U.S. Air Force Gen. Randall Reed, U.S. Transportation Command commander, and Col. Michael K. Shirley II, Joint Base Lindsey Graham and 628th Air Base Wing commander, converse at the Joint Base Lindsey Graham - Naval Weapons Station, Aug. 20, 2026. USTRANSCOM leaders got a firsthand look at the robust network of people, missions and capabilities that keep the Joint Force ready, uniting land, air and sea operations around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Braxton Grant Stokes)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Randall Reed, U.S. Transportation Command commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, U.S. Transportation Command command senior enlisted leader, listen to a briefing from the 404th Army Field Support Battalion at the Joint Base Lindsey Graham - Naval Weapons Station, Aug. 20, 2026. USTRANSCOM leaders got a firsthand look at the robust network of people, missions and capabilities that keep the Joint Force ready, uniting land, air and sea operations around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Braxton Grant Stokes)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Randall Reed, U.S. Transportation Command commander, rides aboard a 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron locomotive at the Joint Base Lindsey Graham - Naval Weapons Station, Aug. 20, 2026. This locomotive was completed and began operations on March 4, 2026, making it the Air Force’s first new locomotive since 1966. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Braxton Grant Stokes)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Randall Reed, commander, U.S. Transportation Command, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Transportation Command, converse with Joint Base Lindsey Graham personnel in front of a 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron locomotive, Aug. 20, 2026. The Air Force’s first new locomotive since 1966, this engine plays a critical role in transporting millions of pounds of equipment, munitions and supplies for the installation in support of national objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Braxton Grant Stokes)

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, U.S. Transportation Command command senior enlisted leader, speaks during a briefing at the Joint Base Lindsey Graham - Naval Weapons Station, Aug. 20, 2026. Kruzelnick aligns a strategic workforce of over 122,000 individuals, providing the decisive air, land and sea rapid response capabilities required to project, sustain and deploy the Joint Force anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Braxton Grant Stokes)