General John W. Handy, USAF Commander, U.S. Transportation Command

he United States Transportation Command, a unified command, is the single manager of America’s defense transportation system. The command mission is to provide air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, both in time of peace and time of war.

To accomplish this mission, USTRANSCOM relies upon its Transportation Component Commands: the Navy’s Military Sealift Command, the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command and the Army’s Military Traffic Management Command. The component commands provide mobility forces and assets in a force structure package designed to provide a seamless transition from peace to war.

During an average week, USTRANSCOM operates air mobility missions transiting 52 countries, operates 22 military ocean port facilities in 13 countries and 20 chartered ocean transportation missions around the world. Thirty-six additional government-owned and chartered vessels, loaded with military cargo, are strategically prepositioned around the world, significantly increasing the quick availability of urgently needed U.S. military equipment and supplies during time of crisis.