Fact Sheet 92-16
Air Mobility Command

Air Mobility Command, a major command with headquarters at Scott 
Air Force Base, Ill., was created June 1, 1992.  Formed  from 
elements of Strategic Air Command and Military Airlift Command, 
AMC provides America with global reach for the 1990s and into the 
21st century, and helps sustain the global power of U.S. combat forces 
world-wide.

Mission

     AMC's primary mission is to provide strategic mobility through airlift 
and aerial refueling.  In addition, the command is responsible for stateside 
aeromedical evacuation and continues a tradition of humanitarian support 
at home and around the world.

Capabilities

     Airlift aircraft provide America the capability to deploy air and air-
mobile forces anywhere in the world, and to sustain them in combat.  
Tankers are the lifeline of global reach.  Aerial refueling increases range, 
bomb load and loiter times.  And, because Air Force aircraft can also 
refuel Navy, Marine and allied aircraft, AMC tankers leverage America's 
military capabilities on land, sea and in the air.

Personnel

     AMC's mission encompasses 181,000 active duty and reserve military 
and civilian personnel at 116 installations.  Fourteen U.S. installations and 
one overseas installation are under AMC control, an additional 41 have 
AMC presence and 59 more have air reserve components (Guard and 
Reserve).  Personnel include approximately 84,300 active duty, 45,700 
Air National Guard and 51,000 Air Force Reserve. 

Resources

     AMC operates all C-5 and C-141 assets, including in-theater 
maintenance, aerial port, and command and control activities.  
Approximately two-thirds of the Air Force's KC-10s, two-thirds of its C-
130s, and more than three-quarters of its KC-135s are assigned to AMC.  
The remaining KC-10s, KC-135s and C-130s are assigned either to Air 
Combat Command or theater commanders.

Organization

     The Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott Air Force Base is AMC's 
agency for centralized scheduling and tasking of airlift and refueling 
assets.  TACC is responsible for controlling strategic tanker and airlift 
operations worldwide.  All Department of Defense taskings for long-haul 
airlift and air refueling support are channeled through this state-of-the-art 
hub.
     Three numbered air forces - 15th Air Force, at March Air Force 
Base, Calif.; 21st Air Force, at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.; and 22nd 
Air Force, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. - operate the command's 
resources.  
     AMC Air Force bases are:  Altus, in Okla.; Andrews, in Md., 
Charleston, in S.C.; Dover, in Del.; Grissom, in Ind.; Little Rock, in Ark.; 
Malmstrom, in Mont.;  McChord, in Wash.; McGuire, in N.J.; 
Plattsburgh, in N.Y.; Scott, in Ill.; and Travis, March and Norton in Calif.

Emblem

     The AMC emblem retains MAC's basic emblem design.  This design 
was first approved in 1948 for the Military Air Transport Service, MAC's 
predecessor.  The heraldic significance of the emblem, however, was 
revised to reflect AMC's global reach mission.

(Current as of December 1992)