Aerial Ports are responsible for all management and movement of cargo and passengers transported in the Military Airlift System.

In this section all flow of cargo and passengers being handled by the Aerial Port is managed, accounted for, and tracked by the In-Transit Visibility System.

These training loads are designed to simulate cargo that is dropped to units in combat conditions by parachute over locations in which aircraft cannot land.

Because the logistical planning expertise they provide is so vital to the airlift mission, Aerial Porters may also be assigned or attached to other types of units that require their specific skills.

Some of these units are Contingency Response Wings (CRW), Air Mobility Operations Groups (AMOG), and Tanker Airlift Control Elements (TALCE).