It had two main missions, the first being the delivery of supplies and equipment between the United States and the overseas combat theaters; the second was the ferrying of aircraft from the manufacturing plants in the United States to where they were needed for training or for operational use in combat. ATC also operated a worldwide air transportation system for military personnel.<\/em><\/p>\n Inactivated on 1 June 1948, Air Transport Command was the precursor to what became the\u00a0Military Air Transport Service<\/a>\u00a0in 1948 and was redesignated\u00a0Military Airlift Command<\/a>\u00a0(MAC) in 1966. It was consolidated with MAC in 1982, providing a continuous history of long range\u00a0airlift<\/a>\u00a0through 1992 when the mission was transferred to today’s\u00a0Air Mobility Command<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n During training, among Tom’s possible ultimate assignments was flying cargo planes, or delivering new aircraft from the factory to combat theaters for the Air Transport Command.<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Excerpt from Wikipedia: Air Transport Command (ATC)\u00a0was a\u00a0United States Air Force\u00a0unit that was created during\u00a0World War II\u00a0as the strategic airlift component of the\u00a0United States Army Air Forces. It had two main missions, the first being the delivery of supplies and equipment between the United States and the overseas combat theaters; the second was the ferrying … Continue reading Air Transport Command<\/span> ![\"Air](\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Air_Transport_Command_C-47_over_the_pyramids-300x240.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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