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Beyond Line-of-Sight Communications for Mobility Fleet Among Reed Priorities

Beyond Line-of-Sight Communications for Mobility Fleet Among Reed Priorities
Airmen at Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. on Sept. 7th wait to complete paperwork for the upcoming deployment of 180 157th Air Refueling Wing personnel and KC-46 tankers to Southeast Asia in what is to be the KC-46's first operational deployment (Air National Guard Photo)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Randall Reed, the U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) head who assumed command four days ago from now retired Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, has said that some of his priorities include better cybersecurity and ensuring airlifters and tankers have beyond line-of-sight communications to help deter China and Russia. "I hear a lot of talk about 'contested logistics,' and I'm okay with that because we know that we're going to have to face that, but I think it's a…

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