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Travis Air Force Base Fact Sheets

This database holds fact sheets on Travis Air Force Base weapons, organizations, inventory, careers and equipment. Air Force fact sheets contain up to date information and statistics. If a fact sheet is not listed, please contact the 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs office at 60amwpa@us.af.mil. 

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Travis Air Force Base Fact Sheets

This database holds fact sheets on Travis Air Force Base weapons, organizations, inventory, careers and equipment. Air Force fact sheets contain up to date information and statistics. If a fact sheet is not listed, please contact the 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs office at 60amwpa@us.af.mil. 

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  • FT003 - Fire Training Area #2

    Soil Excavation at FT003Fire Training Area #2 (FT003) is located in the northeastern part of the North/East/West Industrial Operable Unit. Waste fuel, oil and solvents were burned at the site during fire training exercises conducted from 1950 to 1952. Today, a concrete helicopter pad covers part of

  • FT004 - Fire Training Area #3

    Soil Excavation at FT004North Groundwater Treatment PlantFire Training Area #3 (FT004) covers about 30 acres in the northeastern part of the North/East/West Industrial Operable Unit. Waste fuel, oils, and solvents were burned at this site during fire training exercises between 1953 and 1962. The

  • FT005 - Fire Training Area #4

    Lifting Aboveground Storage Tank from its CradlePreparing Tank for Highway TransportSouth Base Boundary Groundwater Treatment PlantFire Training Area #4 (FT005) covers about 30 acres in the southern portion of the North/East/West Industrial Operable Unit.  FT005 was used for fire training exercises

  • Heritage Pamphlet

    America's First Choice: A Brief History of the 60th Air Mobility Wing and Travis Air Force Base America's First Choice: A Brief History of the 60th Air Mobility Wing and Travis Air Force Base JOHN M. LACOMIA Office of History 60 Air Mobility Wing Travis Air Force Base, California 2008 Preface This

  • History of the Medical Center

    Our Past The 4167th Station Hospital at Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base first opened its doors to patients on 1 July 1943. Hospital buildings were of cantonment type construction, housing seven wards with a total capacity of 125 beds. Two wards were allocated for medical service, one for convalescent

  • KC-10 Extender

    Mission The KC-10 Extender is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces. Although the KC-l0's primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of a tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters and

  • LF006 - Landfill #1

    Landfill #1 is a former municipal landfill located in the northeastern part of the base.  The 17-acre site operated as a trench and burn landfill from 1942 until the mid-1950s when the area was covered with soil and compacted.  The landfill received general refuse and some industrial waste. 

  • LF007 - Landfill #2

    LF007 Subsidence Trenches - Prior to 2003 Landfill ClosureLF007 After 2003 Landfill ClosureLF007 Cleanup of PCB-Contaminated Soil Along Eastern Side of LandfillTop of Corrective Action Management Unit TodayLandfill #2 (LF007) is a closed landfill that occupies about 73 acres. It was operated as a

  • LF008 - Landfill #3

    Landfill #3 (LF008) consisted of several trenches used in the mid-1970s to dispose of expired pesticides. The trenches were located within a weapons storage area, a secure area surrounded by a fence with a locked gate, near the western edge of the base.  Several chlorinated pesticides were present

  • LF044 - Landfill X

    Site LF044 (Landfill X) consists of several buried piles of asphalt and concrete and is located next to a field within Grazing Management Unit #2 that was used to graze horses and for heavy equipment training.  Asphalt, concrete, and other construction debris had been stockpiled at the site.  Metals

  • OT010 - Former Sludge Disposal Area

    The former Sludge Disposal Area (OT010) is located near an inactive sewage treatment plant between Union Creek and multiple oxidation ponds. Site OT010 encompasses 16 acres and currently contains a sewage lift station and overflow ponds.  Metals, pesticides, and PAHs have been detected in the soil

  • OT010 - Sludge Disposal Area

    The former Sludge Disposal Area is located at an inactive sewage treatment plant between Union Creek and multiple oxidation ponds. Metals and TPH have been detected in the soil and may be a source of potential and ecological risks. The North/East/West Industrial Operable Unit Soil, Sediment and

  • OT019 - Grazing Management Units 7&8

    Grazing Management Units (GMU) 7 and 8 consist of gently sloping grassy pastures that were originally part of the former Fairfield Air Force Station, a decommissioned Atomic Energy Commission facility. They comprise about 37 acres in a relatively undeveloped portion of Travis AFB. They had been used

  • Restoration Advisory Board (RAB)

    Why Have a RAB? Members of Travis AFB's Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) have voiced their appreciation in knowing about the environmental cleanup at the Base. Travis Environmental Management staff find they can accomplish a great deal with input from former employees and community members who have

  • RW013 - Low-Level Radioactive Burial Site #2

    RW013 Prior to Soil CleanupRW013 During Soil CleanupThe Low-Level Radioactive Burial Site #2 (RW013) was a fenced, back-filled trench that once received waste materials from the nuclear material maintenance activities in Building 903. This was the only site on Travis AFB with elevated radioactive

  • SD001 - Union Creek

    Union Creek - Prior to Sediment RemediationUnion Creek - During Sediment ExcavationSite SD001 consists of the main branch of Union Creek and the associated Storm Sewer Systems A & C. The main branch of Union Creek runs parallel to the southern portion of the base runway. Union Creek is not a source

  • SD031 - Building 1205

    Building 1205Aircraft and heavy equipment maintenance at Building 1205 dates back to the 1950s.  Most of the open portion of Site SD031 is paved.  A wash rack just south of the facility is still used to clean diesel engine parts.  Chlorinated solvents, benzene, and the metal nickel have been found

  • SD033 - Storm Sewer System B

    West Branch of Union CreekOutfall II after Sediment Cleanup and Site RestorationStorm Sewer System B (SD033) consists of the west branch of Union Creek, parts of Storm Sewer B, Buildings 810 and 1917, the area around the South Gate, and Outfall II. These facilities are listed as one site, because

  • SD034 - Building 811

    Building 811Building 811 (SD034) is located in the northwestern portion of the North/East/West Industrial Operable Unit and has an indoor wash-rack that is used to wash, strip, and treat aircraft parts prior to painting. Wastewater from the wash-rack flows into an oil/water separator (OWS) that

  • SD036 - Building 872

    Site SD036 consists of Buildings 872, 873, and 876 as well as several paved areas in an active industrial portion of the base. Buildings 872, 873, and 876 were built as multiple use shops in 1953, which included a wash rack and an oil/water separator.  Current uses of these facilities include paint

  • SD037 - Sanitary Sewer

    Portion of the Controlled Area at Site SD037The Sanitary Sewer (SD037) encompasses a large part of the original West Industrial Operable Unit (WIOU) and includes Buildings 837/838, 919, 977, and 981; the Ragsdale/V area; and the Area G Ramp. The buildings contain an oil/water separator, sumps,

  • SD042 - Buildings 929, 931 & 940

    Site SD042 Prior to Soil CleanupSite SD042 During 2003 Soil Cleanup ActionBuilding 929 is a storage shed near a former hazardous waste accumulation area. Building 931 is a maintenance facility for portable electrical generators. Building 940 is a former paint drying facility that was associated with

  • SD043 - Building 916

    Southeast View of Building 916Building 916 is the Emergency Generator Facility that once allowed the sump beneath two diesel generators to drain into an outdoor drainage ditch. A small trichloroethene (TCE) plume is downgradient of the facility. In addition, at least one electrical transformer on a

  • SD045 - Former Small Arms Range

    Soil Excavation at Former Small Arms RangeThe former Small Arms Range (SD045) is a decommissioned facility that was used for small arms training. Lead, antimony, and copper were detected in the soil.Based on human health and ecological assessments of the potential risks posed by the contaminants,

  • SS014 - Former Jet Fuel Spill Area

    The Jet Fuel Spill Area (SS014) is located along the jet fuel distribution pipeline in the southwestern industrial portion of the base. It consists of five distinct spill areas, three of which were determined in 2010 to require no further investigation or action. Soil and groundwater have been

  • SS015 - Former Solvent Spill Area

    Vegetable Oil Injection EquipmentThe Solvent Spill Area covers about 1.4 acres in an area previously used for stripping paint from aircraft and includes Facilities 550 and 552. Building 552 consisted of a fenced, bermed concrete pad that was formerly used as a temporary hazardous waste collection

  • SS016 - Former Oil Spill Area

    Central Groundwater Treatment PlantFilling of SS016 Bioreactor with MulchThe former Oil Spill Area (SS016) consists of an area where waste oil reportedly was disposed of or spilled; it covers about 240 acres and includes Buildings 11, 14, 20, 42/1941, 139/144, and the Storm Sewer Right of Way. The

  • SS029 - Monitoring Well 329

    Construction of the SS029 Groundwater Extraction SystemMonitoring Well 329 (SS029) represents an open field that is located south of an abandoned taxiway in the south-central portion of the North/East/West Industrial Operable Unit.  Aircraft maintenance activities near the well are suspected of

  • SS030 - Monitoring Well 269

    Conveyance Piping to Connect Off-base Wells to Treatment PlantMonitoring Well 269 (SS030) is located at the south boundary of the base adjacent to Building 1125, a communications facility. The facility's septic system may be a source of solvent-contaminated groundwater that has migrated 1,700 feet

  • SS035 - Buildings 818 & 819

    North View of Site SS035Buildings 818 and 819 (SS035) contain a wash area, an oil/water separator and sump, a hydraulic lift storage area, and a hazardous materials accumulation area. Asphalt and roadbase cover most of the site, although there is some exposed soil and grass along the east end of