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Air Mobility Command, a major command with headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., was created June 1, 1992. AMC provides America's Gobal Reach. This rapid, flexible and responsive air mobility promotes stability in regions by keeping America's capability and character highly visible.

Mission

Air Mobility Command's primary mission is rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America's armed forces. The command also plays a crucial role in providing humanitarian support at home and around the world. The men and women of the Air Mobility Command -- active, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and civilians -- provide tactical and strategic airlift and aerial refueling for all of America's armed forces. Many special duty and operational support aircraft and stateside aeromedical evacuation missions are also assigned to AMC. On Apr. 1, 1997, stateside-based C-130E/H's and C-21s returned to AMC's stewardship.

Global Capabilities

U.S. forces must be able to provide a rapid, tailored response with a capability to intervene against a well-equipped foe, hit hard, and terminate quickly. Rapid global mobility lies at the heart of U.S. strategy in this environment -- without the capability to project forces, there is no conventional deterrent. As U.S. forces stationed overseas continue to decline, global interests remain, making the unique capabilities only AMC can provide even more in demand.

As the air component of the United States Transportation Command, AMC serves many customers and, as the single manager for air mobility, AMC's customers have only one number to call for Global Reach.

Airlift aircraft provide the capability to deploy our armed forces anywhere in the world and help sustain them in a conflict. Air refueling aircraft are the lifeline of Global Reach, increasing range, payloads and flexibility. Since Air Force tankers can also refuel Navy, Marine and many allied aircraft, they leverage all service capabilities on land, sea and in the air. Refuelers also have an inherent cargo-carrying capability -- maximizing AMC's lift options.

Personnel

AMC's mission encompasses more than 142,000 active-duty and Air Reserve component military and civilian personnel. They include approximately 52,990 active duty, 9,240 civilians, 45,260 Air Force Reserve and 35,420 Air National Guard.

Resources

AMC's strategic mobility aircraft include the C-5 Galaxy, C-9A Nightingale, C-17 Globemaster III, C-141 Starlifter, KC-10 Extender and KC-135 Stratotanker. The stateside based C-130 Hercules is AMC's tactical airlifter. Operational support aircraft are the VC-9, VC-25 (Air Force One), C-137, C-20, C-21 and UH-1.

Organization

AMC is headquartered at Scott AFB, Ill., along with its agency for centralized command and control, the Tanker Airlift Control Center. The TACC schedules and tracks strategic tanker and airlift resources worldwide. The TACC also has the responsibility for AMC's in-place peacetime en route structure. Air Force and Department of Defense support taskings are channeled through this state-of-the-art hub of mobility control.

The command also has the Air Mobility Warfare Center located at Fort Dix, N.J., adjacent to McGuire AFB, N.J. One of the responsibilities of the center is the Global Reach Laydown Packages system for contingency or war.

The command assigns its active-duty resources to two numbered air forces, the 15th Air Force at Travis AFB, Calif.; and the 21st Air Force at McGuire. AMC bases are: Andrews AFB, Md.; Charleston AFB, S.C.; Dover AFB, Del.; Fairchild AFB, Wash.; Grand Forks AFB, N.D.; MacDill AFB, Fla.; McChord AFB, Wash.; McConnell AFB, Kan.; McGuire AFB, N.J.; Pope AFB, N.C.; Scott AFB, Ill.; and Travis AFB, Calif.

In mobilization, AMC gains 71 Air Reserve flying units at group level or above.

POINT OF CONTACT

Air Mobility Command, Public Affairs Office; 503 Ward Street, Suite 214; Scott AFB IL 6225-5335; DSN 576-5003 or (618) 256-5003.

Above Information Courtesy of United States Air Force