Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: Overseas Weapon: Explosives; Improvised device Offender: Not available
Staff Sergeant Travis Griffin was killed when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device while on a police patrol in Baghdad, Iraq.
Staff Sergeant Griffin served with the United States Air Force for nine years and was attached to the 377th Security Forces Squadron.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, and son.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Staff Sergeant Griffin gave the United States Air Force Security Forces 9 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Travis Lee Griffin served in the U.S. Air Force (1999â2008) before joining law enforcement.
Staff Sergeant Travis Lee Griffin is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,460 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Air Force Security Forces, 13 of 41 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 31.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Travis Lee Griffin's cause is highlighted.
How Travis Lee Griffin Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Travis Lee Griffin is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Travis Lee Griffin was killed by explosives; improvised device.
Incident Location
Military Service
Travis Lee Griffin served in the U.S. Air Force (1999–2008) before joining law enforcement.
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