Army Standard Training Package
Standards of conduct in military air travel, key laws and regulations governing the use of government aircraft, and policies for travel and operational use of government aircraft in the military. Includes details on approved missions, approval authority, and other official travel criteria.
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ARMY STANDARD TRAINING PACKAGE
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT MILITARY AIR (MILAIR) TRAVEL
KEY LAWS AND REGULATIONS Office of Mgmt. & Budget, OMB Cir. A-126, Improving the Use and Management of Government Aircraft (May 22, 1992) The Joint Ethics Regulation (JER), DoD 5500.07-R (May 15, 2024) DoD Policy for Aircraft/Air Travel (DODI 4500.56) DoD Air Transportation Eligibility (DODI 4515.13) DoD Operational Support Airlift (DoDI 4500.43) Army Directive 2017-06 Army Regulation 95-1 Current as of DEC 2024
SECARMY DIRECTIVE 2017-06 SECARMY POLICY FOR TRAVEL Federal TravelRegulation (FTR) Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) United States Code Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) DoDD 4500.9E Transportation and Traffic Management OMBA-126 SECARMY DIRECTIVE 2017-05 Improving the Management and Use of Government Aircraft AR 58-1 Secretary of the Army Policy for Travel by Department of the Army Senior Officials Management, Acquisition, and Use of Motor Vehicles DoDD 4500.56 DoD Policy on the Use of Government Aircraft and Air Travel AD 2020-14 Army Spouse Travel DoDI 4515.13 Air Transportation Eligibility AR 95-1 Flight Regulations DoDD 4515.12 Administrative Instruction 109 Use of Motor Transportation and Scheduled DoD Shuttle Service in the Pentagon Area DoD Support for Travel of Members and Employees of Congress Army Directive 2020-14 Army Spouse Travel DoDI4500.43 Operational Support Airlift (OSA) DoDI 4500.36 Acquisition, Management, and Use of Non-Tactical Vehicles Current as of DEC 2024
MILAIR - OPERATIONAL USE Operational Use Government Aircraft shall only be used for missions required to accomplish the DoD mission and maintain the combat readiness of the units concerned Examples: Actual or simulated tactical and combat operations; Aircrew training; Intelligence; Counter-narcotics activities; Search and rescue; Transportation of prisoners; Use of defense attach system aircraft; Research and development; Maintenance flights; Flight tests; Repositioning or reassignment of aircraft; Transport of troops or equipment; Special use (e.g., humanitarian, disaster relief, and deployments); Aeromedical evacuation by aeromedical units. Operational use includes exercising command and/or supervision authority at adjacent and local installations (AR 95-1 , para. 3-5) Approval Authority based on command authority that owns the aircraft, commensurate with the assessed level of risk (AR 95-1) Current as of DEC 2024
MILAIR OTHER OFFICIAL TRAVEL (ADMINISTRATIVE TRAVEL ) Other official travel, or administrative travel, is permitted if: Commercial transpiration is not reasonably available Use of MILAIR must have a valid official reason beyond personal convenience Scheduling requirements must be considered to make commercial transport unacceptable Commercial Air services is unacceptable Higher unusual circumstances that present a clear and present danger An emergency exists Other compelling operational consideration make commercial air unacceptable Use of MILAIR is more cost effective than commercial transport Requires cost comparison of MILAIR and commercial transportation Aircraft previously scheduled for a bona fide training mission may be used for a secondary travel purpose Training mission must be previously scheduled and the primary purpose of the flight, not altered to accommodate the secondary travel, and government incurs no additional cost Current as of DEC 2024
MILAIR REQUIRED USE & PRIORITY USE SECDEF designates required use travels to use MILAIR for official and unofficial travel Required Use Travelers (official travel and unofficial travel) SecDef DepSecDef CJCS VCJCS (unofficial travel only allowed when acting as CJCS) Required Use Travelers (official travel only) Secretaries of the Military Departments Chiefs of the Military Services Chief, National Guard Bureau Commander, USFK Commander, COCOMs USD for Intelligence USD for Policy Priority Use Travelers (not required use travels) Specific positions that may use government aircraft for official travel IAW OMB A-126 and DODI 4500.56 DoDI 4500.56, para. 1.2.c.(5)(a) and (b) lists specific positions Current as of DEC 2024
MILAIR OTHER OFFICIAL TRAVEL REQUESTS All other DoD employees not Required Use or Priority use may only travel MILAIR under other official travel . Approval Authority for administrative travel is at least one organizational level higher than the senior traveler requestor Senior traveler must sign all requests. Signature authority may not be delegated. Caveats for HQDA and NG (Title 32) travel Requesters must determine and document that the requirements in SECARMY Directive 2017-05 for the use of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft have been met for each individual use. Current as of DEC 2024
MILAIR ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS MILAIR Travel is further restricted by the type of aircraft and comparison to ground transportation Fixed wing aircraft Operational Support Aircraft will not be scheduled between locations when the ground transportation is 1 hour or less or flight time is 30 minutes or less. Rotary Wing aircraft Rotary wing aircraft will be used only when the use of ground transportation would have a significant adverse impact on the ability of a senior official to effectively accomplish the purpose of the official travel. Current as of DEC 2024
MILAIR SPOUSE TRAVEL ITA DIRECT SERVICE STANDARD JTR paragraph 030501.A.12 authorizes ITAs IAW 5 U.S.C. 5703 (as a quasi employee during a period of service to the government) AND the spouse is legitimately performing a direct service for the government Permits an agency to invite a spouse to a meeting or conference at government expense, if that spouse is legitimately performing a direct service for the government, such as making a presentation or advising in an area of expertise Also encompasses spouses whose travel is necessary to the service that provides a direct benefit to the government (e.g., cross-cultural training for spouses of living abroad directly benefits the agency) However, the direct service test is not met merely by attending a meeting or conference, even if hosted by a DoD Component on a matter related to the Component s official business (31 U.S.C. 1345) (For details see GAO, Principles of Federal Appropriations Law, 3rd ed., 2004 rev., Chapter 4 at 4-47 to 4-50.) Current as of DEC 2024
MILAIR SPOUSE TRAVEL ITA DIRECT SERVICE ARMY APPROVAL Army Directive 2020-14 (Army Spouse Travel) policy for Direct Service travel by Army spouses: Spouse travel to Army training activities must be assessed by the HQDA G-3/5/7 Training Directorate and approved by AASA to ensure that the direct service standard is met. Includes Army-directed recurring and non-recurring training activities (formerly service-endorsed training courses. ) Spouse travel to certain Army-directed recurring education and evaluation activities (non-training) have been reviewed by HQDA and the AASA and determined to meet the direct service standard All other requests for spouse travel under the direct service standard will be treated as an individual exception to travel policy and may be approved as an exception only by SA, VSA, USA, CSA, VCSA, 4-star commander or their SA delegated three-star DCG Current as of DEC 2024
MILAIR SPOUSE TRAVEL ITA DIRECT SERVICE ARMY APPROVAL Army Request Requirements A memorandum signed by the sponsor that clearly explains how the spouse s participation benefits DA, given the additional cost to the government and taxpayer perception A separate spouse agenda that defines the focus and audience of the spouse s participation and identifies the tangible benefit to be derived from the participation A copy of any invitation made by a DoD, Federal, or non-DoD entity where a spouse s presence is requested A legal review signed by the command ethics counselor is not required, but highly encouraged Current as of DEC 2024
MILAIR SPOUSE TRAVEL UNOFFICIAL TRAVEL NONINTERFERENCE (REIMBURSABLE) Spouse may travel unofficially on MILAIR when accompanying senior official Must accompany the senior official (normally SES or GO) on official business Other official travelers cannot be displaced Inclusion does not result in bigger aircraft Negligible additional cost to the government Reimbursement at full commercial coach fare Approval Authority is at the four-star ACOM level (delegable to a three-star DCG) Current as of DEC 2024
MILAIR SPOUSAL TRAVEL FLOW CHART YES YES Authority Non-reimbursable COMAIR or Non-reimbursable MILAIR Legitimately performing a direct service for the Government JTR, Para 030501-A12 NO (1) Attend a function in which the DoD Sponsor is participating an official capacity and in which the spouse is to address those assembled or otherwise play an active role and visible part; or (2) Attend a function attended by spouses of community leaders, government officials, foreign dignitaries, or foreign military officers with whom the Sponsor is meeting in an official capacity; or (3) Attend a function where a substantial portion of those present are military families or where the focus is on matters of particular concern to military families. YES YES Authority DODD 4500.56, Encl 3, Para 5 Non-reimbursable MILAIR NO Spouse pays for COMAIR (Unless Unofficial Travel) NO YES YES Authority AD 2020-14 Para 5d(5) Unofficial Travel REIMBURSABLE MILAIR NO Spouse pays for COMAIR Current as of DEC 2024
