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Article: Rapid/precise global air mobility.(Air Mobility Command)
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- Airman
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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On a typical day, Air Mobility Command coordinates an average of 900 airlift and air refueling missions, moving nearly 2,000 tons of cargo and more than 6,000 passengers. From delivering fuel, supplies and aeromedical support to combat forces, to providing humanitarian aid--or soft power--to victims of natural disasters both at home and abroad, Air Mobility Command has been engaged in almost nonstop operations since Its inception. This map includes Just a few highlights of AMC operations since Sept. 11, 2001.
Information Graphic by Mark D. Diamond, Hq. AMC Public Affairs
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