Dec. 12, 2022 Travis hosts Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Corey Martin, 18th Air Force commander, recognized mobility Airmen for their actions during Operation Allies Refuge with the Distinguished Flying Cross at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 9, 2022.
Sept. 21, 2022 Air Force advisory squadron medics strengthen capabilities of allies, partners Medical capabilities within mobility support advisory squadrons are foundational to security cooperation activities that strengthen national defense and strategic relationships.
Sept. 20, 2022 Combat-tested Travis paramedic earns prestigious AF award U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Peters, 60th Healthcare Operations Squadron emergency medical technician, was selected as one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2022.
Aug. 18, 2022 Operation Allies Refuge: One year later One year ago, the U.S. Air Force performed the largest non-combatant evacuation operation in U.S. history, Operation Allies Refuge, which saw to the successful evacuation of 124,334 individuals from Afghanistan.
Aug. 12, 2022 Urgent care in the air Hickam Airmen work alongside Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, California, and Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, during an aeromedical evacuation at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
July 18, 2022 9th ARS partners with AE for atypical mission Airmen from the 9th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, provided emergency aeromedical evacuation of a patient, May 23, 2022, from Osan Air Base, Korea, to Kelly Field, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
July 1, 2022 Final days in Afghanistan: Lab techs stepped up to support withdrawal It was a hot summer afternoon last year in Kabul, Afghanistan, when Air Force Master Sgt. Grace Hodge, lab services section chief at David Grant Air Force Medical Center, in Fairfield, California, heeded an emergency call for all hands on deck.
June 2, 2022 DGMC trains medics on TCCC, boost readiness for next battle Medics at David Grant USAF Medical Center on Travis Air Force Base, California, are being trained monthly during a week-long course on tactical combat casualty care in an Air Force-wide initiative to standardize medical readiness training for all service members.
March 25, 2022 Travis AFB medics train with UC Davis Health U.S. Airmen assigned to the 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron partnered with service members from UC Davis Health, California, to hone in AE and Critical Care Air Transport Team procedures, at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 22, 2022.
June 2, 2021 Lifestyle and Performance Medicine shows promising impact on Airman, Guardian readiness A new medical approach is being offered to Airmen and Guardians, which has shown to improve and sustain medical readiness and health by taking a more patient-driven, whole body approach to care.
May 21, 2021 Medical Equipment Repair Center keeps DGMC medical devices healthy “You don’t know what you’re going to get … whether it’s ‘go there now because it’s an urgent sort of thing or can this wait until tomorrow’ - you just don’t know,” said Senior Airman Trevor Lee, 60th Medical Support Squadron biomedical equipment technician.
May 3, 2021 Travis AFB to deliver more life-saving COVID-19 assistance to India The 60th Air Mobility Wing is preparing to send two more aircraft loaded with critical COVID-19 medical supplies to India to help front-line medical workers combat the recent spread of COVID-19 in that country.
April 30, 2021 U.S. sends medical supplies to India to help in COVID-19 fight As part of a whole-of-government effort to slow and eventually end the pandemic, the United States is sending medical supplies and equipment to India as that country battles the most recent COVID-19 outbreak.
April 23, 2021 DoD adds COVID-19 guidelines for deployers The Disaster Emergency Medical Operations Support Team tested more than 250 Airmen for COVID-19 prior to their departure to a deployed location April 15, 2021, here.
Feb. 22, 2021 DoD tests VR suicide prevention training at Scott, Travis AFBs The 30-minute training is aimed to help Airmen’s comfort in engaging with others to prevent suicide.
Feb. 10, 2021 Travis AFB C-17 delivers aid to support two COCOMs The Airmen of the 60th Air Mobility Wing delivered COVID-19 personal protective equipment and humanitarian aid bound for two separate combatant commands.
Dec. 4, 2020 Seven MTFs recognized by ACS for surgical care The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program recently recognized seven military medical treatment facilities for outstanding surgical care in 2019. The Military Health System hospitals were among 89 recognized facilities and 607 total military and civilian hospitals
Oct. 22, 2020 Travis AFB hosts clinical research for NASA’s newly developed medical technology The E-Nose Breathanalyzer, under development at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, will have the capability of analyzing compounds found within a person’s breath to diagnose a battery of illnesses and abnormalities including respiratory illnesses, infectious diseases and cardiovascular
Sept. 25, 2020 Not missing a beat: 15th MDG flies newborn for emergency heart surgery Shortly after birth, Olivia Callaway was immediately rushed to Kapi’oplani Medical Center for Women and Children’s newborn intensive care unit and diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening heart condition.
Aug. 11, 2020 New patient transport system arrives at Travis AFB to support fight against COVID-19 Travis Air Force Base gained a new isolated containment chamber Aug. 5 that can safely transport up to 24 walking patients, or eight patients on a stretcher with infectious diseases, such as the novel coronavirus, aboard an aircraft.