Friday, October 24, 2025 l Vol. 50, Number 43
SERVING TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE AND THE MILITARY COMMUNITY OF SOLANO COUNTY
173RD AIRBORNE BRIGADE Page 2
ADAMANT SERPENT 26 Page 4
ULCHI FREEDOM SHIELD 25 Page 6
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Members of the 621st CRW and the 60th AMS load a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a joint exercise with members of a California National Guard aviation battalion at Travis
Air Force Base, Nov. 21, 2013. The exercise also involved training on Engine Run Offload procedures using night vision goggles.
The Netherlands joins USAF’s robot wingman program Tribune Content Agency
Tech. Sgt. Levi Reynolds/U.S. Air Force file photos
Airmen assigned to the 60th CES conduct a hygiene pallet build up exercise with members of the 921st CRS at Travis
Air Force Base, Oct. 14. The training provides building experience when teams are deployed outside of Travis AFB.
921st CRS undergoes hygiene pallet training with 60th CES
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Netherlands wants in on the U.S. Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft program to boost their own fleet of F-35 fighter jets. The Dutch Defense Ministry inked a letter of intent to cooperate in the program, Oct. 16. The Netherlands also signed a separate agreement with General Atomics as part of a broader effort to boost the country’s defenses and drone tech. “We think that this is a unique point in time and it reinforces the partnership we have with the U.S. And I think it also makes the world a lot safer if in the near future we can actually also operate CCA type of aircraft in the European theater,” Gijs Tuinman, Dutch State Secretary for Defense, told reporters after announcing the agreement at the Dutch embassy’s defense industry event. The country has partnered with the U.S. on the F-16 and F-35, which makes a CCA investment a natural next step that help proliferate the tech across Europe, Tuinman said, noting the Netherlands needs roughly equal numbers manned, unmanned, and attritable systems for its defenses. See Robot, Page 3
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Members from the 921st CRS practice hygiene pallet build up at Travis Air Force Base, Oct. 14.
Airmen assigned to the 60th CES, teach members from the 921st CRS hygiene pallet build up at Travis AFB, Oct. 14.
A YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft takes off during flight testing at a California test location. The aircraft was developed in partnership with General Atomics as part of the Air Force’s effort to accelerate delivery of affordable, semi-autonomous aircraft.