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Jacqueline Van Ovost

DefenseScoop’s Brandi Vincent interviews Gen. Jackie Van Ovost on Sept. 17, 2024, on the sidelines of AFA’s Air, Space and Cyber conference at National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Natalie Powell. Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Transportation Command)

‘It’s about the future’: Newly retired Gen. Van Ovost, the first woman to lead Transcom, reflects on her legacy

During a ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Gen. Jackie Van Ovost passed command of U.S. Transportation Command to Gen. Randall Reed.
Oct 7, 2024 By Brandi Vincent
Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, sits at the pilot’s controls of a KC-46A Pegasus while in-flight over Kansas Feb. 6, 2021. Van Ovost is a U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduate and command pilot with over 4,200 flight hours in more than 30 aircraft, including the C-17A Globemaster, KC-135R Stratotanker and the KC-46. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Skyler Combs)

‘You don’t get there unless you have the data’: Transcom taps Advana in real-world operations

In an interview with DefenseScoop, Commander Air Force Gen. Jackie Van Ovost shared how Transcom has used DOD's Advana platform in real-world operations.
Oct 1, 2024 By Brandi Vincent
Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, then commander of Air Mobility Command, feels the controls of a KC-46A Pegasus air refueling operator station during a flight over Kansas, Feb. 6, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Skyler Combs)

What’s next for the first woman to lead U.S. Transportation Command

Gen. Jackie Van Ovost gave an exclusive interview to DefenseScoop on the sidelines of AFA’s Air, Space and Cyber conference.
Sep 17, 2024 By Brandi Vincent
Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost salutes during the presentation of colors at the U.S. Transportation Command change of command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 15, 2021. In a ceremony presided over by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Van Ovost took command of the joint worldwide organization. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

How US Transportation Command is using open-source info to counter China

“You see that the information is key, and how we scrape and get that information all together —  for us, bringing it up and combining it with…
Sep 11, 2023 By Brandi Vincent
Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, commander of U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), gives the opening keynote address at the 2022 National Defense Transportation Association – USTRANSCOM Fall Meeting, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 17, 2022. This year’s theme is “Defense Transportation & Logistics…Evolving the Strategic Advantage.” The Fall Meeting provides a unique forum where DoD and industry professionals gather to discuss defense logistics and transportation challenges, opportunities, innovations, new technologies, best practices, and adapting logistics for a contested environment in the 21st century. (DoD photo by Sgt. Vontrae Hampton)

Transcom completes zero trust implementation across its classified network

The command also released a new strategy to ensure it can remain ready now and in the future.
Oct 18, 2022 By Brandi Vincent
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks walks with the commander of U.S. Transportation Command, Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, upon arrival at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Aug. 17, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Transportation Command developing new dashboard for better data fusion

The Global Mobility Nodal Posture Dashboard is expected provide a quick, real-time view of Transcom's workloads worldwide.
Aug 18, 2022 By Brandi Vincent
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