Watch U.S. Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost take command of U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Oct. 15, 2021, becoming the first female officer to lead the global combatant command.
Van Ovost succeeds Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, the first Army officer to lead USTRANSCOM. Lyons retired today after 38 years of military service.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III presided over the ceremony. He said Lyons is a tough act to follow, but Van Ovost is exactly the right person for the job, describing her as a legend of a leader.
View the subsequent broadcast Retirement Ceremony of Army General Stephen R. Lyons at the following link on RU-vid:
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U.S. Transportation Command is a unified, functional combatant command which provides support to the nine other U.S. combatant commands, the military services, defense agencies and other government organizations.conducts globally integrated mobility operations, leads the broader Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise, and provides enabling capabilities in order to project and sustain the Joint Force in support of national objectives. We conduct globally integrated mobility operations, leads the broader Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise, and provides enabling capabilities in order to project and sustain the Joint Force in support of national objectives.
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