Travis Air Force Base is a

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base under the operational control of

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(AMC), located three miles (5 km) east of the

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of the city of Fairfield, in

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., effective 2007-12-20 Situated at the southwestern edge of the

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and known as the "Gateway to the Pacific," Travis Air Force Base handles more cargo and passenger traffic through its airport than any other military air terminal in the United States. The base has a long history of supporting humanitarian airlift operations at home and around the world. , Travis AFB included approximately 7,390 active USAF military personnel, 3,260

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personnel and 3,690 civilians. Travis AFB has a major impact on the community as a number of military families and retirees have chosen to make Fairfield their permanent home. It is the largest employer in the city and Solano County as well, and the massive Travis workforce has a local economic impact of more than $1 billion annually. The base also contributes many highly skilled people to the local labor pool. The base's host unit, the 60th Air Mobility Wing, is the largest wing in the Air Force's

, with a versatile fleet of 26 C-5 Galaxies, 24

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, and 13

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aircraft. The base's former

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Alert Facility is a

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complex that typically supports two transient Navy E-6B Mercury

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aircraft assigned to Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron THREE (VQ-3) Detachment and normally home-based at

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, Oklahoma. The base is also host to the David Grant USAF Medical Center, a 265-bed, $200 million Air Force teaching hospital, which serves both in-service and retired military personnel.

History

Originally named Fairfield–Suisun Army Air Base, construction began on Travis in 1942. Originally, medium attack bombers were supposed to be stationed at the base. The

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had aircraft at the base for training, but this proved temporary. In October 1942, the War Department assigned the base to the

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. The base's primary mission during

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was ferrying aircraft and supplies to the Pacific Theater. Following the end of World War II and the establishment of the U.S. Air Force as a separate service in 1947, the installation was renamed Fairfield–Suisun Air Force Base. On 1 May 1949, the

(SAC) became the parent major command for Travis AFB, turning it into a major long-range reconnaissance and intercontinental bombing installation for the 9th Bomb Group/ 9th Bomb Wing. For the next nine years, airlift operations became secondary while Travis served as home for SAC bombers such as the

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, B-36 Peacemaker, and eventually, the

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. During this period, new hangars appeared, runways were added and widened, and permanent barracks and family living quarters were built.

The base was renamed Travis Air Force Base in 1951 for Brigadier General

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, who was killed when a B-29 Superfortress crashed shortly after takeoff on 5 August 1950. The ensuing fire caused the 10,000 pounds of

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in the plane's cargo — a Mark 4 nuclear weapon (minus its nuclear core) — to detonate, killing

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Travis and 18 others. The

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(MATS) resumed command of Travis AFB on 1 July 1958, after SAC's new dispersal policy led to the transfer of the 14th Air Division to

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, California and the 1501st Air Transport Wing (Heavy) became the host unit. On 1 January 1966, MATS was redesignated as the

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(MAC) and on 6 January 1966, the 60th Military Airlift Wing (60 MAW) replaced the 1501st ATW as the host unit. As Travis was an important SAC base, it received anti-aircraft defenses in the 1950s. The 436th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion was active by 1955. The 436th AAAB was redesignated as an antiaircraft artillery missile battalion on 5 January 1957 and subsequently occupied four Nike Ajax sites, which went to 1st Missile Battalion, 61st Artillery on 1 September 1958. Controlling the SAMs was the 29th Artillery Group (Air Defense). Travis Air Force Base - Welcome To

Over the next three decades, Travis would become known as the "Gateway to the Pacific" in its role as the principal military airlift hub in the western United States. Initially equipped with legacy

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and C-133 Cargomaster aircraft from the 1501st, the year 1966 would also see the 60 MAW introduce the Air Force's new all-jet heavy airlifter, the

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. In 1969, the 349th Military Airlift Wing (349 MAW) of the

(AFRES) was also established as an "Associate" wing to the 60 MAW, with both units sharing the same aircraft and eventually seamlessly mixing flight crews, maintenance crews and other support personnel. In 1970, the 60 MAW and 349 MAW (Assoc) would begin concurrently operating the Air Force's largest airlift aircraft, the

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. In 1991, the 60 MAW was redesignated as the 60th Airlift Wing (60 AW) and the 349 MAW was redesignated as the 349th Airlift Wing (349 AW) the following year. In 1992, with the reorganization of the Air Force following the end of the

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(MAC) was inactivated and Travis came under the control of the newly established

(AMC). With the concurrent inactivation of

(SAC) and the transfer of most of SAC's air refueling aircraft to AMC, the 60 AW gained

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aircraft that had been previously assigned to

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, California. With the inclusion of an aerial refueling mission into its long-time strategic airlift mission, the 60 AW and the 349 AW were redesignated as the 60th Air Mobility Wing (60 AMW) and the 349th Air Mobility Wing (349 AMW), the designations they continue to hold. In 1997, the 349 AMW (Assoc) also became part of the newly established

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(AFRC) while remaining operationally "gained" by AMC. 60th Air Mobility Wing - Boeing C-17A Globemaster III 06-6164-2

In 1997, the 60 AMW also shed its C-141 aircraft, which were transferred to other Air Force, AFRC and

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(ANG) wings, while retaining its C-5 and

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aircraft. In 2006, the 60 AMW and 349 AMW (Assoc) again acquired a third aircraft type in their inventory with the arrival of the

. In January 2017, the Air Force announced that Travis Air Force Base had been selected as a future

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base and will receive a complement of 24 of the new aerial refueling aircraft. In March 2018, a vehicle filled with propane tanks rammed through the base's main gate and drove into a ditch. Then, the driver ignited a fire inside, causing the vehicle to explode and kill himself. This resulted in the main gate being closed for twelve hours. The driver was later identified as Hafiz Kazi, a 51-year-old Indian-born

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resident who had been a legal permanent resident of the U.S. since 1993. The

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's Sacramento Field Office and the United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations investigated the incident as an act of terrorism, but they said they did not find any evidence of religious affiliations. In August 2020, the base was evacuated due to the Hennessey Fire, which resulted in the burning of over in five counties including in Solano County. In 2023, the base hosted the annual California preparedness exercise ( Operation Golden Phoenix) On July 28, 2023, Travis AFB received its first KC-46A Pegasus; which will equip all its former KC-10 squadrons. Travis' final KC-10 left the base on Sept. 26, 2024 for storage at

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Flannery Associates LLC

Between 2018 and 2023, Flannery Associates LLC purchased over 50,000 acres of land near the air base, prompting investigations into the company's

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and widespread media attention. In August 2023, it was revealed that Flannery Associates was a subsidiary of California Forever, which planned to build a city on the land.

Role and operations

The base's host unit, the 60th Air Mobility Wing, is the largest wing in the Air Force's

, with a versatile fleet of 26 C-5 Galaxies,

, and 13

aircraft. In addition, the base's former

Alert Facility is now a

complex that typically supports two transient Navy E-6B Mercury

aircraft assigned to Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron THREE (VQ-3) Detachment and normally home-based at

, Oklahoma. The base is also host to David Grant USAF Medical Center, a 265-bed, $200 million Air Force teaching hospital, which serves both in-service and retired military personnel.

Maintenance squadrons

60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

The 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron provides combat-ready maintenance personnel and organizational support to inspect, service, and repair 26 assigned C-5 aircraft, and maintenance support for Transient Alert. It generates 24-hour-a-day strategic airlift to support four flying squadrons and ensures readiness of personnel and equipment for deployment. It maintains mission ready aircraft capable of worldwide strategic airlift supporting AMC's global mission.

660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

The 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron provides combat-ready maintenance personnel and organizational support to inspect, service, and repair all transient and 6 assigned KC-46A aircraft and at least 1 KC-10A. It generates aerial refueling and strategic airlift to support flying activities of four aerial refueling squadrons. It ensures readiness of personnel and equipment for deployment. It maintains mission capable aircraft supporting AMC's global mission.

60th Maintenance Squadron

The 60th Maintenance Squadron provides organizational and field-level repair, maintenance, inspection and refurbishment of 26 C-5, 27 KC-10 and 13 C-17 aircraft. It inspects, services, and overhauls 674 units of aerospace ground equipment worth over $12 million. It manages a 55-acre munitions storage area. It provides mission capable aircraft in direct support of AMC's global mission. It inspects, services, and overhauls aircraft fuel systems. It maintains avionic, hydraulic, electrical and environmental system components for C-5 and C-17 aircraft. It calibrates and repairs over 8,800 items in a regional test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment laboratory. It directly supports AMC's global reach mission for AMC's largest wing.

60th Maintenance Operations Squadron

The 60th Maintenance Operations Squadron provides critical support for the maintenance, modification and scheduling of 26 C-5 and 27 KC-10 aircraft valued at $9 billion. It controls maintenance actions and manages all aircraft and mission statistics. It manages $340 million in real property and provides group-level mobility support for AMC's largest wing. It develops and executes aircraft/ancillary training and provides aircraft maintenance training support for the Pacific Rim.

860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

The 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron provides combat-ready maintenance personnel and organizational support to inspect, service, and repair 13 assigned C-17A aircraft, and maintenance support for Transient Alert. It generates 24-hour-a-day strategic airlift to support two flying squadrons and ensures readiness of personnel and equipment for deployment. It maintains mission ready aircraft capable of worldwide strategic airlift supporting AMC's global mission.

Protests

Travis AFB has been the target of repeated protests by activists group such as Code Pink in protest of US support for Israel. On December 28, 2023 14 activists were arrested at Travis AFB for blockading every entrance into the base. On March 14, 2024 5 activists associated with CodePink were arrested for blocking the North Gate to Travis AFB. Simultaneously protest group Occupy Beale blockaded the Schneider and Wheatland gates of Beale AFB. On March 24, 2024 11 activists were arrested for blocking the main gate into Travis AFB. Furniture and nails were also found on the road leading to the South Gate of Travis AFB on the morning of March 24. Activist group NorCal Antiwar Action claims that police used unnecessary brutality against protesters on March 24, and that two people were hospitalized as a result of the police response to the protest. The group also claims that protesters were complying with police dispersal orders when arrests were made.

Based units

Flying and notable non-flying units are based at Travis Air Force Base. Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Travis are subordinate to a parent unit based at another location.

United States Air Force

(AMC) *

Eighteenth Air Force Eighteenth Air Force (18 AF) is the only Numbered Air Force (NAF) in Air Mobility Command (AMC) and one of the largest NAFs in the United States Air Force. Eighteenth Air Force was activated on 28 March 1951, inactivated on 1 January 1958, and ...

** 60th Air Mobility Wing (host wing) *** Headquarters 60th Air Mobility Wing *** 60th Comptroller Squadron *** 60th Operations Group **** 6th Air Refueling Squadron –

**** 9th Air Refueling Squadron – KC-46 Pegasus ****

21st Airlift Squadron The 21st Airlift Squadron is part of the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, California. It operates C-17 Globemaster III aircraft carrying out United States Air Force global transport missions, duties which involve airlift and ai ...

– C-17A Globemaster III **** 22nd Airlift Squadron – C-5M Galaxy **** 60th Operations Support Squadron **** 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron *** 60th Maintenance Group **** 60th Aerial Port Squadron **** 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron **** 60th Maintenance Squadron **** 60th Maintenance Operation Squadron **** 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron **** 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron *** 60th Medical Group **** 60th Aerospace Medicine Squadron **** 60th Dental Squadron **** 60th Diagnostics & Therapeutics Squadron **** 60th Inpatient Squadron **** 60th Medical Operations Squadron **** 60th Medical Support Squadron **** 60th Surgical Operations Squadron **** David Grant USAF Medical Center *** 60th Mission Support Group **** 60th Civil Engineer Squadron **** 60th Communications Squadron **** 60th Contracting Squadron **** 60th Force Support Squadron **** 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron **** 60th Security Forces Squadron ** US Air Force Expeditionary Center *** 621st Contingency Response Wing **** 621st Air Mobility Advisory Group (GSU) ***** 321st Air Mobility Operations Squadron ***** 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron **** 821st Contingency Response Group (GSU) ***** 821st Contingency Response Squadron ***** 821st Contingency Response Support Squadron

(AFRC) *

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** 349th Air Mobility Wing *** Headquarters 349th Air Mobility Wing *** 349th Operations Group **** 70th Air Refueling Squadron – Transitioning to

**** 79th Air Refueling Squadron – Transitioning to KC-46 Pegasus **** 301st Airlift Squadron – C-17A Globemaster III **** 312th Airlift Squadron – C-5M Galaxy **** 349th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron **** 349th Operations Support Squadron **** 349th Air Mobility Operations Squadron *** 349th Maintenance Group **** 349th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron **** 349th Maintenance Operations Flight **** 349th Maintenance Squadron **** 749th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron **** 945th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron *** 349th Medical Group **** 349th Aerospace Medicine Squadron **** 349th Aeromedical Staging Squadron **** 349th Medical Squadron *** 349th Mission Support Group **** 45th Aerial Port Squadron **** 55th Aerial Port Squadron **** 82nd Aerial Port Squadron **** 349th Civil Engineer Squadron **** 349th Logistics Readiness Squadron **** 349th Force Support Squadron **** 349th Security Forces Squadron

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(COMNAVAIRFOR) *

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** Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron THREE (VQ-3) *** Detachment (GSU) – E-6B Mercury US Fleet Forces Command (USFF) * US Naval Information Forces ** Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station, Pacific *** Naval Computer and Telecommunication Station San Diego **** Naval Computer and Telecommunications Strategic Communications Unit ***** NCTSCU Detachment Fairfield (GSU)

Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

* DTRA Travis

Museum

Travis AFB is host to the Travis Air Force Base Heritage Center, one of the largest collections of military aircraft on the west coast. The Museum of Military Aviation History has a representative collection of American military aircraft from various periods: fighters, bombers, trainers, cargo and liaison aircraft. Its exhibits showcase

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and the

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, the 15th AF in

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, the

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, the Consairways story, the

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, and the history of Travis AFB with special emphasis on the

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, the

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, and other significant military missions. Other exhibits include a space capsule for children, air force uniforms, the nose of a WWII glider, WWII aircraft recognition models, a Link Trainer, aircraft engines, and the cockpits of a

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, a T-37, and an F-100.

Airlines

Cargo

In popular culture

* John D. MacDonald, author of the best-selling Travis McGee

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s, has written that he specifically named his protagonist after the Air Force base.Cassuto, Leonard. ''Hard-boiled sentimentality: the secret history of American crime stories'' (Columbia University Press, 2009), p.170; MacDonald, John D. "How to Live With a Hero", ''The Writer'' (Combat Publishing, Waukesha, WI), 7/2008, pp.22-23. * Larry Bond mentions Travis AFB in his 1989 techno-thriller Red Phoenix, as the Army's elite 7th Infantry Division's deployment point, from their base at

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, to reinforce the Eighth Army in the

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after the North Korean invasion.

References

External links

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Travis Air Museum
(JDASM Foundation)
Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum
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