Officials at Travis AFB, Calif., have christened seven of the base’s C-17s with the names of the seven cities that surround the installation in Solano County, southwest of Sacramento in the state’s northern half. Mayors of all seven cities—Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville, and Vallejo—received replica C-17 tails, bearing their city’s inscription during the March 17 unveiling ceremony. Like the base’s namesake C-17, “Spirit of Travis,” one city name will be prominently emblazoned on each C-17’s forward fuselage and vertical stabilizer. “I believe that there is no better way to honor our strong community partnerships than by putting their names on the aircraft that define our mission,” said Col. John Flournoy, commander of Air Force Reserve Command’s 349th Air Mobility Wing, reported Vacaville’s The Reporter. The Reserve unit operates Travis’ C-17s together with the active duty 60th AMW.
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…
