Friday, August 28, 2026 l Vol. 51, Number 35
SERVING TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE AND THE MILITARY COMMUNITY OF SOLANO COUNTY
60TH OSS Page 2
STAFF SERGEANT RELEASE PARTY Page 3
TRAVIS
OPERATION IRON COVENANT Page 6
TAILWIND A product of Daily Republic
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Master Sgt. James Thomas/U.S. Air Force file
An F-16 Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Aug. 7.
Air Force tests collaborative combat aircraft at Creech AFB U.S. Air Force Warfare Center Public Affairs
Airman 1st Class Daniel Schmitt/U.S. Air Force file photos
Airmen assigned to the 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare a C-17 Globemaster III for a mission at Travis Air Force Base, Aug. 21. The C-17 enables rapid
global mobility by transporting personnel, vehicles and cargo while facilitating operations from both major airfields and austere locations.
Champions of the night shift
CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — The future of air combat is being forged in the Nevada desert as the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft Experimental Operations Unit pushed the boundaries of semi-autonomous technology during a recent Agile Combat Employment exercise. The exercise highlighted CCA operations at Creech Air Force Base, testing uncrewed platforms in a realistic operational environment. “Air superiority in today’s increasingly contested environments requires the rapid fielding of affordable mass,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach, emphasizing the strategic driver for the platform. “CCA are essential to this effort. By integrating uncrewed systems to fly alongside our airmen, we extend reach and increase lethality.” The multi-day event was a critical step in moving the uncrewed, force-multiplying aircraft from sterile test environments into the hands of warfighters. The exercise was designed with a primary goal of building the foundational tactics, techniques and procedures that will define how CCA are integrated into the force. Throughout the exercise, the Experimental Operations Unit – the Air Force’s designated See Creech, Page 4
An airman assigned to the 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals a C-17 Globemaster III on the flightline at Travis Air Force Base, Aug. 21. The 860th AMXS maintains the C-17, an aircraft capable of transporting personnel, equipment and cargo across the globe.
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Courtney Bish, 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron expediter, attaches a power cart to a truck on the flight line at Travis Air Force Base, Aug. 21. The 860th AMXS expediters coordinate maintenance activities on the flight line, positioning personnel, equipment and aircraft to meet mission requirements.
Staff Sgt. Jake Jacobsen/U.S. Air Force file
A YFQ-42A Dark Merlin aircraft assigned to the Collaborative Combat Aircraft Experimental Operations Unit descends in the air before landing at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., July 22.