04/08/02 - TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- Always a busy hub and platform for global reach, after Sept. 11, the base here has become even busier. Operations tempo, deployments and constant alert status are an even more ingrained part of life. While much attention has been focused on the base’s support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Travis has also become an important base for the homeland defense mission, Operation Noble Eagle. With Operation Noble Eagle came fighters on loan here, sitting on constant alert status and performing random combat air patrol missions in support of homeland defense in Northern...