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Defense Primer: U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date March 6, 2018
Report Number IF10840
Report Type In Focus
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) is a functional combatant command responsible for providing air, land, and sea t ransportation 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 th e U.S. Coast Guard, and more than 19,000 civilian employees. About 50% (73,000) of the TRANSCOM workforce is reserve component personnel.