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The Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the U.S. Air Force.It is headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, east of St. Louis, Missouri. [6]Air Mobility Command was established on 1 June 1992, and was formed from elements of the inactivated Military Airlift Command (MAC) and Strategic Air Command (SAC).
19th Airlift Wing. Battles/wars. Iraq War. Awards. Defense Distinguished Service Medal. Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (3) Michael A. "Mike" Minihan (born 1967) is a general in the United States Air Force who has served as the commander of Air Mobility Command since October 5, 2021. [1] [2]
Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, U.S. Gen Thomas A. Bussiere. Develop and provide combat-ready forces for nuclear deterrence and global strike operations. Air Force Materiel Command ( AFMC) Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, U.S. Gen Duke Z. Richardson. Conducts research, development, testing and evaluation, and provides the acquisition management services ...
Air Mobility Command has nearly 50,000 service members and nearly 500 planes and is responsible for transport and refueling. Minihan said in the memo that because both Taiwan and the U.S. will ...
The mission is part of a training exercise involving 70 aircraft and more than 3,000 airmen from seven countries — the largest readiness exercise in Air Mobility Command history.
The 60th Air Mobility Wing traces its origins to the establishment of the 60th Troop Carrier Wing on 1 July 1948 at Kaufbeuren Air Base, Occupied Germany. The wing was established in accordance with the Hobson Plan organizational structure established by the United States Air Force in 1948. Assigned to the new wing was the 60th Troop Carrier ...
Jacqueline Van Ovost. Jacqueline Desiree Van Ovost (born September 29, 1965) [1] is a United States Air Force general who has served as the 14th commander of the United States Transportation Command since October 15, 2021. She was nominated to that post by President Biden on March 5, 2021. [2] Van Ovost had previously served as the commander of ...
The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, formerly known as the Air Mobility Warfare Center, was established on May 1, 1994, with an official mission assigned on October 1 of the same year. Initially offering a variety of courses, from combat readiness exercises to cargo and passenger transportation training, the center played a pivotal role in ...