Brig. Gen. Travis L. Edwards serves as Inspector General, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. In this role, he leads a selectively manned unit inspecting the command's readiness by validating and verifying commanders’ inspection programs. Brig. Gen. Edwards oversees unit effectiveness inspections, nuclear surety inspections and nuclear operational readiness inspections for 68 Active Duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units worldwide, totaling more than 107,000 personnel. He ensures a command-wide environment of continuous improvement, efficiency, safety and responsiveness to the needs of the command's people and organizations.
Brig. Gen. Edwards is a graduate of the University of Tampa, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems in 1996, and earned his commission as a Distinguished Graduate through the Reserve Officer Training Corps. He obtained a Master of Science in Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in 2007.
Brig. Gen. Edwards commanded the 344th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kansas. Following command, he served as Chief, Speechwriter to the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, the Pentagon, Virginia. After a Headquarters Air Force tour, he attended the United States Marine Corps War College, Quantico, Virginia. He also served as United States Transportation Command’s Senior Liaison Officer to United States European Command, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Stuttgart, Germany. Brig. Gen. Edwards commanded the 6th Operations Group, MacDill AFB, Florida and 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Prior to his current assignment, he serves as Deputy Director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
EDUCATION
1996 Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems, University of Tampa, Fla.
2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2006 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2006 United States Air Force Weapons School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2007 Master of Aeronautical Science, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2010 Master of Military Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2016 Master of Strategic Studies, United States Marine Corps War College, Quantico, Va.
2023 Air Force Leadership Development Program, Kenan-Flagler School of Business, University of North Carolina, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1997–April 2000, Intelligence Officer, Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
2. May 2000–March 2001, Student Undergraduate Pilot Training, Whiting Field Naval Air Station, Milton, Fla.
3. April 2001–November 2001, Student, Advanced Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Enid, Okla.
4. June 2002–January 2003, Pilot, KC-135 R/T, 97th Air Refueling Squadron, 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
5. February 2003–January 2004, Squadron Standardization/Evaluation Liaison Officer, 97th Air Refueling Squadron, 92d Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
6. February 2004–January 2005, Flight Commander, 96th Air Refueling Squadron, 92nd Air Refueling Wing Fairchild AFB, Wash.
7. February 2005–December 2006, Chief, Commander’s Action Group, 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
8. December 2006–May 2007, Tactics Flight Commander, Weapons Officer, 92nd Operations Support Squadron, 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
9. June 2007–May 2008, Instructor, 30th Student Squadron, Squadron Officer School Intermediate Development Education Program, Maxwell AFB, AL Program, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. June 2008–May 2009, Director of Operations, 30th Student Squadron, Squadron Officer School Intermediate Development Education Program, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. June 2009–June 2010, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. October 2010–February 2012, Director of Operations, 22nd Operations Support Squadron, 22nd Air Refueling Wing McConnell AFB, Kan. (Director of Operations, 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan)
13. June 2012–June 2014, Commander, 344th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
14. June 2014–July 2015, Chief Speechwriter to the Chief of Staff Air Force, the Pentagon, Va.
15. July 2015–June 2016, Student, United States Marine Corps War College, Quantico, Va.
16. July 2016–June 2017, Deputy Chief, Nuclear Division, Office of the Inspector General, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
17. June 2017–May 2019, Senior Liaison Officer to United States European Command, United States Africa Command, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, United States Transportation Command, with duties at Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany
18. May 2019–June 2021, Commander, 6th Operations Group, Air Mobility Command, MacDill AFB, Tampa, Fla.
19. June 2021– Aug 2023, Commander, 621st Contingency Response Wing, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
20. Aug 2023–June 2024, Deputy Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
21. June 2024–present, Inspector General, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 2,500
Aircraft flown: T-34, T-1 and KC-135R/T/RT
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal
(Current as of May 2025)