Sunday, July 21, 2013

Travis AFB, California

The claim: Fairfield, 6,258

What it really is: Travis Air Force Base is a major Air Force base located next to Fairfield, and is Nicknamed the "Gateway to the Pacific" due to it handling more cargo and passenger traffic than any other military air terminal in the US.

The base also includes 7,260 active USAF military personnel, 4,250 Air Force Reserve personnel and 3,770 civilians.

The base also hosts the Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum.

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