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The Patriot Express (PE), formerly known as a CAT B flight, is a United States government contract flight which provides support to United States Armed Forces members and their families. Flights are operated by various commercial airlines and provide service worldwide, mainly across the Pacific and Europe.
The route was moved to Baltimore when the Philadelphia AMC operation was shut down. By 2000 the service was being operated by Miami Air 737-800s from BWI to KEF. All charter flights were ended in 2005 and all US Forces are scheduled to leave the Keflavik NATO base by 30 Sep 2006. Noteworthy disasters involving a military charter flight include:
As an AMC unit, the 43rd Air Mobility Operations Group (43 AMOG) is part of the air force component of United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM). It provides rapid strategic deployment of forces assigned to Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), the XVIII Airborne Corps and 82nd Airborne Division. It also provides combatant commanders ...
Air Mobility Command's mission is to provide global air mobility. The command also plays a crucial role in providing humanitarian support at home and around the world. AMC Airmen – active duty, Air National Guard , and Air Force Reserve , augmented by the civilian airliners and flight crews of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) – provide ...
Air Mobility Command (AMC) previously reported that throughout fiscal 2005 it planned to award more than $1.5 billion in additional business beyond the guaranteed portion of the contract. To join the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, carriers must maintain a minimum commitment of 40% of its Civil Reserve Air Fleet capable passenger and cargo fleet. [6]
2007 Air Mobility RODEO Logo. The Air Mobility Rodeo was a biennial, international airlift competition hosted by the United States Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC). ). AMC gathers wings from active duty, reserve, and Air National Guard units from across the United States and around the world to test and improve tactics in a competitive environ
AMC Airlines fleet; Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes Boeing 737-800: 1 — 189 Total 1 Since 2006 the airline has frequently leased Boeing 737-800s from ...
Osan Air Base is also the departure and arrival point for U.S. government-contracted "Patriot Express" flights bringing service members and their family members to South Korea from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the U.S. state of Washington, Misawa Air Base and Yokota Air Base in Japan. [3]