FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 28, 2023
Anti-war protest held outside Travis AFB
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A political group held an anti-war protest on Dec. 28, 2023, from 6:00 to 9:25 a.m. off-base at the intersection of Air Base Parkway and Parker Road, Fairfield, California.
The group claimed anti-war abroad sentiments as the reason behind their protest. The protest was attended by approximately 125 individuals.
Base Security Forces and Fairfield Police Department members monitored the event to ensure the security of the installation and the safety of both base personnel and those protesting. One protestor, after crossing onto Travis AFB property, was briefly detained at the scene by Travis AFB Security Forces and promptly turned over to Fairfield Police Department for further processing.
For more information, contact 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs at 707-424-2011 or email [email protected].
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About Travis Air Force Base: Travis is comprised of our host unit, the 60th Air Mobility Wing, along with the 621st Contingency Response Wing, the 349th Air Mobility Wing and more than 50 partner organizations, with more than 26,000 Travis active duty, reservists and civilian employees assigned. The 60th Air Mobility Wing is the largest air mobility organization in the Air Force with a versatile fleet of C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III cargo and KC-10 Extender and KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft. As the host unit of Travis Air Force Base, the wing controls more than $11 billion in total resources and handles more cargo and passengers than any other military air terminal in the United States. Travis is the West Coast terminal for aeromedical evacuation aircraft returning sick or injured patients from the Pacific area. For more information, go to www.travis.af.mil.
