Military Air Transport Service

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Military_Air_Transport_Service
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf United States Air Force major command
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MATS
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1966
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1948
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Gen._Howell_M._Estes_II
gptkb:Gen._Howell_M._Estes_Jr.
gptkb:Gen._Joe_W._Kelly
gptkb:Gen._Laurence_S._Kuter
gptkb:Gen._William_H._Tunner
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved United States Air Force reorganization
gptkbp:emblem Emblem of the Military Air Transport Service
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:The_Pentagon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Military Air Transport Service
gptkbp:mission support of military operations
global airlift operations
support of humanitarian missions
gptkbp:motto None official
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:MATS
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Boeing_KC-97_Stratofreighter
gptkb:Douglas_C-124_Globemaster_II
gptkb:Douglas_C-133_Cargomaster
gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkb:Douglas_C-118_Liftmaster
gptkb:Boeing_C-97_Stratofreighter
Lockheed C-121 Constellation
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Deep_Freeze
gptkb:Berlin_Airlift
gptkb:Operation_Blue_Bat
gptkb:Operation_Safe_Haven
gptkb:Operation_Big_Lift
Vietnam War support
Korean War logistics
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Air_Transport_Command
gptkbp:role air transport
aerial refueling
aeromedical evacuation
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Military_Airlift_Command
gptkbp:type joint service command
military airlift command
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Air_Transport_Command
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6