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Leadership of the United States Transportation Command

No.Deputy Commander Term Service branch Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length 1

Herberger, Albert J.Vice Admiral
Albert J. Herberger
(1931–2022)September 1987February 1990~2 years, 153 days
U.S. Navy2

Butcher, Paul D.Vice Admiral
Paul D. Butcher
(born c. 1931)February 1990March 1991~1 year, 28 days
U.S. Navy3

Starling, James D.Lieutenant General
James D. Starling
(born 1936)17 June 199130 August 19932 years, 74 days
U.S. Army4

Wykle, Kenneth R.Lieutenant General
Kenneth R. Wykle
(born 1941)30 August 1993September 1995~2 years, 16 days
U.S. Army5

Smith, Hubert G.Lieutenant General
Hubert G. Smith
(born c. 1940)September 1995August 1997~1 year, 334 days
U.S. Army6

Thompson, Roger G. Jr.Lieutenant General
Roger G. Thompson Jr.August 1997October 1999~2 years, 61 days
U.S. Army7

Brown, Daniel G.Lieutenant General
Daniel G. BrownOctober 199929 August 2002~2 years, 318 days
U.S. Army8

Hughey, Gary H.Lieutenant General
Gary H. Hughey
(born c. 1948)29 Augus

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New Boss Succeeds Van Ovost at TRANSCOM, Vowing ‘Nothing Will Distract Us’

Oct. 4, 2024 | By Greg Hadley

Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost—a trailblazer and one of the first 10 women to reach four-star rank across the U.S. military—retired and passed control of U.S. Transportation Command to Air Force Gen. Randall Reed on Oct. 4, finishing an eventful tenure at TRANSCOM.

Speaking at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III noted that since Van Ovost took command in late 2021, TRANSCOM:

Delivered more than $21 billion in military aid to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia
Rushed military aid to Israel in the wake of Hamas’ surprise Oct. 7 attack
Dropped thousands of pounds of aid into Gaza in one of the largest humanitarian airdrops since the Berlin Airlift

“We’ve asked a lot of you over the past three and a half years, and you have delivered, and you’ve made history,” Austin said.

That string of heightened operations came just months after Operation Allies Refuge, the largest non-combatant evacuation operation airlift in U.S. history, which rescued more than 120,000 people from Afghanistan as the U.S. military withdrew in 2021. Van Ovost helped oversee that operation in her previous job as head