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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 shortly after takeoff on 5 August 1950. The ensuing fire caused the 10,000 pounds of high explosives in the plane's cargo — a Mark 4 nuclear weapon (minus its nuclear core) — to detonate, killing ...
The 60th Operations Group (60 OG) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing.It is stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California.. Established prior to World War II, its predecessor unit, the 60th Transport (later Troop Carrier) Group engaged in combat operations, first with the Eighth Air Force and primarily with Twelfth Air Force during the war.
Travis AFB, California: KC-10A [15] 9th Air Refueling Squadron: Air Mobility Command: Eighteenth Air Force: 60 AMW: 1 February 1942 Travis AFB, California: KC-10A [16] 18th Air Refueling Squadron: Air Force Reserve Command: Fourth Air Force: 931 ARW: 11 December 1940 McConnell AFB, Kansas: KC-135 [17] 32nd Air Refueling Squadron: Air Mobility ...
The 722d Air Refueling Wing was activated at March as a holding organization for the remaining regular Air Force units there on 1 January 1994, and the squadron became part of the 722d Wing until September 1994, when it moved to Travis Air Force Base, California and was assigned to the 60th Operations Group.
The 312th Airlift Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve squadron, assigned to the 349th Operations Group stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California. It is an associate unit of the 22d Airlift Squadron, 60th Air Mobility Wing. It operates C-5M Galaxy aircraft supporting United States Air Force operations worldwide.
Squadron Shield Location Nickname Aircraft Flown Note 1st Airlift Squadron: Andrews AFB: C-32, C-40: Active 2nd Airlift Squadron: Pope Field: Lancers: C-130 Hercules: Inactive 3rd Airlift Squadron: Dover AFB: C-17 Globemaster III: Active 4th Airlift Squadron: McChord AFB: Fighting Fourth: C-17 Globemaster III: Active 6th Airlift Squadron: Joint ...
The 79th Air Refueling Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve squadron, assigned to the 349th Operations Group, stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California. History [ edit ]
56th Security Forces Squadron: Luke Air Force Base: 60th Security Forces Squadron: Travis Air Force Base: 65th Security Forces Squadron: Lajes Air Base: 66th Security Forces Squadron: Hanscom Air Force Base: 71st Security Forces Squadron: Vance Air Force Base: 72nd Security Forces Squadron: Tinker Air Force Base: 75th Security Forces Squadron ...