SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, IL -- U.S. Transportation Command will play a major role in deterring conflict in a potential battle with China, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday, from providing agile maneuver and quick delivery of assets or aid to directing logistics chains. “The ability to move, to deploy forces and equipment, is first on the list,” Austin said in remarks here during the TRANSCOM change-of-command ceremony. “When crises strike, when the commander in chief asks for options, the...
