• Travis plans Earth Day activities

    April 22 is Earth Day, a time when people around the world gather to plant trees, hold demonstrations and clean up neighborhoods, roads, parks, streams and lakes to show support for protecting the environment.

  • JROTC, Health Academy students tour DGMC

    On March 29, 2018, David Grant USAF Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base, California, hosted a hospital tour for 80 De Anza High School 11th and 12th grade Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and Health Academy students.

  • Travis AFB celebrates Piggy Bank Pageant participants

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center, in partnership with Friends of Family Services, held the Piggy Bank Pageant in conjunction with Military Saves Week to encourage military children to set money goals and begin saving.

  • Labor and delivery set to study eating during labor

    The labor and delivery unit at Travis Air Force Base, California, has searched since October for healthy pregnant volunteers who are at a low risk of a cesarean delivery to take part in a two-year research study to evaluate the impact of eating certain foods during labor. The study’s results will

  • U.S., Middle Eastern forces end successful year against ISIS

    December marked a crowning achievement in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announcing the complete liberation of Iraq on Dec. 10. According to Lt. Gen. Jeff Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, the Iraqi Security

  • Unauthorized dumping could result in hefty fines

    They’ve found microwave ovens, cans of paint, used motor oil, household cleaning liquids and even a refrigerator in the trash dumpsters on base. All of these items contain toxic elements that can threaten human health and the environment, said Douglas Berndsen, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron

  • 60th APS seeks to improve vision, readiness

    Members of the 60th Aerial Port Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, have dedicated time and resources trying to update the night vision goggles which are used throughout the base. Green phosphorus NVGs are currently used throughout the base, from an Airman on the flight line to a pilot in a mobility