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Global Mobility Command Authority By Major Jason Okumura
and restructures processes and manpower requirements across the force, historical application of combat forces should also be challenged. Aerial Editor’s note: This article is a condensed version of an Advanced Logistics port capability is a specific function of Air Mobility Command and is Readiness Officers Course paper submitted by Maj Okumura. Maj Oku- a key function of the global air mobility system providing passenger, mura was selected for the Best Writer Award as an ALROC student. cargo, and air terminal operations support to all mobility aircraft regardGlobal mobility is increasingly vital to the success of current and future less of theater or specific operation. Air Mobility Command’s global air combat, humanitarian, and disaster relief operations. Recent history mobility support system extends United States Transportation Command’s (USTRANSCOM) distribution process provides sobering reminders of the value United through worldwide aerial ports. Aerial port caStates forces and the world community place on Rapid global mobility pabilities are uniquely inherent to Air Mobility the Air Force’s global mobility capability. Rapid has been essential to Command, however, when deployed in support global mobility has been essential to humanitarhumanitarian operations of intra-theater airlift operations, mobility forces ian operations in Pakistan, Japan, and Haiti, while are doctrinally apportioned to geographic comin Pakistan, Japan, and concurrently supporting combat operations in batant commanders (COCOM). This research United States Central Command (USCENTHaiti, while concurrently examines current air mobility force requirements, COM). As the importance of global mobility is supporting combat historical perspective, and doctrine while chalrealized, the need for effective, efficient, and stanoperations in United lenging future application. dardized expeditionary operations has never been more crucial to war fighter and humanitarian support. As the Air Force revalidates, reorganizes, 70 | The Exceptional Release | SPRING 2012
States Central Command (USCENTCOM).
Air Mobility Command structure and governing doctrine reflects historical application of air pow-