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Air Mobility Command was created on June 1, 1992, when the Military Airlift Command and Strategic Air Command were inactivated. Elements of those two organizations, MAC's worldwide airlift system and SAC's KC-10 and KC-135 tanker force, combined to form AMC.

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Air Mobility Command was created on June 1, 1992, when the Military Airlift Command and Strategic Air Command were inactivated. Elements of those two organizations, MAC's worldwide airlift system and SAC's KC-10 and KC-135 tanker force, combined to form AMC.

General H. T. Johnson, former commander of the Military Airlift Command, accepts the flag of the newly activated Air Mobility Command from Chief Master Sgt. David Campanale, senior enlisted advisor for the new command, June 1, 1992. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Merrill A. McPeak stands at left. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Dave Nolan)

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General H. T. Johnson, former commander of the Military Airlift Command, accepts the flag of the newly activated Air Mobility Command from Chief Master Sgt. David Campanale, senior enlisted advisor for the new command, June 1, 1992. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Merrill A. McPeak stands at left. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Dave Nolan)

Private First Class Monday of the 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, waits to load his Bradley M2-A2 fighting vehicles onto a C-5 Galaxy Oct. 7, 1993. The C-5 transported transport the M2-A2s from Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia to Mogadishu, Somalia in support of Operation RESTORE HOPE. During the operation, Air Mobility Command airlifters delivered food, medicine, logistical support and other cargo to Somalia, while AMC tankers built an “airbridge” over the Atlantic to keep supplies flowing. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman First Class Jeffrey Allen)

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Private First Class Monday of the 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, waits to load his Bradley M2-A2 fighting vehicles onto a C-5 Galaxy Oct. 7, 1993. The C-5 transported transport the M2-A2s from Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia to Mogadishu, Somalia in support of Operation RESTORE HOPE. During the operation, Air Mobility Command airlifters delivered food, medicine, logistical support and other cargo to Somalia, while AMC tankers built an “airbridge” over the Atlantic to keep supplies flowing. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman First Class Jeffrey Allen)

Mobility Airmen load relief supplies onto a 41st Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules from Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 13, 1994. Following massacres in Rwanda, Air Mobility Command mounted Operation SUPPORT HOPE, flying 1,200 airlift sorties and delivering 15 tons of humanitarian aid to Rwanda. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Chuck Starr).

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Master Sgt. Chuck Starr

Mobility Airmen load relief supplies onto a 41st Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules from Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 13, 1994. Following massacres in Rwanda, Air Mobility Command mounted Operation SUPPORT HOPE, flying 1,200 airlift sorties and delivering 15 tons of humanitarian aid to Rwanda. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Chuck Starr).

A U.S. Army Humvee is unloaded from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules at the airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dec. 18, 1995. The Humvee was used to support the NATO Enabling Force during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. The strategic airflow for Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR began as the international effort to implement the Dayton Peace Accords in Bosnia and other states of the former Yugoslavia. Enabling forces moved into the Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Slovenia theaters of operation to prepare entry points for the main Implementation Force. The Humvee belonged to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeffrey Allen).

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Senior Airman Jeffrey Allen

A U.S. Army Humvee is unloaded from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules at the airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dec. 18, 1995. The Humvee was used to support the NATO Enabling Force during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. The strategic airflow for Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR began as the international effort to implement the Dayton Peace Accords in Bosnia and other states of the former Yugoslavia. Enabling forces moved into the Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Slovenia theaters of operation to prepare entry points for the main Implementation Force. The Humvee belonged to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeffrey Allen).

Cargo is off-loaded from a U.S. Air Force C-141B Starlifter parked on a runway of ice at McMurdo Base, Antarctica, Sept. 30, 1997. The Starlifter was deployed to Christchurch, New Zealand, from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. in support of Operation DEEP FREEZE. Operation DEEP FREEZE is a combined military operation conducted by U.S. military and the New Zealand Defence Forces, to provide logistical support for the U.S. National Science Foundation's Antarctic program. Mobility Airmen have participated in Operation DEEP FREEZE every year since 1956. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Richard T. Kaminski).

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Senior Airman Richard T. Kaminski

Cargo is off-loaded from a U.S. Air Force C-141B Starlifter parked on a runway of ice at McMurdo Base, Antarctica, Sept. 30, 1997. The Starlifter was deployed to Christchurch, New Zealand, from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. in support of Operation DEEP FREEZE. Operation DEEP FREEZE is a combined military operation conducted by U.S. military and the New Zealand Defence Forces, to provide logistical support for the U.S. National Science Foundation's Antarctic program. Mobility Airmen have participated in Operation DEEP FREEZE every year since 1956. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Richard T. Kaminski).

615th Air Mobility Group personnel unload equipment from a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy at an operating base in Southwest Asia Feb. 11, 1998 in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, which established and enforced a no-fly zone over Iraq. U.S. Air Force personnel from the 715th and 815th Air Mobility Squadron operated as a Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE), controlling all U.S. airlift traffic in and out of their deployed location. The 615th, 715th and 815th were deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez)

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Staff Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez

615th Air Mobility Group personnel unload equipment from a U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy at an operating base in Southwest Asia Feb. 11, 1998 in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, which established and enforced a no-fly zone over Iraq. U.S. Air Force personnel from the 715th and 815th Air Mobility Squadron operated as a Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE), controlling all U.S. airlift traffic in and out of their deployed location. The 615th, 715th and 815th were deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez)

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III comes to life on the ramp at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as its crew prepares for a mission to Tiranë, Albania, April 11, 1999. Operation SUSTAIN HOPE was a U.S. effort to bring humanitarian aid and establish camps for the refugees fleeing from the Former Republic of Yugoslavia into Albania and Macedonia. The C-17 Globemasters deployed from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez)

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Staff Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III comes to life on the ramp at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as its crew prepares for a mission to Tiranë, Albania, April 11, 1999. Operation SUSTAIN HOPE was a U.S. effort to bring humanitarian aid and establish camps for the refugees fleeing from the Former Republic of Yugoslavia into Albania and Macedonia. The C-17 Globemasters deployed from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez)

Tanker maintenance troops from the 319th Air Refueling Wing at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., watch as a tanker from the 22nd ARW at McConnell AFB, Kan., rolls off into the sunset for a night air-refueling mission for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM on Sept. 27, 2003. Tanker units from Grand Forks; McConnell; MacDill AFB, Fla; Robins AFB, Ga.; and Fairchild AFB, Wash., combined in Southwest Asia for a short time to work together in the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol

Tanker maintenance troops from the 319th Air Refueling Wing at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., watch as a tanker from the 22nd ARW at McConnell AFB, Kan., rolls off into the sunset for a night air-refueling mission for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM on Sept. 27, 2003. Tanker units from Grand Forks; McConnell; MacDill AFB, Fla; Robins AFB, Ga.; and Fairchild AFB, Wash., combined in Southwest Asia for a short time to work together in the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

Senior Airman Samantha Brunner, a 332nd Expeditionary Aerospace Medical Squadron aerospace medical service journeyman, helps rack a patient onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 27, 2008, during an aeromedical evacuation mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Air Mobility Command performed patient movements non-stop since OIF began, transporting more than 150,000 patients to critical medical care. AMC’s aeromedical evacuation efforts increased the odds of surviving a combat injury to approximately 98 percent by expediting the return of wounded servicemembers to the U.S. within three days or less (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Epley).

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Airman 1st Class Jason Epley

Senior Airman Samantha Brunner, a 332nd Expeditionary Aerospace Medical Squadron aerospace medical service journeyman, helps rack a patient onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 27, 2008, during an aeromedical evacuation mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Air Mobility Command performed patient movements non-stop since OIF began, transporting more than 150,000 patients to critical medical care. AMC’s aeromedical evacuation efforts increased the odds of surviving a combat injury to approximately 98 percent by expediting the return of wounded servicemembers to the U.S. within three days or less (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jason Epley).

An F-16C Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during an in-air refueling mission over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM on July 22, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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An F-16C Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during an in-air refueling mission over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM on July 22, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

Airman First Class Thomas Messick of the 514th Security Forces Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., guards the McGuire flightline on Sept. 11, 2001, in response to the terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, the World Trade Center of New York City and in Pennsylvania. In Air Mobility Command, the response to the attacks was immediate. At McGuire, now named Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, search and rescue teams and medical supplies were airlifted there by AMC aircraft and crews on Sept. 12. McGuire became the designated site by FEMA to house and feed urban search and rescue teams operating in New York City. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Ken Mann)

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History shows AMC's strong response on Sept. 11, 2001

Airman First Class Thomas Messick of the 514th Security Forces Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., guards the McGuire flightline on Sept. 11, 2001, in response to the terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, the World Trade Center of New York City and in Pennsylvania. In Air Mobility Command, the response to the attacks was immediate. At McGuire, now named Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, search and rescue teams and medical supplies were airlifted there by AMC aircraft and crews on Sept. 12. McGuire became the designated site by FEMA to house and feed urban search and rescue teams operating in New York City. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Ken Mann)

A 940th Aerial Refueling Wing KC-135E Stratotanker from Beale Air Force Base, Calif. prepares to refuel two F-16 Fighting Falcons during an Operation NOBLE EAGLE training patrol March 16, 2004. NOBLE EAGLE began on Sept. 11, and Mobility Airmen were essential to the support effort. NOBLE EAGLE’S core mission is the air defense of the U.S. homeland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

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Master Sgt. Lance Cheung

A 940th Aerial Refueling Wing KC-135E Stratotanker from Beale Air Force Base, Calif. prepares to refuel two F-16 Fighting Falcons during an Operation NOBLE EAGLE training patrol March 16, 2004. NOBLE EAGLE began on Sept. 11, and Mobility Airmen were essential to the support effort. NOBLE EAGLE’S core mission is the air defense of the U.S. homeland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -- Airmen of the 621st Contingency Response Wing gather outside their makeshift headquarters at the Port au Prince airport Friday. The wing will be responsible for organizing the airfield and setting up a reception area for relief supplies delivered to the airport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Danielle Johnson)

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PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -- Airmen of the 621st Contingency Response Wing gather outside their makeshift headquarters at the Port au Prince airport Friday. The wing will be responsible for organizing the airfield and setting up a reception area for relief supplies delivered to the airport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Danielle Johnson)

Airmen from the 137th Airlift Squadron, New York Air National Guard, and Marines from the initial response force unload equipment from a C-5 Galaxy at Yokota Air Base April 3, 2011. After the March 11 earthquake off the Japanese coast, Airmen from Air Mobility Command, Pacific Air Forces joined a team of responders to bring humanitarian assistance and disaster relief - Operation TOMODACHI - and fly DoD voluntary returnees and their loved ones back to the U.S - Operation PACIFIC PASSAGE. (U.S. Air Force phot BY/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross

Airmen from the 137th Airlift Squadron, New York Air National Guard, and Marines from the initial response force unload equipment from a C-5 Galaxy at Yokota Air Base April 3, 2011. After the March 11 earthquake off the Japanese coast, Airmen from Air Mobility Command, Pacific Air Forces joined a team of responders to bring humanitarian assistance and disaster relief - Operation TOMODACHI - and fly DoD voluntary returnees and their loved ones back to the U.S - Operation PACIFIC PASSAGE. (U.S. Air Force phot BY/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

Mission planning and command-and-control for the Air Mobility Command contributions to both the humanitarian relief efforts in Japan and Operation ODYSSEY DAWN were led by AMC's Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott AFB, Ill. As AMC's hub for global operations, the TACC plans, schedules and directs a fleet of nearly 1,300 mobility aircraft in support of strategic airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation operations around the world. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Justin Brockhoff)

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Capt. Justin Brockhoff

Mission planning and command-and-control for the Air Mobility Command contributions to both the humanitarian relief efforts in Japan and Operation ODYSSEY DAWN were led by AMC's Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott AFB, Ill. As AMC's hub for global operations, the TACC plans, schedules and directs a fleet of nearly 1,300 mobility aircraft in support of strategic airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation operations around the world. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Justin Brockhoff)

Sixty-nine members of the Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue Team await takeoff on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Dover Air Force Base, Del., April 26, 2015. The specially trained team and approximately 70,000 pounds of their supplies were deployed to Nepal to assist with rescue operations after the country was struck by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Johnson)

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Airman 1st Class William Johnson

Sixty-nine members of the Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue Team await takeoff on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Dover Air Force Base, Del., April 26, 2015. The specially trained team and approximately 70,000 pounds of their supplies were deployed to Nepal to assist with rescue operations after the country was struck by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Johnson)

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. – Today, Air Mobility Command celebrates 23 year of unrivaled Global Reach, with a rich heritage dating back decades.

A new era in air power history began when AMC was born at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. June 1, 1992, after the Military Airlift Command and the Strategic Air Command were inactivated. Elements of those two organizations, MAC's worldwide airlift system and SAC's KC-10 and KC-135 tanker force, combined to form AMC. The new command was assigned approximately 155,035 military and civilian personnel, including 85,765 active duty, 46,561 Air Force reservists, and 22,709 Air National Guard men and women.

Today, more than 118,000 active-duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Command and Department of Defense civilians make AMC's unrivaled global mobility operations possible.

For 23 years, AMC Airmen have played a key role in the nation's most notable warfighting operations in Afghanistan and Iraq; peacekeeping missions and operational efforts in Bosnia, Somalia, Rwanda and East Timor and Libya; and humanitarian response in Turkey, Honduras, Afghanistan, Haiti, and most recently, Nepal.

Mobility Airmen have become the heart of rapid global mobility - putting the "global" in Global Vigilance, Global Reach, and Global Power for America.

(Kathy Gunn, Air Mobility Wing History Office, contributed to this article.)