3.1 |
History of Travis AFB ........................................................................ 3‐1 |
3.2 |
Travis AFB Economic Benefit ........................................................... 3‐3 |
3.3 |
Military Strategic Importance .......................................................... 3‐3 |
3.4 |
Installation Setting ........................................................................... 3‐4 |
3.5 |
Mission Operations .......................................................................... 3‐7 |
3.6 |
Commands and Units at Travis AFB ............................................... 3‐10 |
3.7 |
Travis AFB Mission Footprints ........................................................ 3‐14 |
This chapter provides an overview of Travis A including the installation ’ s history , its locatio Area , the economic and strategic importance general description of the military operations in the region .
Identifying and describing the various activiti installation and in the surrounding airspace p into the importance of Travis AFB as a nation part of the fabric of the surrounding commun providing this information is to enable stakeh decisions about future development and econ communities and institutions near Travis AFB impact the viability and future role of the Bas current or future activities at the Base .
3.1 History of Travis AFB
1940s-1950s
Although today Travis AFB is the home of the la the Air Force , it began as an isolated airstrip set during World War II . Activated in May 1943 , th Fairfield‐Suisun Army Air Base after the two clo after Pearl Harbor , the Base served as home for fighters assigned to defend the West Coast . Th buildings were constructed by the Army Corps o of 1942 . They were used initially by army and n
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