Nike T-86 IFC
Date Activated: 1958
Date Deactivated: June 1971
State: California
Nearest Town: Fairfield/Cement Hills
Defense Area: Travis AFB
Coordinates:
Latitude: 38°17'56.85"N
Longitude: 121°59'58.03"W
Decimal:
Latitude: 38.299125
Longitude: -121.999453
GPS:
Latitude: 38 17.9475
Longitude: -121 59.9671666666667
Long time trans-Pacific air terminal for the Air Force, Travis AFB also hosted a Strategic Air Command bombardment wind during the 1950s and 1960s. The base was selected for Nike Hercules deployment during the first round of construction; in an interesting turn of events, the Travis battalion eventually assumed responsibility for the San Francisco Defense Area.
Air Force operations at the base during the Nike period included SAC's 14th Strategic Aerospace Dividion and 5th Bombardment Wing; ADC's 82nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron; MATS' 1501st Air Transport Wing; and MAC's 60th Military Airlift Wing. Fairfield AFS, adjacent to Travis, served as an Air Materiel command nuclear storage and maintenance depot.