Transportation Command could see expanded contested logistics responsibilities next year

Transportation Command could see expanded contested logistics responsibilities next year

As the military’s major mover of people, weapons and aid, U.S. Transportation Command has hundreds of airlift sorties in-flight, 15 or more ships underway, at least 10 commercial tankers on hire, 1,000-plus freight shipments and 200-plus railcars enroute, and 10 patients in air evacuations on any given day, according to recent data. Those high-stakes operations are unfolding against a backdrop where determined enemies are increasingly trying to …