Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield implemented enhanced safety measures this week in the wake of the recent U.S. and Israel’s attacks on Iran, a spokesperson on the base confirmed Wednesday.
U.S. Northern Command ordered heightened security at entry gates to military installations across the country on Sunday.
The spokesperson for Travis said valid identification would be required for all personnel and visitors and warned people to expect delays.
The base’s medical center also said in a message on social media that it was “operating under increased security measures” to “help ensure the safety and security of our installation and community.”
The security measures come after the U.S. and Israel began combat operations in Iran early Saturday, targeting military infrastructure and senior leaders.
Since then, at least six American soldiers have died, according to the Pentagon, including Robert Marzan, a United States Army reservist from Sacramento who was killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait on Sunday. Nearly 1,000 people in Iran are believed to have been killed, including children and staff at a school.
In a statement on social media on Sunday, FBI Director Kash Patel said following the initial strikes, he had instructed the agency’s counterterrorism and intelligence teams “to be on high alert and mobilize all assisting security assets needed.”
In response to increased threats, the Department of Homeland Security’s Trusted Traveler Program, which generally allows preapproved people to undergo modified security screenings when entering military installations, has been suspended, the Travis spokesperson said.
They added that items people carry onto the base, as well as vehicles, would be subject to inspection.
A U.S. official said in an email to KQED that the Department of Defense could not comment on what, if any, involvement the base has in the war in Iran, or if any service members stationed there are involved in current operations.
It’s unclear how long heightened security measures could remain in place, as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on social media on Tuesday that U.S. military forces had “only just begun to fight.”
Across California, lawmakers have called on President Donald Trump to end the military operations in Iran or seek Congressional authority, and hundreds of protesters have gathered in San Francisco and Oakland on evenings since the strikes began, denouncing the escalation.
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