U.S. Transportation Command Archives

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

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

Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, director of Defense information Systems Agency, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee, subcommitee on cyber security, in Washington, D.C. March 29, 2023. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

DOD’s main network defense arm is seeking new ways to improve force readiness, systems security

For the first time, the DOD has outlined training requirements for cybersecurity service providers.

Aug 30, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Members of the 56th Air and Space Communications Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam operate cyber systems using a Enhanced communications flyaway kit during the Global Information Dominance Experiment 3 and Architect Demonstration Evaluation 5 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan, July, 12, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy Picard)

US Space Command created new ‘information warfare’ position dedicated to synchronizing and coordinating capabilities

Each of the combatant commands have organized in their own way for operations in the information environment.

May 16, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost briefs reporters at the Air and Space Forces Association’s 2022 Air, Space and Cyber conference. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

Transcom ‘experimenting as much as possible’ with data in modern conflict

In support of unfolding data- and artificial intelligence-driven projects, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks recently deployed a few experts from her newly formed Chief Digital and AI…

Sep 21, 2022 By Brandi Vincent

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

Deputy Secretary of Defense nominee Kathleen Hicks reacts to the start of her Senate confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C. Feb. 2, 2021. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

Hicks’ multi-state tour to focus on emerging and disruptive defense tech

Military technologies and strategic competition against China will be a primary focus for the deputy secretary of defense on her upcoming trip.

Aug 16, 2022 By Brandi Vincent