Travis Air Force Base

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Travis Air Force Base

IATA: SUU - ICAO: KSUU
Summary
Airport type		Military
Operator		USAF
Elevation AMSL		62 ft (18.9 m)
Coordinates		38°15′45.6″N, 121°55′39.0″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
03L/21R	11,001	3,353	PEM
03R/21L	10,992	3,350	Concrete

Travis Air Force Base (IATA: SUU, ICAO: KSUU) is a United States Air Force air base in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Travis Air Force Base is located within Fairfield, Calif, in the northeast part of town. 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 and proud history of supporting humanitarian airlift operations at home and around the world. Today, the Base includes approximately 7,260 active military personnel, 3,770 civilians and 4,250 reservists.

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. Travis AFB 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 a large number of highly skilled people to the local labor pool. David Grant Medical Center, a 265-bed, $200 million dollar facility, serves both in-service and retired military.[1]

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 like 26 C-5 Galaxies, 27 KC-10 Extenders, and 13 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. There is 1 Navy E-6B Mercury aircraft assigned to VQ3 Detachment. The base is also host to David Grant USAF Medical Center, a major Air Force teaching hospital.

1 History
2 Maintenance Squadrons at Travis AFB
3 Hosted commands
4 External links

[edit] 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 United States Navy had aircraft at the base for training, but this proved temporary. In October 1942, the War Department assigned the base to the Air Transport Command. The base's primary mission during World War II was ferrying aircraft and supplies to the Pacific Theater. In 1949, Strategic Air Command took over Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base as home base for the 9th Bomb Group/9th Bomb Wing.

The base was renamed Travis Air Force Base in 1951 for Brigadier General Robert F. Travis, who was killed when a B-29 Superfortress crashed on August 5, 1950. The ensuing fire caused the 10,000 pounds of high explosives in the plane's cargo — a Mark 4 nuclear weapon — to detonate, killing Robert Travis and 18 others. (The bomb's plutonium pit was being transported in a different plane.) [2]

In 1992, with the reorganization of the Air Force in the wake of the Cold War, the Air Mobility Command stepped in at Travis and supply once again became the primary mission.

[edit] Maintenance Squadrons at Travis AFB

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. Generates 24-hour-a-day strategic airlift to support four flying squadrons and ensures readiness of personnel and equipment for deployment. Maintains mission ready aircraft capable of worldwide strategic airlift supporting AMC's global mission.

660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Provides combat-ready maintenance personnel and organizational support to inspect, service, and repair all transient and 27 assigned KC-10A aircraft, 46% of DOD's inventory. Generates aerial refueling and strategic airlift to support flying activities of four aerial refueling squadrons. Ensures readiness of personnel and equipment for deployment. Maintains mission capable aircraft supporting AMC's global mission.

60th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Provides organizational and field-level aircraft maintenance, repair, and manufacture capability for effective on- and off-equipment maintenance, inspection and refurbishment of 26 C-5 and 27 KC-10 aircraft. Inspects, services, and overhauls aerospace ground equipment worth over $8 million. Manages and stores all base munitions. Provides mission capable aircraft in direct support of AMC’s global mission.

60th Component Maintenance Squadron

Inspects, services, and overhauls aircraft fuel systems for 26 C-5 and 27 KC-10 aircraft. Maintains avionic, hydraulic, electrical and environmental system components for C-5 aircraft. Operates the west coast TF39 Engine Regional Repair Center. Calibrates and repairs over 8,800 items in a regional Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Laboratory. Directly supports AMC’s global reach mission for AMC’s largest wing.

60th Maintenance Operations Squadron

Provides critical support for the maintenance, modification and scheduling of 26 C-5 and 27 KC-10 aircraft valued at $9B. Controls maintenance actions and manages all aircraft and mission statistics. Manages $340M in real property and provides group-level mobility support for AMC's largest wing. Develops and executes aircraft/ancillary training and provides aircraft maintenance training support for the Pacific Rim.