July 8, 2022
PARTING SHOTS
TRAVIS TAILWIND 15 Heide Couch/U.S Air Force photos From left to right, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Deprey, 9th Air Refueling Squadron instructor pilot, Airman 1st Class Robert Carswell, 9th ARS flight engineer, and Maj. Joseph Rush, 821st Contingency Response Group instructor pilot, take off in a KC-10 Extender at Travis Air Force Base, July 4. The training flight provided an opportunity for aircrew to maintain proficiency and included a fly-over supporting two fourth of July parades. An overview from a KC-10 Extender assigned to Travis Air Force Base, California, during the Fourth of July parade in Fairfield, July 4. The annual event commemorates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
Travis airmen conduct July 4th
FLYOVER U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Rasmussen, 9th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, conducts preflight checks prior to a mission at Travis Air Force Base, Monday, July 4. The training flight provided an opportunity for aircrew to maintain proficiency and included a flyover supporting two fourth of July parades.
