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MISSION

AMC provides unrivaled airlift, air refueling, aeromedical evacuation, global air mobility support, and global
command and control to project, connect, maneuver, and sustain the Joint Force (JF) in support of national
objectives. Right Effects, Right Place, Right Time!

VISION

Unrivaled Global Reach for America tonight…Building advantage for America tomorrow

 

Units and Aircraft

AMC has approximately 110,000 Total Force personnel. The command operates the C-5 Galaxy, KC-10 Extender, C-17 Globemaster III, C-130 Hercules, C-130J Super Hercules, KC-46 Pegasus, and KC-135 Stratotanker. Operational support aircraft are the VC-25 (Air Force One), C-20, C-21, C-32, C-37, and C-40. Read our aircraft fact sheets>>

AMC includes the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, 18th Air Force, 21st Air Force and the 618th Air Operations Center. The command operates 9 installations and has two regional bands, the USAF Band of Mid-America and USAF Band of the Golden West. Learn more about our units>>

History

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 of the Air Corps Ferrying Command on May 29, 1941. As the air component of the U.S. Transportation Command, AMC is comprised of a Total Force effort to execute Rapid Global Mobility and enable Global Reach –the ability to respond anywhere in the world in a matter of hours. This is accomplished through AMC’s four core mission areas – Airlift, Air Refueling, Air Mobility Support and Aeromedical Evacuation. AMC also provides support to the nuclear enterprise. Read more about our history>>
 

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