IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1585 
Honoring and recognizing the exemplary service and sacrifice of the 60th 
Air Mobility Wing, the 349th Air Mobility Wing, the 15th Expeditionary 
Mobility Task Force, and the 615th Contingency Response Wing civilians 
and families serving at Travis Air Force Base, California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2010 
Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of 
California, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. GIFFORDS, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. RA-
HALL, Mr. HERGER, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. BACA, Ms. HARMAN, 
and Mr. MCNERNEY) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring and recognizing the exemplary service and sacrifice 
of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the 349th Air Mobility 
Wing, the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, and 
the 615th Contingency Response Wing civilians and fam-
ilies serving at Travis Air Force Base, California. 
Whereas the base originally named Fairfield-Suisun Army Air 
Base, the ‘‘Gateway to the Pacific’’, was renamed Travis 
Air Force Base in 1951; 
Whereas Team Travis includes the 14,800 active duty, re-
servists, and civilians of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the 
349th Air Mobility Wing, the 15th Expeditionary Mobil-
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•HRES 1585 IH 
ity Task Force, the 615th Contingency Response Wing, 
and their families; 
Whereas the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the Air Force’s largest 
air mobility organization, significantly contributed to the 
defense of our Nation during World War II, the Korean 
War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, the 
Persian Gulf War, and operations Enduring Freedom 
and Iraqi Freedom; 
Whereas, after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 
Team Travis played major roles in providing airlift, air 
refueling, and aero medical evacuation in support of Op-
erations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom, flying 99,692 
hours for Operation Iraqi Freedom and 62,158 hours for 
Operation Enduring Freedom; 
Whereas in January 2009, Travis aircrews from the 60th Air 
Mobility Wing and 349th Air Mobility Wing supported 
humanitarian aid operations in the Darfur region of 
Sudan; 
Whereas the 615th Contingency Response Wing, one of two 
Air Force Contingency Response Wings, facilitated airlift 
efforts from Rwanda in support of the Rwandan peace-
keeping mission; 
Whereas, after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on 
January 12, 2010, Team Travis conducted the first hu-
manitarian missions, providing search and rescue per-
sonnel, medical experts and supplies, and 82,600 pounds 
of cargo in support of the Haitian Relief Effort; and 
Whereas the 60th Air Mobility Wing and Team Travis val-
iantly fulfill its motto of being ‘‘America’s First Choice’’, 
for true global reach: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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•HRES 1585 IH 
(1) honors and recognizes the exemplary service 
and sacrifice of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the 
349th Air Mobility Wing, the 15th Expeditionary 
Mobility Task Force, and the 615th Contingency 
Response Wing civilians and families serving at 
Travis Air Force Base, California; 
(2) offers condolences to the families of the 
brave men and women of Team Travis who have lost 
their lives in defense of the United States; and 
(3) commends the actions of private citizens 
and organizations in the Travis Air Force Base com-
munity for their steadfast support of members of the 
United States Armed Forces and their families. 
Æ 
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