony March 9. The Knucklebuster awards are maintenance-specific awards, given to individuals who are selected by their peers as the "best of the best." The awards ceremony held this year gave out two Chief

  • "Commitment to caring:" AFAF campaign begins March 19

    March 19 marks the beginning of the annual six-week Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, the only fundraiser for charitable organizations established to support Air Force personnel and their families. The AFAF campaign supports four charitable organizations: the Air Force Enlisted Village, Inc., Air

  • Commander's Action Line: Changes to the DGMC Web site

    Question: What happened to the David Grant USAF Medical Center Web site? It used to provide more information than the current Web site. Answer: Thank you for your question. The Air Force changed the way it uses the public Web pages in the summer of 2006. This resulted in the DGMC public Web page

  • Travis Bike Club to kick off 2007 cycling season

    Now that most of the country has "sprung forward" and daylight savings time has arrived, what better way to take advantage of the extra daylight than to come and ride with the Travis Bike Club. To help kick off the 2007 cycling season, the club is hosting a mountain bike ride and barbeque March 17

  • Operation: Eminent Fallout to begin March 24

    On March 24, the deserted back lots of Travis will be transformed into a battlefield where combatants bleed paint when injured. The scenario paintball event, dubbed "Operation: Eminent Fallout," and sponsored by Outdoor Recreation will rage for 10 to 12 hours at the Travis paintball field. "It's a

  • Team Travis Airmen selected for promotion

    The following senior airmen were selected for promotion to staff sergeant: 60th Civil Engineer Squadron Dominic Oviedo Alvin Pablo The following master sergeants were selected for promotion senior master sergeant: 6th Air Refueling Squadron David Murphy 9th Air Refueling Squadron Sara Galvin Jeffrey

  • National Nutrition Month 2007: Be 100% fad free

    Diet fads come and go, and some may help you lose weight - in the short term. For National Nutrition Month 2007, the David Grant USAF Medical Center's Nutritional Medicine Flight and the American Dietetic Association says the most effective long-term way to achieve a healthful lifestyle is to be 100