Brig. Gen. Travis L. Edwards is the Commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. This composite wing includes airlift; aerial refueling; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and aeromedical evacuation assets, which support operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield. The wing provides support to more than 5,400 Air Force, joint and coalition forces and 55 mission partners.
Brig. Gen. Edwards received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from the University of Tampa in 1996 and received his commission though Reserve Officer Training Corps. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Weapons School, Air Command and Staff College and the United States Marine Corps War College.
Brig. Gen. Edwards commanded the 344th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Following command, he served as Chief, Speechwriter to the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, 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. The general then served as Deputy Director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Illinois. Prior to his current position, the general served as Inspector General, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, 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
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, 92nd 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, 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, Arlington, 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, Joint Base 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–June 2025, Inspector General, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
22. June 2025–present, Commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid AB, Qatar
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 June 2025)