Friday, April 3, 2026 l Vol. 51, Number 14
SERVING TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE AND THE MILITARY COMMUNITY OF SOLANO COUNTY
DEVIL RAIDERS Page 3
COLD RESPONSE 26 Page 6
BEVERLEY MIDNIGHT 26 Page 7
TAILWIND
TRAVIS
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LIGHTNING
FORGE
Master Sgt. Cristian Schrik/ Royal Netherlands Air Force file
An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing departs with full afterburner during a night sortie as a part of exercise Lightning Forge at Hill Air Force Base,
Utah, March 4. Lightning Forge, led by the Royal Netherlands Air Force, enhances interoperability and tactical integration with allied forces.
Air refuelers among Transcom’s most critical assets C. Todd Lopez PENTAGON NEWS
Senior Airman Robert Nichols/U.S. Air Force file photos
A newly renovated dorm stands at Travis Air Force Base, March 23. The updates include shared functional and
entertainment spaces. The project was a joint collaboration between the 60th CES and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Travis AFB unveils renovated dorm
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Aircraft such as the KC-135 Stratotanker and the new KC-46 Pegasus, both mid-air refuelers, play a major role in helping the U.S. Transportation Command extend the reach of the joint force worldwide. “[Operation] Midnight Hammer showed just how much it actually takes to move the joint force at speed,” said Air Force Gen. Randall Reed, Transcom commander, during testimony before the House Armed Services Committee’s cyber, information technologies and innovation subcommittee, March 18. “And we continue to see that each time we engage in operations.” Refueler aircraft played a large role in helping American bombers make it from the United States to Iran in June 2025 to execute Operation Midnight Hammer, where U.S. forces dropped massive bombs on Iran’s Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, resulting in the destruction of Iranian nuclear capabilities. See Refuelers, Page 2
Mark Herlihy/U.S. Air Force file (2025)
Airmen assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing and civilians visit a common area while touring a newly renovated dorm after a grand opening ceremony at Travis AFB, March 23.
Col. Nelson Prouty, left, 60th Air Mobility Wing deputy commander, shares a salute with Airman Kyle Mena, 60th Comptroller Squadron financial operations technician, after coining him during the grand opening of a newly renovated dorm at Travis Air Force Base, March 23.
A KC - 46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft conducts a low-level pass with an F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., Sept. 6, 2025. Tanker aircraft like the KC-46A are critical components of assisting the United States Transportation Command.