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The David Grant USAF Medical Center (DGMC) at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, is the United States Air Force's largest medical center [1] in the continental United States and serves military beneficiaries throughout eight western states.
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 ...
Fairfield was founded in 1856 by clipper ship captain Robert H. Waterman, and named after his former hometown of Fairfield, Connecticut. [11] It is the location of Travis Air Force Base and the headquarters of Jelly Belly. The population was 119,881 at the 2020 census.
Travis Air Force Base: Fairfield VA Clinic Tulare: Tulare VA Clinic Ukiah: ... Scott Air Force Base VA Clinic Shiloh: St. Clair County VA Clinic Springfield:
The Air Force announced that the aircraft was on a "training mission". [9] Ramoneda was posthumously awarded the Soldier's Medal, the Purple Heart and the Cheney Award. [8] Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base was officially renamed Travis Air Force Base in honor of the dead general on 20 October 1950.
1.104 (Fairfield–Suisun AFB) Travis AFB 21 Apr 1951, Fairfield, CA (H). 1.105 Turner AFB, ... 3902d Air Base Wing 1979–1986; 4231st Strategic Wing 1959–1962;
Travis Air Force Base, California, 1 April 1995 – present [1] Aircraft. C-47 Skytrain (1943–1945, 1948–1951) T-7 Navigator (1948–1951)
The wing was stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California. The 1501st was discontinued on 8 January 1966 as part of the replacement of MATS by Military Airlift Command . Its aircraft, personnel and equipment were transferred to the Military Airlift Command 60th Military Airlift Wing , which was activated at Travis the same day.