Most Airmen deploying to the U.S. Central Command theater in the past did not know how
they would be routed to their final destination. Recently, Air Mobility Command
officials briefly froze the rotator system to implement processes to increase
predictability, efficiency and stability. One change was to make transportation
schedulers, rather than individual Airmen, responsible for requesting the most
efficient travel arrangements. Similar to booking travel in the civilian world,
logistics planners are working toward a “single ticket” system whereby Airmen will
receive full travel routing before departing from their home station. Steps also were
taken to provide schedulers better visibility on each person moving through the system.
To shorten travel time for some passengers, Air Force officials will designate
additional deployment departure terminals at Hurlburt Field, Fla.; Hill Air Force Base,
Utah; Travis AFB, Calif.; Whiteman AFB, Mo.; and Lackland AFB, Texas.
