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Maven Makes Its Way Into U.S. Transportation Command

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, May 21st, 2025

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Maven Makes Its Way Into U.S. Transportation Command

U.S. Transportation Command senior enlisted leaders board a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. on July 2 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

ST. LOUIS—U.S. Transportation Command recently began using an artificial intelligence platform to improve its operational awareness in the areas it provides global logistics and transportation services, the command’s intelligence chief said this week. Adoption of the Maven Smart System at TRANSCOM was pushed by Air Force Gen. Randall Reed, who took command last October, and the operations directorate, Navy Capt. Tim Raymie, the director of intelligence at the command, said on Tuesday at GEOINT 2025. The command used Maven to…

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