Col Travis “T.S.” Elliott is the Deputy Chief, Global Operations Center, Headquarters United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He is responsible for execution and oversight of all the U.S. Transportation Command missions through air, land, and sea. He coordinates with the Joint Staff, combatant commands, component commands, commercial industry, and other agencies to ensure movement plans are executed in direct support of the Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise.
He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 2003, earning a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Mechanics. Then following graduation from undergraduate pilot training at Columbus AFB, Mississippi, he completed multiple tours flying the C-17A, Globemaster III, and has served on staffs at the Major Command and Department of the Air Force levels. Prior to his current position, the Colonel completed Air War College following service as the Commander, 437th Operations Support Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.
Col Elliott is a command pilot and Weapons Officer with over 1,000 combat and 3,800 total flight hours.
EDUCATION
2003 Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Mechanics, U.S.A.F. Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2007 Combat Aircrew Tactics Studies, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
2007 Aircraft Mishap Investigation Course, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
2008 Advanced Instrument School, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
2010 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2010 Weapons Instructor Course, U.S.A.F. Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nevada
2011 Air Mobility Command Leadership Challenge Program, Travis AFB, California
2013 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2016 National Laboratory Technical Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee
2019 Safety and Accident Investigation Board President Course, Kirkland AFB, New Mexico
2023 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
ASSIGNMENTS OR CAREER CHRONOLOGY
August 2003 – September 2004, Student UPT, 347th Flying Training Squadron, Moody AFB, Georgia
September 2004 – October 2005, Student UPT, 48th Flying Training Squadron, Columbus AFB, Mississippi
October 2005 – January 2009, C-17 Instructor Pilot, 17th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina
January 2009 – June 2012, C-17 Evaluator Pilot, 21st Airlift Squadron, Travis AFB, California
June 2012 – May 2014, Prime Nuclear Airlift/C-17 Evaluator Pilot, JB Lewis-McChord, Washington
May 2014 – June 2015, Special Actions Officer, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Illinois
June 2015 – June 2016, National Laboratory Technical Fellow, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
June 2016 – June 2018, Action Officer, Planning, Policy and Strategy, DCS, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
June 2018 – June 2019, Director of Operations, 16th Airlift Squadron, JB Charleston, South Carolina
June 2019 – Aug 2020, Chief of Safety, 437th Airlift Wing, JB Charleston, South Carolina
Aug 2020 – May 2022, Commander, 437th Operations Support Sq, JB Charleston, South Carolina
Jun 2022 – Jun 2023, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
Jun 2023 – Present, Deputy Chief, Global Operations Center, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Illinois
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
Jun 2023 – Present, Deputy Chief, Global Operations Center, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Illinois
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: 3,800
Aircraft flown: T-6, T-1, C-17
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal
Air and Space Recognition Ribbon
National Defense Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Service Star
Iraq Campaign Medal with Service Star
Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border and two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Longevity Service with five oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol)
Air and Space Training Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant - May 28, 2003
First Lieutenant - May 28, 2005
Captain - May 28, 2007
Major - July 1, 2013
Lieutenant Colonel - March 1, 2018
Colonel - July 1, 2024
(Current as of February 2025)