To maintain and advance its ability to rapidly deploy anytime, anywhere, Air Mobility Command has empowered units to experiment with new procedures and strategies to broaden their capabilities before the next major conflict.

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  In this episode of ‘At Altitude,’ we sat down with Maj. Gen. Gerald Donohue, AMC’s Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration, about maintaining American airlift’s strategic advantage.

Maj. Gen. Gerald Donohue is the Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He is responsible for policy, guidance and oversight of worldwide air operations and providing forces for rapid global mobility. These functions include airfield operations, Civil Reserve Air Fleet management and commercial carrier compliance, command and control and air operations center functional management. Additionally, he provides oversight on nuclear operations, global force management, air expeditionary forces, resource and readiness review monitoring, aircrew training, aircrew standardization and evaluation, joint exercise and commander’s training guidance.

Maj. Gen. Donohue is a command pilot with more than 4,600 hours including more than 720 combat and combat support hours. Prior to his current position, he was the Chief, Global Operations Center, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Illinois.