Air Transport
Air Transport allows NATO to deploy, employ and redeploy forces and equipment quickly, sustain those forces, and support the effective application of military effort. The speed and flexibility of military airlift make it the preferred means of transport in support of most military and humanitarian operations. Robust strategic airlift capabilities are vital to ensure that NATO countries are able to deploy their forces and equipment rapidly around the globe.
To make progress in the field of the Air Mobility and be more flexible in any evolving situation, we provide related expertise to the transformation of Joint Air Power at the operational level and engagement at the tactical level when necessary.
Featured Publications
NATO Rapid Air Mobility
NATO’s Multinational MRTT Unit
The Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet Programme
Subject Matter Expert
Jared D. Thompson
Lieutenant Colonel Jared D. Thompson serves as Air Mobility Strategist, Joint Air Power Competence Centre (NATO), in Kalkar, Germany. In this role, he executes the JAPCC Program of Work for air mobility interoperability and compatibility efforts and supports the Military Committee Joint Standardization Board as Chairman of the Air Transportation...
