USTRANSCOM Commander: Logistics is vital to securing US’ strategic advantage
US Transportation Command
USTRANSCOM exists as a warfighting CCMD to project and sustain combat power at a time and place of the Nation's choosing
BY JONATHAN STEFANKO, U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — For the United States to maintain its strategic advantage
Van Ovost, the commander of U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), testified alongside retired Rear Adm. Ann Phillips, administrator of the Maritime Administration, on the posture and readiness of the mobility enterprise and the challenges ahead.
One such obstacle is the aging fleet of large roll-on/roll-off ships, which the military would use to deliver 90% of its vehicles and equipment during a conflict.
“My highest concerns lie in reductions in capacity and readiness in both sealift and air refueling
The average age of the 44 roll-on/roll-off ships the military uses to surge from the U.S. is 44 years old. In fact, 17 of the 44 ships are 50 years or older.
“I greatly appreciate your [Congress] support for stabilized funding towards our sealift recapitalization effort
Along with expanding its sealift capabilities, USTRANSCOM also concurred with the Air Force on the need for more advanced air refueling technologies.
“In the air, the air refueling fleet is the backbone of rapid global mobility
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Van Ovost ended her statement to the subcommittee by addressing USTRANSCOM’s Global Household Goods Contract (GHC), which she called the command’s “flagship transformational effort.”
USTRANSCOM is gaining momentum on its efforts to begin a phased launch of personal property shipments moving under the GHC in September of 2023.
“Just as we are engaged globally in supporting the DOD’s operations ... we owe it to our members and their families to ensure they have the best relocation experience we can provide,” Van Ovost said.
USTRANSCOM exists as a warfighting combatant command to project and sustain military power at a time and place of the nation’s choosing. Powered by dedicated men and women, TRANSCOM underwrites the lethality of the Joint Force, advances American interests around the globe, and provides our nation's leaders with strategic flexibility to select from multiple options, while creating multiple dilemmas for our adversaries.
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1 年Really ? Logistics huh? What needs to be said ; if we don’t improve our readiness WRT logistics we are going to get our ass handed to us. The hearings mean nothing to the elected. It has to be mashed into their faces. Perhaps just another thought stop tying our lift capability heading to Europe. Stand on your hind legs General. Respectfully submitted of course
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1 年This is just part of the problem. We need to address the fuel it’ll take to propel these transports and our own president Biden and his continued attack on the very industry that manufactures the fuels that we need.
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1 年SUPER BOWL: RECRUITMENT OPPORTUNITY? Possibly a live demonstration of in-inflight refueling as part of a flyover during opening ceremony followed by triple sonic booms of the 3 SR-71s at quarter time with aeriel footage of highlights from SR-71s at half time then REOs doing traffic reports to help motorist get home after the game might notch up the cool factor into the stratosphere, help recruit personnel for tanker ops…and support Congressional funding???? I fully recognize that this would require a monumental lift to put on a show of this magnitude…and would attract a chorus of complaints for the noise, damage and questions about tax payers’ dollars. But like the culmination of the Manhattan Project, it’s a show of force! It sends a signal, “Do you really want to mess with a military that can do this for fun?! Imagine what it can do when it’s provoked!” https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/ed-davidson-744b016_technology-aviation-aircraft-activity-7044483813808230401-BGfU?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios BTW, I don’t think we can afford to wait until Super Bowl 71–the pilots’ skills will have atrophied too much. Parts suppliers may have gone out of business and it may be impossible to resurrect all skills needed.
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1 年Unlike Dunkirk, civilians can’t just pinch hit to provide ad hoc inflight air refueling?? One of my specific concerns is AF1 will not have in-flight refueling capability because it has never been used, and it’s expensive capability. Are we moving into a less-dangerous operating environment? I think not. Never used life insurance doesn’t justify dropping it. I have not read details but it strikes me as common sense feature not to eliminate.