General John W. Handy

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John W. Handy is Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, and Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, IL.

USTRANSCOM is the single manager for global air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense.

General Handy was commissioned in 1967 and received his pilot wings in 1968. He has commanded the 21st Air Force at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.; the Air Mobility Command's Tanker Airlift Control Center; two airlift wings and a maintenance squadron. He has served as the Director of Operations and Logistics for USTRANSCOM; the Air Force's Director of Programs and Evaluations, and Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations and Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

General Handy is a command pilot with more than 5,000 flying hours, principally in airlift aircraft. As a C-130 pilot, he logged more than 300 combat hours in Southeast Asia. Prior to assuming his current position, he was Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
 
Presentations(s):
"Transportation and Transformation"
 




















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