Massive Land Purchase Near Travis Air Force Base Raises Alarm

In this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, Airman 1st Class Fernando Beltran, secures oxygen cylinders to a pallet on April 28, 2021, at Travis Air Force Base in California. Nicholas Pilch/U.S. Air Force via AP

SAN FRANCISCO—After $800 million worth of land near Travis Air Force Base was purchased by an entity called Flannery Associates, the U.S. Congress is imposing more guards against foreign adversary purchases of land near sensitive sites.

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) introduced legislation on July 12 to strengthen and expand protections around national security sites, critical infrastructure, and farmland.