Travis Air Force Base - Definition and Overview

Travis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force air field in the Central Valley of California, near Fairfield, CA. Called the “Gateway to the Pacific”, Travis handles more cargo and passengers than any other military air terminal in the United States.

The base’s host unit, the 60th Air Mobility Wing, is the largest wing in the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command, with a versatile fleet of 37 C-5 Galaxies and 27 KC-10 Extenders.

Travis AFB history

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Hosted commands

• Headquarters Fifteenth Air Force
• 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force
• 60th Air Mobility Wing (Air Mobility Command)
• 349th Air Mobility Wing (Air Force Reserve Command)
• US Army’s 3rd Brigade, US 91st Infantry Division
• US Navy’s VQ3 Detachment

External link

• Travis AFB website (http://public.travis.amc.af.mil/public/index.asp)
• Travis Air Museum (http://www.jimmydoolittlemuseumpromotions.com/)