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Combatant Commands Research Guide

Unified Geographic and Functional Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense

TRANSCOM Overview & Strategy

US Transportation Command - TRANSCOM, headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, is one of the U.S. Department of Defense’s four functional combatant commands. It provides global transportation and logistics support to the Joint Force.

TRANSCOM Mission and Vision - Focused on enabling global mobility for the Joint Force.

Priorities | Strategic Principles - Principles such as global reach, partnerships, and contested logistics.

TRANSCOM Recent News and Archive | Latest Posture Statement

Featured Articles: TRANSCOM in Focus

TRANSCOM Structure

🔗 Component Commands

🔗 Subordinate Command

Strategic Partners & Associations

🔗Public Sector & Federal Partners

USTRANSCOM works with federal agencies to align infrastructure, policy, and commercial networks in support of global mobility.

 

Department of Transportation: Supports TRANSCOM through oversight, infrastructure, and commercial integration.

Maritime Administration (MARAD): Manages the Ready Reserve Force and maritime partnerships.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): Supports national airspace coordination and the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF).

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS): Provides transportation data and geospatial tools for planning.

 

 

🔗Professional & Industry Associations

National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA): - A nonprofit public-private partnership advancing education, collaboration, and policy development in defense logistics.

Mission & Goals - To foster education, dialogue, and policy development in defense logistics.

Key Programs: Functional Committees | News and Issues | Publications

 

🔗Additional Resources

Data & Maps

Background Research

🔗Overviews & Official Reports

 

🔗Research Databases & Resources

Books

Enter your search terms and click Search to find an e-book:

Use the Library Online Catalog to search for printed book titles, which may also be available electronically.

Reports & Studies

Explore in-depth studies on TRANSCOM's logistical readiness, strategic mobility, sealift, and digital transformation.

Security Studies on JSTOR is an excellent resource to find research reports from different policy institutes in the field of security studies.  Keyword is the default search in JSTOR with the option to refine results by publication year, content type and subject.  Advanced Search allows more precise searching. 

Below are some reports from this collection:

A range of high-quality, open-access reports is also available from government and private research organizations. Key sources include:

Below is a curated selection of reports from various research institutions:

Articles & Journals

Enter a journal title to check full-text availability and coverage for journals in our collection:

🔗 Selected journal articles for deeper analysis and exploration

🔗 Historical Perspectives

 

🔗 Journals to Explore

Keyword Index

Use this keyword list to refine your searches in databases.

  • Air refueling
  • Airlift
  • Assets / Cargo
  • Command and control
  • Commercial dependency
  • Commercial seaports
  • Contested logistics
  • Contingency respone
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data integration
  • Deployment flow
  • DTS
  • Digital modernization
  • Distribution
  • Freedom of movement
  • Great power competition
  • Global mobility
  • Host-nation support
  • Integrated joint force
  • Interoperability
  • JDDE
  • Joint logistics
  • Lift capacity
  • Logistics infrastructure
  • Military logistics
  • Military transportation
  • Mission assurance
  • Mobility Air Forces (MAT)
  • Mobility corridors
  • Modernization / Innovation
  • Near-peer competition
  • Operating tempo
  • Operational reach
  • Operational readiness
  • Partnerships
  • Port operations
  • Port readiness
  • Power projection
  • Prepositioning
  • Procurement
  • Recapitalization
  • Resupply
  • Rapid global mobility
  • Resiliency
  • Risk management
  • Scalability
  • Sealift
  • Seaports
  • Strategic competition
  • Strategic mobility
  • Supply chain
  • Sustainment
  • Technology
  • Theatre distribution
  • TPFDD
  • Transportation management
  • Unit deployment
  • Visibility assets / cargo
  • Warfighter support
  • Workforce shortages