United States Transportation Command

United States Transportation Command - USTRANSCOM -
US Transportation Command emblem
Lineup	1987
Country	United States
Armed forces	United States Armed Forces
Branch of service	Unified Command
Scott Air Force Base	Near Belleville, Illinois
motto	To synchronize and deliver unrivaled, full-spectrum, deployment and distribution solutions.
commander
Commanding general	General Darren W. McDew , USAF

The United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM; German Transport Command of the United States ) is one of the eleven cross -armed forces Unified Combatant Commands of the US armed forces and ensures the worldwide transport of troops by sea, land and air. The headquarters are located at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois .

history

The Second World War , the Korean and Vietnam War , but also the Berlin blockade from 1948 to 1949 had shown the United States the need for a well-functioning transport system for national security and cooperation with the Allies. In 1978 , during Exercise Nifty Nugget, major flaws in the coordination between the military and civilian participants were identified. As a result, two changes were made to the logistics system. From then on, all transport units were subordinate to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and were to be coordinated jointly by a command. Shortly thereafter, the Joint Deployment Agency (JDA) was created and set up at MacDill Air Force Base ( Florida ).

Despite many successes, the JDA was unable to fully carry out its mandate. Although she was entrusted with the coordination of the transport services, she lacked the ability to implement and enforce the necessary changes. After independent studies, then on April 18, 1987, then President Ronald Reagan ordered the Ministry of Defense to set up a new high command for troop transports. With the Goldwater-Nichols Act , a law to reorganize the military chain of command, the Unified Transportation Command (UTC) was established, which later became the United States Transportation Command .

Mission and responsibility

The USTRANSCOM is responsible for ensuring world, planning and coordination of all transportation activities of all US armed services. For this purpose, the logistics capacities of the US Air Force, the Navy and the Army are administered and used by USTRANSCOM.

organization

On April 18, 1987 , USTRANSCOM was set up at Scott Air Force Base and provided with an initial annual budget of 4.2 billion US dollars; it has been active since October 1, 1987. USTRANSCOM had a workforce of 63,000 in 2003 .

Subordinate commands and units

The command is subordinate to the Air Mobility Command of the US Air Force , the Military Sealift Command of the US Navy and the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command of the US Army . In addition, civil freight and transport capacities are used if required.

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Commanders

No.	Surname	image	Beginning of the appointment	End of appointment
13	General Stephen R. Lyons ( USA )		August 1, 2018
12	General Darren W. McDew ( USAF )		August 1, 2015	August 1, 2018
11	General Paul J. Selva ( USAF )		May 5, 2014	July 31, 2015
10	General William M. Fraser III. ( USAF )		October 14, 2011	May 5, 2014
9	General Duncan J. McNabb (USAF)		September 5, 2008	October 14, 2011
interim	Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau		August 11, 2008	September 5, 2008
8th	Gene Norton A. Schwartz (USAF)		September 7, 2005	August 11, 2008
7th	Gen John W. Handy (USAF)		November 5, 2001	September 7, 2005
6th	Gene Charles T. Robertson, Jr. (USAF)		August 3, 1998	November 5, 2001
5	Gene Walter Kross (USAF)		July 15, 1996	August 2, 1998
4th	Gene Robert L. Rutherford (USAF)		October 18, 1994	July 14, 1996
3	Gen Ronald R. Fogleman (USAF)		August 25, 1992	17th October 1994
2	Gene Hansford T. Johnson (USAF)		September 22, 1989	August 24, 1992
1	Gen Duane H. Cassidy (USAF)		July 1, 1987	September 21, 1989

Web links

• Official website of USTRANSCOM (English)
• About USTRANSCOM in general

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography-View/Article/618122/general-darren-w-mcdew/