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handle is hein.crs/crsmthzzabs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: $ Congressional Research Service ~ Info t r g the legislative debate sirco 1914 S March 6, 2018 Defense Primer: U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) Background U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) is a functional combatant command responsible for providing air, land, and sea transportation to meet national security needs. The command was established in 1987 and is located at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. TRANSCOM is comprised of more than 138,000 personnel including more than 45,000 active duty military members, members of the U.S. Coast Guard, and more than 19,000 civilian employees. About 50% (73,000) of the TRANSCOM workforce is reserve component personnel. Combatant Command Structure For more information see CRS In Focus IF 10542, Defense Primer Commanding U.S. Mitity Operations, by Kathleen J.1 Mclnnis TRANSCOM's stated mission is to provide full-spectrum global mobility solutions and related enabling capabilities for supported customers' requirements in peace and war. The command provided transportation (air, sea, and ground) in support of past contingencies such as Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom as well as peacekeeping endeavors, such as Restore Hope (Somalia), Support Hope (Rwanda), and Uphold Democracy (Haiti). Likewise, the command supports humanitarian relief operations in response to natural disasters. In addition to providing transportation support for DOD's global response, TRANSCOM annually manages over 550,000 personal property shipments associated with personnel permanent change of station moves. TRANSCOM reports that during an average week they conduct more than 1,900 air missions, have 25 ships underway, and send 10,000 ground shipments. Figure I. USTRANSCOM Shipping Providers and: shipping support for.. Contingency Operations Passenger Cargo Air Sea Ground Steady-State Operations Passenger Cargo Source Created by CRS based on USTRANSCOM data. TRANSCOM operates in 75% of the world's countries. To accomplish this array of mobility missions, TRANSCOM uses military assets but relies heavily on commercial partners during peacetime and contingency response. Their commercial partnerships are reflected in a large volume of contracting activities. See Table 1 for TRANSCOM's steady-state contracting estimates for FY2018. Responding to an extended contingency operation would likely increase the amounts significantly. Table I. USTRANSCOM Contracting Portfolio Division Programs FY2018 Value* Airlift Division 9 $2.0B Sealift Services 6 $1.1 B Specialized Transportation 54 $1.9B & Support Information Technology& 54 $221M related services Source: TRANSCOM Notes: FY2018 estimated values of all contracts. Component Commands Component commands fulfill roles in training, equipping and resourcing the forces necessary to carry out TRANSCOM's global missions. TRANSCOM is comprised of three service component commands one each from the Army, the Navy and the Air Force: Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) SDDC is located at Scott AFB, Illinois, is the Army component of TRANSCOM. It is responsible for surface transportation and is the interface between DOD shippers and the commercial transportation carrier industry. SDDC is also involved in planning and executing the surface delivery of equipment and supplies to all deployed service members. Military Sealift Command (MSC) MSC, headquartered at the Naval Station Norfolk, VA, operates 110 non-combatant, civilian-crewed ships that replenish U.S. Navy ships, provide logistics, strategic sealift, as well as specialized missions anywhere in the world. MSC is responsible for sealift of military cargo and supplies used by deployed U.S. forces and coalition partners. MSC also exercises operational command over the Maritime Ready Reserve Force ships during contingencies. Air Mobility Command (AMC) AMC, TRANSCOM's air component, is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois. AMC provides rapid transportation www.crs.gov 17-5700

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