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A team of Air Transportation Specialists assigned to the 101st Air Refueling Wing in Bangor, Maine, unloads cargo from a KC-135 Stratotanker, June 3, 2026. The team, reinforced by augmentees from multiple units, have efficiently processed critical MICAPs, morale pallets, and essential supplies bound for U.S. Central Command. (DOD Photo by Andrew Sinclair, DVIDS)

Why unauthorized drone incursions are ‘a clear and present issue’ for US Transportation Command

Counter-drone operations go beyond protecting stationary military installations, Gen. Randall Reed told DefenseScoop.
Jun 5, 2026 By Brandi Vincent
Air Force Gen. Randall Reed, right, commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, and Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich, commander of the U.S. European Command and supreme allied commander Europe, testify during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the “U.S. European Command and U.S. Transportation Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for FY2027 and the Future Years Defense Program,” on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

How Transcom is handling medical evacuations and planning for Operation Epic Fury

The command “stands ready to swiftly move wounded, ill and injured personnel to life-saving care anywhere in the world,” a spokesperson said.
Mar 23, 2026 By Brandi Vincent
U.S. General Alexus G. Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) speaks alongside U.S. General Randall Reed, USAF, Commander of the United States Transportation Command (R), during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the posture of United States European Command and United States Transportation Command. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

NATO rewriting integrated air defense plans for the first time in decades, SACEUR says

Gen. Alex Grynkewich, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander of U.S. European Command, testified Thursday at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
Mar 12, 2026 By Brandi Vincent
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Air Force Gen. Randall Reed, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, visits the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines, June 5, 2025. Reed visited several U.S., allied, and commercial installations in the Pacific to strengthen relationships, increasing logistics capacity and cooperation, and discuss the importance of preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (DoD photo by Jonathan Stefanko)

Transportation Command could see expanded contested logistics responsibilities next year

Gen. Randall Reed, the commander of Transcom, discussed contested logistics in an exclusive interview with DefenseScoop.
Aug 11, 2025 By Brandi Vincent
Airmen practice patient movement and transport procedures onto an ambulance during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2024 at Travis Air Force Base, California, June 20, 2024. Ultimate Caduceus is an annual patient movement training event designed to test the capabilities of and provide field training to aeromedical evacuation and critical care air transport teams, medical staging systems, and interagency partners involved in the reception and onward movement functions for global patient movement. (DOD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anita Chebahtah)

Transcom pursues AI to enhance patient movement ops and mass casualty response

U.S. Transportation Command officials briefed DefenseScoop on the new Mass Casualty Operations Toolkit and other AI-enabled efforts they're tackling with MIT.
Jul 11, 2025 By Brandi Vincent
A Crew Chief assigned to the 163d Attack Wing, March Air Reserve Base marshals MQ-9 Reaper on the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA July 21, 2022. The 163d accelerated change by pioneering the first ever refueling of the MQ-9 Reaper using a Forward Area refueling Point provided by the VMM - 764’s V-22 Osprey. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan)
A Crew Chief assigned to the 163d Attack Wing, March Air Reserve Base marshals MQ-9 Reaper on the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA July 21, 2022. The 163d accelerated change by pioneering the first ever refueling of the MQ-9 Reaper using a Forward Area refueling Point provided by the VMM – 764’s V-22 Osprey. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan)

DOD eyes tactical drones to accompany troops Trump is surging to the border

The acting defense chief unveiled the Pentagon’s immediate plans for the expedited implementation of the president's executive orders.
Jan 23, 2025 By Brandi Vincent
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