Search

TRANSCOM Looking To Industry To Address Aerial Refueling, Sealift Readiness Challenges

TRANSCOM Looking To Industry To Address Aerial Refueling, Sealift Readiness Challenges
Gen. Stephen Lyons, commander of U.S. Transportation Command

The head of U.S. Transportation Command said Tuesday officials will consider options to temporarily lease tanker aircraft from the private sector to meet ongoing readiness challenges.  Army Gen. Stephen Lyons, commander of TRANSCOM, told attendees at an Atlantic Council event he remains concerned about the availability of aerial refueling capacity with the delayed fielding of the KC-46 tanker and the readiness of the Navy’s aging fleet to meet surge capacity requirements. “If you were to ask me my top two…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at clientservices@accessintel.com or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.



Congress Updates

Senior GOP HASC Members Wittman, Turner Ousted Amid Dems’ Blue Wave

Two senior Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, including a potential frontrunner for the panel’s top GOP role, have officially lost their reelection bids. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and […]


Dems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off

Democrats’ sweeping victories in Tuesday’s midterms, taking back control of the House and Senate, are set to reshape key spots atop defense committees, to include House Armed Services panels and […]


Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]


‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]