Government & Defense Air Cargo | National Air Cargo

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WHO we serve

You answer to the call of duty. So do we.

Government and defense logistics run through a chain of people, each accountable for a different piece, each under scrutiny. We’ve worked with all of them.

Program offices & military logistics commands: You’re accountable to a chain of command, a budget cycle, and a readiness requirement that doesn’t move. You need a partner who treats a deadline as an order to be met and can document every step when the audit comes.
Defense primes & contractors: Your reputation rides on delivery as much as ours does. When you put a movement in our hands, you’re trusting us with your own client relationship, and we move like we know it.
Government agencies & civil authorities: From routine sustainment to crisis response, your mandate doesn’t pause for logistics. We operate across classified and unclassified requirements with the discretion and compliance the work demands.
Coalition & allied forces: Foreign Military Sales (FMS) movements carry their own layers of clearance, routing, and accountability. We’ve navigated them, and we know the difference a single permit can make to a deployment.

why national air cargo

We were forged in this work

Some carriers add a defense division. National grew up in this work, in the theaters, under the oversight, on the timelines that don’t forgive. That experience shows up in ways a capability list can’t capture.

No corner of the government we can’t serve

We support every corner of the federal government, from defense commands to civil agencies, moving nearly every kind of cargo the mission runs on. Pharmaceuticals at temperature. Perishables against the clock. Class 1 explosives and ammuniation. Outsized and controlled cargo. Whatever the request, we adapt to meet it.

We’ve already been where you’re going

Forward operating bases. Contested airspace. Regions where the security situation changes by the hour. We’ve flown into them, and the experience is in the room every time we plan a movement.

We operate under the same scrutiny you do

FAA, DOD, ITAR, military compliance, we live under the microscope, and we treat it as a discipline, not a burden. When the audit comes, the documentation is already in order.

Discretion is built into how we operate

Classified or unclassified, the missions we handle stay between us and the client. It’s a discipline we maintain at every level of the operation.

We treat every mission like the last one we’ll be judged on

Because we are. Our reputation in this sector was earned one movement at a time, and we protect it the same way.

Our Capabilities

Everything the mission requires, in one place

From base sustainment to outsized airlift to controlled-cargo movement, our defense capabilities span the full operation. Explore what we move and how it works.

Defense Logistics

Base operations, sustainment, outsized and controlled-cargo airlift, FMS, security moves, and on-demand charter when the mission can’t wait.

Dangerous Goods

Class 1 explosives, ammunition, and all DG classes, certified and compliant across air, ocean, and ground.

Security & escorted movement

Armed escorts, secure routing, and controlled custody for cargo that can’t travel unguarded.

Specialized packaging & crating

Military-spec packaging, crating, and preparation built to carry cargo through the harshest handling and environments.

CERTIFICATIONS & COMPLIANCE

Cleared to the standard the mission requires

From CRAF carrier status to ITAR, HAZMAT, and the full slate of regulatory compliance programs, our credentials are current, verified, and built for government and defense requirements.