U.S. Transportation Command delivers 52 million pounds of equipment to Ukraine

U.S. Transportation Command has delivered 52 million pounds of equipment to Ukraine.

This is stated in the report of the US Army Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM).

These shipments are enabling safety and critical success on the battlefield against the Russian force.

This aid includes missiles, artillery, armored vehicles, aircraft, and gear.

“The speed and reliability at which we are delivering this significant assistance demonstrates America’s stalwart support for the Ukrainian government. No other nation has the strategic comparative advantage in logistics we are leveraging on behalf of Ukraine,” said Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, commander of USTRANSCOM.

In addition to security assistance, USTRANSCOM has airlifted more than 16,000 troops from the U.S. to Europe to assure allies and deter Russian aggression against NATO, bringing the total number of U.S. service members in Europe to approximately 100,000.

It is specified that, among other things, the delivery includes almost 24 thousand anti-armor systems, 1033 air defense systems, 1468 missiles, 90 artillery systems, 9 helicopters, 33 radars, 7888 small arms, more than 68 thousand sets of body armor and about 49 thousand helmets.

“Strong relationships with our diplomatically aligned allies and partners are paramount, as they facilitate our access, basing, and overflight options, creating a robust distribution network that affords us a positional advantage,” Van Ovost said.

USTRANSCOM relies on three component commands: the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) and the U.S. Army’s Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) in Norfolk, Virginia.

Shipments to Ukraine

U.S. Air Force Col. Bary Flack commands the 436th Maintenance Group at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, where much of the security assistance cargo has been marshaled and shipped to Ukraine.

Flack added that the airmen at Dover have great pride in their work.

“They have a purpose. They have a steely-eyed look because they know what they do matters. They know there is somebody on the other end that needs this material, and they will move as fast as they need to safely get this material to the folks.”

Van Ovost reflected on the work of USTRANSCOM’s components supporting allies and partners in Europe.

“AMC military and commercial air carriers have deployed significant volumes of troops and continue to deliver critical lethal aid for Ukraine’s defense,” Van Ovost said.

Nearly 40 percent of the more than 480 airlift missions have been flown by USTRANSCOM’s commercial partners.

“We are inextricably linked to our commercial partners.”

USTRANSCOM exists as a warfighting combatant command to project and sustain military power at a time and place of the nation’s choosing.