U.S. Transportation Command Archives

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.

8 hours ago By Brandi Vincent

(U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Kevin Sommer Giron)

Transcom cyber officials moving to be ‘a lot more active’ in information operations

During an exclusive tour of the command’s headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, officials shared new details regarding ongoing efforts to fuse information operations with cyber operations…

Jul 15, 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

Gen. Randall Reed briefs DefenseScoop’s Brandi Vincent at Sea-Air-Space 2025. (Photo source: U.S. Transportation Command)

New Transcom commander embraces digital tools amid global challenges

In an interview with DefenseScoop, Gen. Randall Reed shed light on his technology priorities and some of the command’s most recent high-stakes operations.

Apr 22, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

Gen. Randall Reed delivers the Sea-Air-Space keynote on April 9, 2025. (Photo source: U.S. Transportation Command)

Houthi-led disruptions in Red Sea prompt Transcom to expand information-sharing

U.S. Transportation Command commander Gen. Randall Reed shared new details with DefenseScoop this week about those and other efforts.

Apr 9, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright)

DOD reviewing contracting policies, procedures and personnel to comply with Trump’s DOGE directive

The move follows an executive order issued last week by President Donald Trump, which aims to transform federal spending on contracts, grants and loans.

Mar 6, 2025 By Jon Harper

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, 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

Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The CAOC is comprised of a joint and coalition team that executes day-to-day combined air and space operations and provides rapid reaction, positive control, coordination, and de-confliction of weapon systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Strang)

Combatant commands poised to scale targeting capabilities via Palantir’s Maven system

Work under the new contract will initially cover five U.S. combatant commands: Central Command, European Command, Indo-Pacific Command, Northern Command/NORAD, and Transportation Command.

May 30, 2024 By Jon Harper

A Bradley Fighting Vehicle loads onto the ARC Integrity Jan. 25, 2023, at the Transportation Core Dock in North Charleston, South Carolina. More than 60 Bradleys were shipped by U.S. Transportation Command as part of the U.S. military aid package to Ukraine. USTRANSCOM is a combatant command focused on projecting and sustaining military power at a time and place of the nation’s choosing, advancing American interests around the globe. (U.S. Transportation Command photo by Oz Suguitan)

How Transcom transformed to ‘rapidly adapt as things change around the world’

U.S. Transportation Command is harnessing data and delivering digital tools to support and enhance worldwide military transits and operations.

May 2, 2024 By Brandi Vincent