Aliases
Armed Forces Air Transport ServiceDOD Unified CommandDOD Unified Command (MATS)MATSMILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICEMilitary Air TransportMilitary Air Transport Service
Disambiguation
U.S. Department of Defense unified command (1948–1966). NOT to be confused with the successor Military Airlift Command (MAC) or the predecessor Air Transport Command (ATC) and Naval Air Transport Service (NATS).
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Organization
military-branchUSfounded: 1948
Enrichment
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- Military Air Transport ServiceWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Activated June 1, 1948
- First joint DOD command
- Consolidated ATC and NATS
- Inactivated January 8, 1966
- Replaced by Military Airlift Command
- MATS: The Story of the Military Air Transportation ServiceC-141 Heaven Historical Archive▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Major General Laurence S. Kuter as first commander
- Berlin Airlift began 26 June 1948, three weeks after activation
- Approximately 300 C-54 Skymaster aircraft by late 1948
- MATS, MAC and AMCSam McGowan Historical Research▎ medium· 2026-05-14
- Three-division structure (Atlantic, Pacific, Continental)
- Organizational continuity from ATC and NATS
- Transition to MAC in 1966
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MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE
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