• Balance food choices with lifestyle

    Choosing the right balance of foods helps you get the right combination of nutrients. The food guide pyramid is a tool designed to help you make food choices that are consistent with the dietary guidelines for Americans. Using the pyramid as a guide allows you to eat a variety of foods daily so that

  • Airman sentenced to confinement on sexual assault conviction

    A Travis Airman was sentenced to three months confinement, forfeiture of $849 a month for six months, reduction to airman basic and a reprimand in court-martial proceedings March 10. An airman first class, from the 60th Mission Support Squadron, pled guilty to indecent assault. In exchange for a

  • Airman completes 50-mile endurance run

    April 1 was a day that one Travis Airman will never forget. In addition to pinning on technical sergeant, Tech. Sgt. Scott Beasley, 570th Global Mobility Squadron KC-10 boom operator, completed the physically and mentally challenging American River 50-Mile Endurance Run in 10 hours and 28

  • 21st AS flies its final C-5 flight, transitions to C-17 squadron

    As they have done many times before, 10 crewmembers, most from the 21st Airlift Squadron, took their C-5 Galaxy on a training flight March 31. It was a normal training day for the crew. Pilots received training in aerial refueling, take-off and landing procedures, while flight engineers and the rest

  • 3-on-3 basketball brings out the bold

    They competed for glory, honor and a six-inch tall plastic trophy. The 3-on-3 basketball tournament at the Travis Fitness Center was a lightening rod for the bold, the brash and the band. Fourteen teams from across the base took part in the “March Madness” style tournament March 17. The first and

  • 12 reasons to develop eating routine

    In honor of National Nutrition Month, the nutritional medicine flight and the high blood pressure, obesity, lipidemia, diabetes, stress and smoking programs at the David Grant USAF Medical Center are providing Travis members with 12 reasons why developing a regular eating routine is important for

  • 21st Airlift Squadron flies final mission

    The 21st Airlift Squadron completed its final operational C-5 mission after touching down at Travis March 13. The mission, with a crew of 11 on board, left Travis March 5 for an around-the-world flight. The 21st AS will officially make the transition to a C-17 Globemaster III squadron April 3. The

  • AFAF fundraising campaign begins

    Today marks the beginning of the annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, the only fundraiser for charitable organizations established to support Air Force personnel and their families. The campaign runs for six weeks and ends May 4. This single campaign supports four separate organizations. They

  • Commanders’ support vital to OPSEC

    Operations Security or OPSEC focuses on detectable activities that could be gained and exploited by an adversary to reveal specific facts surrounding sensitive operations. Although OPSEC focuses mainly on the unclassified aspects of performing our day-to- day operations, an astute adversary could,

  • National Nutrition Month brings health issues into light

    As National Nutrition Month continues, many Travis members have probably asked themselves, “Am I in good health?” The month of March brings health concerns into the light. Treat your taste buds Treat your taste buds — you decide how much and how often. Choose foods sensibly by looking at the big