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Air Mobility Command, a major command headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., was created June 1, 1992. AMC provides America's Global Reach. This rapid, flexible and responsive air mobility promotes stability in regions by keeping America's capability and character highly visible. Air Mobility Command's mission is to provide global air mobility ... right effects, right place, right time. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

AMC poised to support humanitarian operations in Japan

Published March 11, 2011
By Staff Reports
Tanker Airlift Control Center Public Affairs

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command forces are poised to support relief operations in Japan after an earthquake and resultingtsunami struck the nation today, according to AMC officials.

Multiple AMC aircraft and crews have been placed on alert, according to officials, positioning forces to take-off within hours of receiving thecall to support the humanitarian relief effort.

Both tanker and airlift aircraft are included in the alert posture.Forces from the 615th Contingency Response Wing, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., are also poised to deploy to quickly open and operateairfields to receive and off-load humanitarian relief supplies.

Mission planning and command-and-control for the AMC portion of the humanitarian effort will be led by AMC's Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott AFB, Ill. As AMC's hub for global operations, the TACC plans, schedules anddirects a fleet of nearly 1,300 mobility aircraft in support ofstrategic airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation operationsaround the world.

In addition to supporting U.S. warfighters in Iraq and Afghanistan,AMC's global mission includes humanitarian airlift in response to globalevents, such as the case with supporting relief operations in Japan.