Exhibits

The history of Army Transportation is far deeper than the just the history of the Transportation Corps. During every conflict the U.S. Army has had to acquire transportation, determine what routes to use and coordinated with a variety of the specialty fields to ensure the Army could stay in the fight. The museum exhibits display hundreds unique artifacts, accompanied by photos, archival materials and background information to tell the amazing story of Transportation in the U.S. Army.

Colonial Era Transportation
Colonial Era Transportation

Colonial America was primarily agricultural and there were no major roads. The easiest way to travel from one colony to another was by sea, while the highways of the day were the rivers. Roads were few and in poor condition often impacted by weather.

Civil War Transportation
Civil War Transportation

Not much changed in military transportation until the massive U.S. Civil War tore the nation apart. Soon militaries on both sides were developing strategic military transportation networks and utilizing a combination of the traditional and modern technologies of the time.

Overseas Endeavors
Overseas Endeavors

The Spanish American War would be America’s first effort to deploy and support troops outside of American shores. The experience networks utilized during the American Civil War had been lost in the post conflict return to peace, which would prove a costly mistake.

World War I
World War I

This was a time of innovation with the creation of the Army Transport Service (ATS) and the Motor Transport Corps (MTC), the era of the horse drawn wagon being replaced by trucks such as the Liberty Standard B, the first government spec vehicle.
Photo of the 1st trans-continental motor convoy of 1919.
Inter-War Years (1919-1940)

Following the armistice, the new Army Transportation Corps worked to return the Army Expeditionary Force to the United States.

World War II
World War II

The exhibit of the World War II global operations of the U.S. Army Transportation Corps mission from North Africa, Mediterranean, Europe, Pacific Theaters, and the Home Front.

An M38A1 on display at the U.S. Army Transportation Museum.
Korean War

The Korean War or Korean UN Police Action would bring the Transportation Corps back to heavy involvement in the Pacific region.

The Cold War didn’t decrease the Army’s transportation needs, but only expanded them.
Cold War

The Cold War didn’t decrease the Army’s transportation needs, but only expanded them.
Combat Readiness Demonstration of the Rocket Belt at McKellar’s Pond on Ft. Bragg, NC in 1961. The Rocket belt is being launched from a LARC XV 3X in preparation for a demonstration to President Kennedy. The original Army rocket belt is on display at the U.S. Transportation Museum.
Army Transportation Experimental Vehicles

The unique needs of military transportation have driven the development of many of the vehicles and system that we still use today.
Viet Nam War
Vietnam War

The war in Vietnam would see the Transportation Corps again expanding its efforts in the Pacific.

Image of OCS Candidates helping each other.
Transportation Corps Army Officer Candidate School (OCS)

At the height of the Vietnam War, the U.S. Army couldn’t train enough officers for rapid deployment.
Earthquake Relief : Peruvian Soldiers guard relief supplies brought in by US Army UH-1Ds in June of 1970. Part of the research collection of the U.S. Army Transportation Museum.
Global Contingencies

The Transportation needs of the Army don’t only happen during major conflicts, but also during other global contingency operations.

The Desert Shield/Desert Storm exhibit at the U.S. Army Transportation Museum.
Desert Shield/Storm/Farewell

The redeployment of U.S. Forces would be named Operation Desert Farewell, with the Transportation Corps working to return the remaining forces back to Europe or the United States.
Global War on Terrorism
Global War on Terrorism

Learn about the United States Army Transportation Corps' involvement in the War on Terrorism. See how advancing technology, from the HMMWV to the MRAP, protects our Soldiers on today's battlefield.

Aviation Pavilion
Aviation Pavilion

The Aviation Pavilion tells the story of aviation development in the Army through helicopters, airplanes, and experimental craft.
Marine Park
Marine Park

The Marine Park includes landing craft, tugboats, patrol boats, and amphibious craft.

Rail Pavilion
Rail Pavilion

The museum Rail Pavilion is an outdoor exhibit space housing over 35 of our collection of Trains and Heavy Equipment Transporters.

Truck Pavilion
Truck Pavilion

In one glance you can trace the development of the Army Jeep from World War II through Viet Nam.