The following release from U.S. Transportation Command (dated August 1) affirms the confirmation of U.S. Air Force Gen. Duncan McNabb as the new USTRANSCOM Commander. Gen. McNabb replaces former Commander Gen. Norton A. Schwartz who was recently confirmed as the new U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff. Congratulations to both.Senate confirms General McNabb as U.S. Transportation Command commander
Gen. Duncan McNabb will soon assume command of the United States Transportation Command. General McNabb, 34-year Air Force veteran, will be the ninth USTRANSCOM commander, with today’s Senate confirmation vote.
McNabb provided testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on July 22, before the full Senate voted on his confirmation. The President must offer the official appointment to McNabb before he can assume his new position.
“I know U.S. Transportation Command's success depends on the strength of the total force and of our industry partners. I will work to continue to strengthen and leverage these partnerships across the entire joint deployment and distribution enterprise,” said McMabb.
McNabb, who currently serves as the Air Force vice chief of staff, assumes command of USTRANSCOM once Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, also confirmed today by the Senate, assumes his new position as Air Force Chief of Staff.
In his current position, McNabb serves as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Requirements Oversight Council and Deputy Advisory Working Group. He assists the Chief of Staff with organizing, training and equipping more than 710,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas.
His previous command experience includes positions as commander, 89th Operations Group at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.; commander, 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Wash.; and commander, Tanker Airlift Control Center, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
Immediately prior to his current position, McNabb served as commander of Air Mobility Command, one of the three service commands comprising USTRANSCOM. The others are the Army’s Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, also headquartered at Scott AFB, and the Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.
McNabb is a 1974 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He earned his master of science degree in international relations in 1984 from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. In addition, he attended the Program for Senior Officials in National Security at the John F. Kennedy School of Government and the Executive Program for General Officers of the Russian Federation and the United States, both held at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is an alumnus of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces as well as the Air War College.
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