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FACT SHEETS

  • 618th Air Operations Center

    The 618th Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), located at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is Air Mobility Command's execution arm for providing America's Global Reach. The 618th AOC (TACC) plans, schedules, and directs a fleet of nearly 1,100 mobility aircraft in support of combat

  • Aeromedical Evacuation

    The Air Force Aeromedical Evacuation system is a unique and significant part of the nation’s mobility resources. AE provides time-sensitive movement of casualties to and between medical treatment facilities, using Air Force and/or contracted aircraft with medical aircrew trained explicitly for the

  • Air Mobility Command

    Air Mobility Command was activated June 1, 1992, with headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and is one of 11 major Air Force commands. On Oct. 1, 2016, AMC consolidated with Military Air Command making AMC the oldest major command in the Air Force tracing its history to the establishment

  • C-130 Hercules

    The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for airdropping troops and equipment into hostile areas.

  • C-17 Globemaster III

     Mission The C-17 Globemaster III is the most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. The aircraft can perform tactical airlift

  • C-21

    Mission The C-21 is a twin turbofan-engine aircraft used for passenger and cargo airlift. The aircraft is the military version of the Learjet 35A business jet. In addition, the aircraft is capable of transporting one litter or five ambulatory patients for aeromedical evacuation operations.

  • C-32

    Mission  The C-32 provides safe, comfortable and reliable transportation and communications for the president, vice president, cabinet members, and other senior military and elected leaders as tasked by the White House, Air Force chief of staff and Air Mobility Command. Features The C-32 is a

  • C-37A/B

    Mission The C-37A/B provides safe, comfortable and reliable transportation and communications for the president, vice president, cabinet members, combatant commanders and other senior military and elected leaders as tasked by the White House, Air Force chief of staff and Air Mobility

  • C-40B/C

    Mission The C-40B/C provides safe, comfortable and reliable transportation for U.S. leaders to locations around the world. The C-40B's primary customers are the combatant commanders and C-40C customers include members of the Cabinet and Congress. The aircraft also performs other operational support

  • C-5 A/B/C Galaxy and C-5M Super Galaxy

    Mission The C-5M Super Galaxy is a strategic transport aircraft and is the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory. Its primary mission is to transport cargo and personnel for the Department of Defense. The C-5M is a modernized version of the legacy C-5 designed and manufactured by Lockheed

  • Civil Reserve Air Fleet

    A unique and significant part of the nation's air mobility resources is the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. Selected aircraft from U.S. airlines, contractually committed to CRAF, augment Department of Defense airlift requirements in emergencies when the need for airlift exceeds the capability of military

  • Department of Defense Commercial Airlift Division

    For information regarding the Department of Defense Commercial Airlift Division, please see the link below:https://www.amc.af.mil/Home/AMC-Commercial-Services/Here you will find hyperlinks regarding information for air carriers who are currently in the program or would like to seek approval for the

  • Eighteenth Air Force

    The Eighteenth Air Force (18 AF), headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., was first activated on March 28, 1951 to execute Tactical Air Command's troop carrier responsibilities and became operational as the 18th Air Force on June 26, 1951. Based on budgetary limitations, it was formally

  • Halvorsen Loader

    Mission The Halvorsen Loader is a rapidly deployable, high-reach mechanized aircraft loader that can transport and lift up to 25,000 pounds of cargo and load it onto military and civilian aircraft.Features The loader built by JBT AeroTech (formerly FMC Airport Systems) is highly mobile and can

  • KC-135 Stratotanker

    Mission The KC-135 Stratotanker provides the core aerial refueling capability for the United States Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 60 years. This unique asset enhances the Air Force's capability to accomplish its primary mission of global reach. It also provides aerial

  • KC-46A Pegasus

    Mission The KC-46A is the first phase in recapitalizing the U.S. Air Force's aging tanker fleet. With greater refueling, cargo and aeromedical evacuation capabilities compared to the KC-135, the KC-46A will provide aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and partner-nation

  • Negatively Pressurized Conex (NPC) and NPC Lite (NPCL)

    Features Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the United States Transportation Command's Joint Urgent Operational Need (JUON) request for the high-capacity airlift of COVID-19 passengers, the NPC and NPCL systems enable safe isolation of and in-flight medical care for HCID individuals,

  • Transport Isolation System (TIS)

    Mission The Transport Isolation System (TIS) is an infectious disease containment unit designed to minimize risk to aircrew, medical attendants, and the airframe, while allowing medical care to be provided to patients in-flight.FeaturesA TIS, in its basic configuration, consists of one antechamber

  • Tunner 60K Loader

     Mission To provide rapid deployment and sustainment of forces supporting U.S. security interests, humanitarian operations, and disaster relief missions.FeaturesThe Tunner 60K aircraft cargo loader/transporter built by DRS Technologies, Inc (formerly Southwest Mobile System) is a highly mobile

  • U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center

    Located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center has direct oversight for en route and installation support, contingency response and partner capacity building mission sets within the global mobility enterprise. The EC is the Air Force's Center of