The 36 Aerial Port Squadron (APS) is a component unit of the Air Mobility Command's Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). Its primary role involves handling and transporting air cargo, as well as passengers, for the U.S. Air Force. The squadron operates under the Air Force Reserve Command's 816th Theatre Airlift Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. The 36 APS is part of a larger network known as the Air Force Reserve Command's Aerial Port System, which facilitates global mobility for the U.S. military.