WEBVTT 00:00.509 --> 00:03.299 Today , air mobility command stands as 00:03.309 --> 00:05.253 the connective tissue of the joint 00:05.253 --> 00:07.380 force projecting a beacon of hope for 00:07.389 --> 00:09.930 those in need and a powerful signal to 00:09.939 --> 00:12.149 America's adversaries , an elite 00:12.159 --> 00:14.619 organization with a proud heritage . A 00:14.630 --> 00:17.059 MC preserves peace around the globe 00:17.069 --> 00:19.530 while ensuring continued prosperity at 00:19.540 --> 00:20.100 home . 00:23.690 --> 00:26.500 In 1992 air Mobility Command was 00:26.510 --> 00:28.621 established marking the first time in 00:28.621 --> 00:30.843 history that the five core mission sets 00:30.843 --> 00:32.454 of airlift , air refueling , 00:32.454 --> 00:34.919 aeromedical evacuation , command and 00:34.930 --> 00:38.069 control and global air mobility support 00:38.130 --> 00:40.241 have existed under the same four star 00:40.241 --> 00:43.049 major command . These mission sets 00:43.060 --> 00:44.900 allow us to deliver rapid global 00:44.909 --> 00:47.840 mobility , right effects right place 00:47.849 --> 00:50.419 right time on average , a mobility 00:50.430 --> 00:52.597 aircraft departs from somewhere around 00:52.597 --> 00:54.700 the globe every four minutes . We do 00:54.709 --> 00:57.369 this 24 hours a day , seven days a week , 00:57.529 --> 01:00.935 three and 65 days a year , an unmatched 01:00.944 --> 01:03.111 feat that is underpinned by our global 01:03.111 --> 01:05.485 command and control architecture . To 01:05.495 --> 01:07.684 understand this C two architecture . 01:07.694 --> 01:09.861 We'll start with the president and the 01:09.861 --> 01:11.694 Secretary of Defense who execute 01:11.694 --> 01:14.275 command authority over A MC in two ways . 01:14.760 --> 01:16.593 The first is through the service 01:16.593 --> 01:18.760 secretaries who are tasked to organize 01:18.760 --> 01:20.371 train and equip our forces . 01:20.371 --> 01:22.482 Specifically the Secretary of the Air 01:22.482 --> 01:25.069 Force has designated A MC as the lead 01:25.080 --> 01:27.339 major command for mobility air forces . 01:27.349 --> 01:30.019 Making a MC the lead for rapid global 01:30.029 --> 01:32.910 mobility . Second is through the 01:32.919 --> 01:34.930 combatant commanders who employ our 01:34.940 --> 01:38.139 forces in day to day operations . AMC 01:38.150 --> 01:40.370 is assigned as a component command to 01:40.379 --> 01:42.480 United States Transportation Command 01:42.730 --> 01:44.952 headquartered at Scott Air Force Base . 01:45.269 --> 01:48.180 This means that day in and day out AMC 01:48.190 --> 01:50.580 executes Taskings under the operational 01:50.589 --> 01:53.050 control of us . Transcom , the 01:53.059 --> 01:54.948 Department of Defense requires us 01:54.948 --> 01:56.670 Transcom to determine the most 01:56.670 --> 01:59.769 effective way to move resources . If 01:59.779 --> 02:01.970 movement by road or rail is required , 02:01.980 --> 02:04.091 the tasking will be given to the army 02:04.091 --> 02:05.980 component , which is the military 02:05.980 --> 02:07.980 surface deployment and distribution 02:07.980 --> 02:10.313 command located at Scott Air Force Base . 02:11.899 --> 02:14.309 If resources need to ship by sea , the 02:14.320 --> 02:16.042 tasking will fall to the naval 02:16.042 --> 02:18.153 component , which is the military Sea 02:18.153 --> 02:20.429 Lift Command located at Naval Station 02:20.440 --> 02:23.320 Norfolk . But if resources require the 02:23.330 --> 02:25.679 immediacy provided by air transport , 02:25.690 --> 02:27.899 the tasking will fall to us . The air 02:27.910 --> 02:30.479 component . That's how we are organized . 02:30.679 --> 02:33.160 Now , let's talk about who we are in A 02:33.169 --> 02:35.830 MC . We have just over 48,000 active 02:35.839 --> 02:38.820 duty and dod civilian personnel . You 02:38.830 --> 02:41.270 can see that AMC has relatively few 02:41.279 --> 02:44.330 active duty bases , but that's where 02:44.339 --> 02:46.839 the total force comes into play . The 02:46.850 --> 02:48.739 Air National Guard brings another 02:48.739 --> 02:51.750 35,000 personnel , numerous bases and 02:51.759 --> 02:53.592 additional weapon systems to our 02:53.592 --> 02:55.809 mobility team . The Air Force Reserve 02:55.820 --> 02:58.320 brings another 21,000 personnel and 02:58.330 --> 03:00.509 even more bases and weapon systems . 03:00.529 --> 03:02.696 Taking our total strength to just over 03:02.696 --> 03:05.929 105,000 personnel . Together , we are 03:05.940 --> 03:07.860 an agile and strong total force 03:07.869 --> 03:11.020 mobility team . That's who we are . Now , 03:11.029 --> 03:13.429 let's talk about what we do . We have 03:13.440 --> 03:15.570 five core missions . Our airlift 03:15.580 --> 03:18.009 mission includes the C 130 Hercules , 03:18.119 --> 03:21.279 the C 17 A Globe master three and the C 03:21.289 --> 03:24.210 five M Super Galaxy aircraft . Their 03:24.220 --> 03:26.490 versatility gives us the capability to 03:26.500 --> 03:28.880 deliver cargo via paved runways and 03:28.889 --> 03:31.779 dirt strips or in the absence of a 03:31.789 --> 03:34.440 runway via airdrop together , they 03:34.449 --> 03:36.393 allow us to rapidly deliver hope , 03:36.393 --> 03:39.080 sustainability and lethality . Anywhere 03:39.089 --> 03:42.160 on the globe in a day , the C 130 03:42.169 --> 03:44.750 Hercules , our tactical airlifter is 03:44.759 --> 03:46.926 built to deliver critical supplies for 03:46.926 --> 03:49.339 that last tactical mile . The C 130 can 03:49.350 --> 03:51.128 operate in all types of austere 03:51.128 --> 03:53.294 environments from the Antarctic ice to 03:53.294 --> 03:55.461 the desert sands . Over the last three 03:55.461 --> 03:57.628 decades , we've continued to modernize 03:57.628 --> 04:00.000 our C 130 fleet with the acquisition of 04:00.009 --> 04:02.740 the C 130 J model , which has increased 04:02.750 --> 04:05.259 speed and cargo capacity from our 04:05.270 --> 04:07.835 smallest airlifter to our largest , the 04:07.845 --> 04:10.285 C five M Galaxy . The C five is our 04:10.294 --> 04:12.414 strategic airlifter capable of 04:12.425 --> 04:14.481 delivering our outsized or oversized 04:14.481 --> 04:16.894 cargo clear around the world in hours 04:16.904 --> 04:19.385 rather than weeks if sent by sea . To 04:19.394 --> 04:21.561 give you some perspective . The C five 04:21.561 --> 04:23.934 can carry six Greyhound buses and still 04:23.945 --> 04:26.125 have room for 73 passengers in the 04:26.135 --> 04:28.494 upper deck . In fact , The C five's 04:28.505 --> 04:30.505 cargo bay is longer than the Wright 04:30.505 --> 04:32.769 Brothers first flight with a mix of 04:32.779 --> 04:35.709 capabilities . The C 17 A Globe Master 04:35.720 --> 04:37.940 Three is the pinnacle of 80 years of 04:37.950 --> 04:40.200 unrivaled American airlift expertise . 04:40.239 --> 04:42.890 The C 17 A combines the strategic 04:42.899 --> 04:44.859 nature of the C five capable of 04:44.869 --> 04:46.980 delivering oversized cargo across the 04:46.980 --> 04:49.600 globe and the tactical nature of the C 04:49.609 --> 04:52.529 130 landing at austere locations with 04:52.540 --> 04:55.410 semi improved services or dirt fields . 04:55.420 --> 04:57.970 These capabilities make the C 17 an 04:57.980 --> 05:00.239 integral part of America's ability to 05:00.250 --> 05:02.809 project global reach to meet the 05:02.820 --> 05:05.250 demands of the joint force . A MC teams 05:05.260 --> 05:07.482 with our commercial partners to provide 05:07.482 --> 05:09.750 augmented capacity to execute air 05:09.760 --> 05:12.149 operations . These commercial partners 05:12.160 --> 05:14.271 provide us an incredible advantage in 05:14.271 --> 05:16.489 steady state crisis and conflict 05:16.500 --> 05:19.779 operations . In fact , every day , 90% 05:19.790 --> 05:22.230 of our military passengers and 40% of 05:22.239 --> 05:24.970 our military cargo moves via commercial 05:24.980 --> 05:27.609 carrier . In extraordinary times , the 05:27.619 --> 05:29.841 Secretary of Defense has the ability to 05:29.841 --> 05:33.339 activate 450 aircraft from 25 carriers 05:33.350 --> 05:35.628 as part of the civil reserve air fleet . 05:35.790 --> 05:38.012 This commercial capability frees up our 05:38.012 --> 05:40.179 military airlift to do the things that 05:40.179 --> 05:42.619 only they can do such as operations in 05:42.630 --> 05:44.574 hostile and austere environments , 05:44.574 --> 05:46.559 moving critical cargo that last 05:46.570 --> 05:48.929 tactical mile , an air drop to isolated 05:48.940 --> 05:51.579 personnel but sometimes instead of 05:51.589 --> 05:53.880 cargo , the war fighter needs fuel , 05:53.890 --> 05:56.230 our tankers , ensure fighters , bombers 05:56.239 --> 05:58.295 and other mobility aircraft have the 05:58.295 --> 06:00.517 reach to project our forces anywhere on 06:00.517 --> 06:02.350 the globe and the loiter time to 06:02.350 --> 06:04.683 protect our forces wherever they may be , 06:04.683 --> 06:06.959 air refuelers make it possible for us 06:06.970 --> 06:09.081 and allied aircraft to be anywhere in 06:09.081 --> 06:11.192 the world in a matter of hours rather 06:11.192 --> 06:13.137 than days . The first tanker we'll 06:13.137 --> 06:15.799 discuss is the KC 135 strato tanker , 06:15.890 --> 06:17.779 the backbone of our air refueling 06:17.779 --> 06:21.220 capability first introduced in 1956 . 06:21.230 --> 06:23.341 Our most seasoned tanker aircraft has 06:23.341 --> 06:25.508 been modernized with new engines , new 06:25.508 --> 06:27.619 avionics and it will continue to be a 06:27.619 --> 06:29.730 significant part of our air refueling 06:29.730 --> 06:32.279 fleet for years to come . In fact , the 06:32.290 --> 06:35.429 last KC 135 pilot and boom operator 06:35.459 --> 06:38.350 likely have yet to be born . We enhance 06:38.359 --> 06:40.470 our air refueling capability with the 06:40.470 --> 06:43.720 KC 46 A Pegasus with greater refueling 06:43.730 --> 06:46.299 cargo and aeromedical evacuation 06:46.309 --> 06:49.329 capabilities compared to the KC 135 . 06:49.369 --> 06:52.070 The KC 46 is the beginning of the next 06:52.079 --> 06:54.649 generation of tankers . First for the 06:54.660 --> 06:56.827 air force . The air refueling operator 06:56.827 --> 06:58.827 station includes panoramic displays 06:58.829 --> 07:00.910 giving the boom operator wing tip to 07:00.920 --> 07:02.850 wing tip situational awareness . 07:03.140 --> 07:06.010 Additionally , the KC 46 A is equipped 07:06.019 --> 07:08.369 with self protection , defensive and 07:08.380 --> 07:10.324 communication features , providing 07:10.324 --> 07:12.269 greater survivability in contested 07:12.269 --> 07:15.230 environments . Last , our global 07:15.239 --> 07:17.461 executive and special air mission fleet 07:17.461 --> 07:19.720 provides airlift logistics , aerial 07:19.730 --> 07:21.549 port and communications for the 07:21.559 --> 07:23.709 president , vice president , cabinet 07:23.720 --> 07:25.920 members , combatant commanders and 07:25.929 --> 07:27.818 other senior military and elected 07:27.818 --> 07:29.873 leaders as tasked by the White House 07:29.873 --> 07:31.707 Air Force Chief of Staff and Air 07:31.707 --> 07:34.559 Mobility Command , the global Executive 07:34.570 --> 07:37.010 and Special air mission maintains 24 7 07:37.019 --> 07:39.269 alert , operating the executive airlift 07:39.279 --> 07:41.446 training center and government network 07:41.446 --> 07:44.100 operations center . In addition to 07:44.109 --> 07:46.165 aircraft , we could not get where we 07:46.165 --> 07:48.276 need to go without our global support 07:48.276 --> 07:50.442 team . The global air mobility support 07:50.442 --> 07:52.387 team is not a new concept , but it 07:52.387 --> 07:54.609 wasn't officially established as an air 07:54.609 --> 07:56.700 mobility command or capability until 07:56.709 --> 07:59.859 2013 . Giving us this capability are 07:59.869 --> 08:02.140 airmen at home and abroad , providing 08:02.149 --> 08:04.038 the necessary command and control 08:04.038 --> 08:06.205 maintenance and support functions that 08:06.205 --> 08:09.630 truly enable our global operations . We 08:09.640 --> 08:12.100 move the mission globally in two ways . 08:12.209 --> 08:14.320 The first is through our air mobility 08:14.320 --> 08:16.209 operations wings headquartered at 08:16.209 --> 08:18.529 Ramstein Air Base , Germany and joint 08:18.540 --> 08:20.720 base , Pearl Harbor Hickam in Hawaii . 08:20.959 --> 08:23.489 These wings oversee 16 en route bases 08:23.500 --> 08:25.611 and numerous geographically separated 08:25.611 --> 08:27.929 units . These are the global stepping 08:27.940 --> 08:30.829 stones for our mobility aircraft . This 08:30.839 --> 08:33.061 system is a living organism that allows 08:33.061 --> 08:35.006 our planners to move personnel and 08:35.006 --> 08:36.895 resources rapidly to meet current 08:36.895 --> 08:39.468 demands . Now , if we have to go 08:39.479 --> 08:41.590 somewhere outside of this established 08:41.590 --> 08:43.812 en route support structure , we turn to 08:43.812 --> 08:46.818 our nation's 911 force which is the 621 08:46.828 --> 08:49.479 contingency response wing splitting its 08:49.489 --> 08:51.448 headquarters at both joint base , 08:51.458 --> 08:53.625 mcguire , Dix , Lakehurst , New Jersey 08:53.625 --> 08:55.818 and Travis Air Force Base California , 08:56.068 --> 08:58.068 whether supporting humanitarian aid 08:58.068 --> 09:00.235 after a natural disaster , a hurricane 09:00.235 --> 09:02.068 or earthquake or at the onset of 09:02.068 --> 09:04.124 indications and warnings of conflict 09:04.184 --> 09:06.494 which require the rapid deployment and 09:06.505 --> 09:08.215 maneuver of the joint force . 09:08.224 --> 09:10.391 Contingency response . Airmen stand at 09:10.391 --> 09:12.613 the ready 24 hours a day , seven days a 09:12.614 --> 09:15.034 week to answer the nation's call . We 09:15.044 --> 09:17.211 never know when or where the need will 09:17.211 --> 09:19.554 arise but the crw is always ready to 09:19.565 --> 09:22.809 respond . Crw airmen take their own 09:22.820 --> 09:25.679 food , water , weapons , ammunition and 09:25.690 --> 09:27.357 whatever they need to sustain 09:27.357 --> 09:29.579 themselves for five days before needing 09:29.579 --> 09:31.523 resupply . They will be either the 09:31.523 --> 09:33.989 first or among the first friendly faces 09:34.000 --> 09:35.849 you'll see at any new operating 09:35.859 --> 09:38.640 location from operation allies refuge 09:38.650 --> 09:41.270 in Afghanistan to various humanitarian 09:41.280 --> 09:43.391 relief efforts around the globe . The 09:43.391 --> 09:46.080 crw never fails as our nation's 09:46.090 --> 09:49.840 emergency mobility force . Additionally , 09:49.849 --> 09:52.059 in a MC , we are always ready to 09:52.070 --> 09:54.559 provide hope and care on what could be 09:54.570 --> 09:56.570 the worst day of a service member's 09:56.570 --> 09:58.403 life . The Air Force aeromedical 09:58.403 --> 10:00.292 evacuation system is a unique and 10:00.292 --> 10:02.126 significant part of the nation's 10:02.126 --> 10:04.520 Mobility Force . Its mission is to 10:04.530 --> 10:06.989 provide time sensitive mission critical 10:07.000 --> 10:09.710 en route care to patients to in between 10:09.719 --> 10:11.830 medical treatment facilities . With a 10:11.830 --> 10:13.997 moment's notice , we can transform any 10:13.997 --> 10:16.163 of our mobility aircraft into a flying 10:16.163 --> 10:18.369 hospital and our remarkable medical 10:18.380 --> 10:20.547 personnel serve several roles on these 10:20.547 --> 10:23.309 aircraft . The basic level of care is 10:23.320 --> 10:25.619 provided by our aeromedical evacuation 10:25.630 --> 10:27.797 crews . These crews are unique because 10:27.797 --> 10:29.797 they have both medical and aircraft 10:29.797 --> 10:31.852 training , allowing them to interact 10:31.852 --> 10:33.852 with both the aircraft and patients 10:33.852 --> 10:35.686 serving as that life saving link 10:35.686 --> 10:39.340 between man and machine . Now years ago , 10:39.349 --> 10:41.460 if you told someone that you would be 10:41.460 --> 10:43.571 flying patients in critical condition 10:43.571 --> 10:45.627 around the world , they would have a 10:45.627 --> 10:47.793 hard time believing you . But with our 10:47.793 --> 10:50.127 critical care transport teams or C cats , 10:50.127 --> 10:52.293 we are able to transport even the most 10:52.293 --> 10:54.516 critical patients . AC cat will usually 10:54.516 --> 10:56.405 consist of a doctor , nurse , and 10:56.405 --> 10:59.059 respiratory therapist . The CCA along 10:59.070 --> 11:01.080 with the A E crew form an airborne 11:01.090 --> 11:03.034 intensive care unit that expedites 11:03.034 --> 11:05.146 patients to the medical care that can 11:05.146 --> 11:07.090 save their life . Now , because of 11:07.090 --> 11:09.312 these teams and several improvements in 11:09.312 --> 11:11.479 the system , what used to take 10 days 11:11.479 --> 11:13.590 can now be accomplished in just three 11:13.590 --> 11:15.812 days . And in the most critical cases , 11:15.812 --> 11:17.868 we can get patients to the care they 11:17.868 --> 11:19.929 need in less than 24 hours . And the 11:19.940 --> 11:21.662 results speak for themselves . 11:21.662 --> 11:25.280 Survivability has skyrocketed from 76% 11:25.289 --> 11:27.178 at the end of the Gulf War to our 11:27.178 --> 11:29.679 current rate of over 91% . And if we 11:29.690 --> 11:31.746 can reach patients within that first 11:31.746 --> 11:33.801 golden hour , that rate increases to 11:33.801 --> 11:37.729 98% in A MC , we will go to the ends 11:37.739 --> 11:39.795 of the earth and spare no expense to 11:39.795 --> 11:42.719 save just one life . However , this 11:42.729 --> 11:45.109 aeromedical evacuation along with any 11:45.119 --> 11:47.341 of our other core mission sets does not 11:47.341 --> 11:49.508 function optimally without the command 11:49.508 --> 11:52.000 and control infrastructure required to 11:52.010 --> 11:54.177 handle the immense capacity of our air 11:54.177 --> 11:57.409 mobility enterprise . The 6/18 Air 11:57.419 --> 11:59.750 Operations Center's mission is to plan 11:59.760 --> 12:02.559 task execute and assess global air 12:02.570 --> 12:05.080 mobility operations by providing multi 12:05.179 --> 12:07.489 domain command and control of mobility 12:07.500 --> 12:10.530 forces comprised of a total force team 12:10.539 --> 12:12.799 of approximately 800 personnel . The 12:12.809 --> 12:15.880 6/18 A OC optimizes the global air 12:15.890 --> 12:18.479 mobility system while providing airlift , 12:18.489 --> 12:20.359 air refueling and aeromedical 12:20.369 --> 12:22.591 evacuation . Air crews with the mission 12:22.599 --> 12:24.950 details , support and authority 12:24.960 --> 12:27.309 necessary to successfully execute their 12:27.320 --> 12:30.919 missions . The 6/18 A OC performs this 12:30.929 --> 12:33.869 global function nonstop . 24 7 , 12:34.849 --> 12:37.650 we've been busy here in A MC since 12:37.659 --> 12:40.590 September 11th , 2001 , our air 12:40.599 --> 12:42.710 mobility support system has enabled a 12:42.710 --> 12:45.010 movement of over 20 million passengers . 12:45.200 --> 12:46.867 That's like moving the entire 12:46.867 --> 12:49.429 population of Saint Louis 68 times . 12:50.039 --> 12:52.530 We've offloaded over 26 billion gallons 12:52.539 --> 12:54.869 of fuel . For perspective , you could 12:54.880 --> 12:57.102 go to the gas station and put gas in an 12:57.102 --> 12:59.229 average car nonstop for about 12,000 12:59.239 --> 13:01.559 years with that amount of fuel . We've 13:01.570 --> 13:04.690 also had over 250,000 patient movements 13:04.700 --> 13:06.890 all with a mobility force just over 13:06.900 --> 13:10.090 105,000 strong , but it's not about the 13:10.099 --> 13:12.043 numbers , it's about the people we 13:12.043 --> 13:14.739 serve and it's about the 640,000 men 13:14.750 --> 13:16.972 and women around the world who form the 13:16.972 --> 13:18.609 world's greatest air force .