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Coronavirus: Latest DoD Guidance
The Defense Department continually provides information and resources on a variety of coronavirus-related subjects for members of the DOD community and the general public. For vaccine guidance information, please see the section at the bottom of this page.
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Civilian personnel guidance.
March 17, 2022
see April 6, 2022 release "Consolidated Department of Defense Coronavirus Disease 2019 Force Health Protection Guidance"
Oct. 4, 2021
May 7, 2021
Nov. 30, 2020
Oct. 27, 2020
Sept. 14, 2020
May 6, 2020
March 30, 2020
March 8, 2020
Defense Industrial Base
April 4, 2022
Updated: see April 4, 2022 Infographic
Feb. 23, 2021
Jan. 14, 2021
March 20, 2020
Elective Surgery
May 21, 2020
May 20, 2020
Supersedes March 24 memo
May 19, 2020
March 24, 2020
Superseded by May 19 memo
Force Health Protection Guidance
Rescinds FHP Revision 5 , dated March 24, 2023
July 26, 2023
Amends Consolidated FHP Guidance – Revision 4 , dated Jan. 30, 2023
Rescinded, see July 26, 2023 USD(P&R) Memo “Force Health Protection Guidance-Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Other Infectious Respiratory Diseases”
March 24, 2023
Accompanying press release, Jan. 31, 2023
Amends Consolidated FHP Guidance - Revision 3 , dated Aug. 29, 2022
Updated, see Consolidated FHP Guidance Revision 5, dated March 24, 2023
Jan. 30, 2023
Amends Consolidated FHP Guidance - Revision 2 , dated Aug. 8, 2022
Updated, see Consolidated FHP Guidance - Revision 4 , dated Jan. 30, 2023
Aug. 29, 2022
Amends Consolidated FHP Guidance-Revision 1 , dated June 29, 2022
Updated, see Consolidated FHP Guidance-Revision 3 , dated Aug. 29, 2022
Aug. 8, 2022
Amends Consolidated FHP Guidance - Revision 1 , dated June 29, 2022
Updated, see Consolidated FHP Guidance - Revision 3 , dated Aug. 29, 2022
Accompanying press release, July 7, 2022
Amends Consolidated FHP Guidance , dated April 4, 2022
Updated, see Consolidated FHP Guidance - Revision 2 , dated Aug. 8, 2022
June 29, 2022
Consolidates, incorporates, and rescinds multiple policies and guidances
Accompanying press release, April 6, 2022
Updated, see Consolidated FHP Guidance - Revision 1 , dated June 29, 2022
Consolidates, incorporates, and rescinds multiple previously issued policies and guidances
Updated: see “Consolidated DoD Coronavirus Disease 2019 Force Health Protection Guidance - Revision 1”, June 29, 2022
April 6, 2022
Department of Defense Guidance for Personnel Traveling During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Supplements (Supplement 18) Revision 1
Supplements Secretary of Defense Memorandum
Rescinds and replaces (Supplement 20)
Rescinds and replaces (Supplement 16) Revision 1
Jan. 11, 2022
Department of Defense Guidance for Protecting All Personnel in DOD Workplaces During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rescinds and replaces (Supplement 18)
Supplemented by (Supplement 20) Revision 1
Jan. 7, 2022
Department of Defense Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Labratory Testing Services
Rescinds and replaces (Supplement 15) Revision 2
Dec. 30, 2021
Department of Defense Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Attestation, Screening Testing, and Vaccination Verification
Rescinds and replaces Supplement 23, Revision 2
Supplemented by 18-1 (Jan. 7, 2022 release)
Dec. 20, 2021
Department of Defense Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Attestation, Screening Testing, and Vaccination Verification (Updated)
(corrected copy of Oct. 29 memo )
Rescinded and replaced; see Force Health Protection Guidance Supplement 23, Revision 3
Nov. 15, 2021
(for corrected copy of Oct. 29 memo, see Nov. 15 release )
Rescinded and replaced; see Force Health Protection Supplement 15, Revision 3
Nov. 1, 2021
Rescinded and replaced: see Force Health Protection Guidance Supplement 23, Revision 2
Oct. 18, 2021
Department of Defense Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Attestation and Screening Testing for Unvaccinated Personnel
DD Form 3150 (Certification of Vaccination)
Rescinded: see Force Health Protection Guidance Supplement 23, Revision 1
Sept. 7, 2021
Department of Defense Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Surveillance and Screening Testing
Rescinds Supplement 11
July 21, 2021
Department of Defense Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Laboratory Testing Services
Rescinds Supplement 15, Revision 1
complemented by Supplement 22
July 2, 2021
Department of Defense Guidance for the Use of Masks, Personal Protective Equipment, and Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Rescinds Supplement 17
Supplements Secretary of Defense Feb. 4, 2021 Memorandum, “Use of Masks and Other Public Health Measures”
Supplements Deputy Secretary of Defense May 13, 2021 Memorandum, “Updated Mask Guidelines for Vaccinated Persons”
Rescinded; see March 1, 2022, USD(P&R) memo “Updated Guidance for Mask and Screening Testing for all Department of Defense Installations and Other Facilities”
June 22, 2021
Department of Defense Guidance for Deployment and Redeployment of Individuals and Units During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Rescinds and replaces Supplement 16
Rescinded and replaced; see Supplement 20, Revision 1 (Jan. 11, 2022 release)
May 4, 2021
Rescinds and replaces Supplement 14
April 12, 2021
Department of Defense Guidance for Movement and Medical Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients, Symptomatic Persons Under Investigation, or Persons Potentially Exposed to the Coronavirus Disease 2019
Rescinds and replaces Supplement 5
March 25, 2021
Department of Defense Guidance for Protecting All Personnel in Department of Defense Workplaces During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Rescinds Supplement 8
Rescinded and replaced; see Supplement 18, Revision 1 (Jan. 7, 2022 release)
March 17, 2021
Rescinds and replaces Supplement 7
Rescinded, see Supplement 17, Revision 1
Department of Defense Guidance for Deployment and Redeployment of Individuals and Units during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Rescinds Supplement 9
Rescinded; see Supplement 16 - Revision 1
March 16, 2021
Rescinds and replaces Supplement 15
March 15, 2021
Rescinded and replaced; see Supplement 15, Revision-1
Jan. 11, 2021
Supplements requirements in Supplement 8
Rescinds and replaces Supplement 12
Rescinds and replaces Supplement 1
Rescinded and replaced; see Supplement 20
Dec. 29, 2020
Department of Defense Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Clinical Laboratory Diagnostic Testing Services
Rescinds Supplement 10
Rescinded; see Supplement 15
Aug. 24, 2020
Rescinds Supplement 4
Rescinded; see Supplement 14
Aug. 6, 2020
Department of Defense Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Surveillance and Screening with Testing
Rescinded; see Supplement 22
June 11, 2020
Rescinds Supplement 6
Rescinded; see Supplement 13
Department of Defense Guidance for Deployment and Redeployment of Individuals and Units During the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Rescinded; see Supplement 16
May 26, 2020
Department of Defense Guidance for Protecting Personnel in Workplaces During the Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Requirements supplemented in Supplement 14
Rescinded; see Supplement 18
April 13, 2020
Department of Defense Guidance for Use of Cloth Face Coverings, Personal Protective Equipment, and Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Rescinds Supplement 3
Rescinded and replaced, see Supplement 17
April 8, 2020
Department of Defense Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Laboratory Testing Diagnostic Services
Rescinded; see Supplement 10
April 7, 2020
Department of Defense Guidance for Movement and Medical Treatment of COVID-19 Patients, Symptomatic Persons Under Investigation, or Potentially Exposed COVID-19 Persons
Rescinded and replaced; see Supplement 21
Department of Defense Guidance for Personnel Traveling During the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
Rescinded; see Supplement 12
March 11, 2020
Department of Defense Guidance for the Use of Personal Protective Equipment and Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak
Rescinded; see Supplement 7
March 10, 2020
Department of Defense Guidance for Military Installation Commanders' Risk-Based Measured Responses to the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
Rescinded; see April 29, 2021 memo "Guidance for Commanders on Risk-based Responses and Implementation of the Health Protection Condition Framework"
Feb. 25, 2020
Department of Defense Guidance for Personnel Returning from China During the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
Feb. 7, 2020
Jan. 30, 2020
General Guidance
April 18, 2023
March 1, 2022
Dec 30, 2021
Rescinds May 13, 2021 memo
(additional information: release )
Rescinded; see release March 1, 2022 USD(P&R) memo “Updated Guidance for Mask and Screening Testing for all Department of Defense Installations and Other Facilities”
July 28, 2021
June 10, 2021
June 7, 2021
Supplemented, see June 21, 2021 Force Health Protection Guidance Supplement 17, Revision 1 memo
May 13, 2021
Rescinds April 5, 2020 memo
Updated, see May 13, 2021 memo
Feb. 4, 2021
Dec. 3, 2020
Nov. 19, 2020
July 20, 2020
Rescinded; see Feb. 4, 2021 release and memo
April 5, 2020
Jan. 31, 2020
Health Protection Condition Levels
Rescinds Force Health Protection Supplement 2
Rescinds Secretary of Defense April 1, 2020 memo "Guidance for Commanders on the Implementation of the Risk-Based Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic"
Rescinds Secretary of Defense May 19, 2020 memo "Guidance for Commanders on Risk-Based Changing of Health Protection Condition Levels During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic"
April 29, 2021
Supplements Secretary's April 1 memo "Guidance for Commanders on the Implementation of the Risk-Based Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic"
Rescinded, see April 29, 2021 memo "Guidance for Commanders' Risk-Based Responses and Implementation of the Health Protection Condition Framework"
Military Personnel Guidance
Accompanying press release, Feb. 24, 2023
Feb. 24, 2023
Rescinds Secretary Austin’s Aug. 24, 2021 memo Mandatory Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination of Department of Defense Service Members
Rescinds Secretary Austin’s Nov. 30, 2021 memo Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Members of the National Guard and the Ready Reserve
Jan. 10, 2023
Rescinded, see Jan. 10, 2023 release: DOD Rescinds COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate
Nov. 30, 2021
Accompanying press release: Aug. 25, 2021
Aug. 24, 2021
July 1, 2020
June 30, 2020
Cancelled; see March 16, 2021 release (Travel Restrictions)
June 29, 2020
April 23, 2020
April 16, 2020
April 9, 2020
March 26, 2020
March 23, 2020
Moving During COVID-19 (PCS)
Pentagon personnel guidance.
Mar. 3, 2023
(CDC COVID data tracker, Arlington County, VA)
June 17, 2022
Sept. 14, 2022
May 4, 2022
Mar. 2, 2022
Jan. 6, 2022
Dec. 28, 2021
Dec. 27, 2021
Oct. 29, 2021
July 30, 2021
July 7, 2021
Rescinds CMO May 26, 2020 memo, “Pentagon Reservation Plan for Reslience and Aligning with National Guidelines for Opening Up American Again”
June 21, 2021
Nov. 24, 2020
Updates June 25 release
Nov. 20, 2020
Updates June 11 release
June 25, 2020
Updates June 10 memo
Updated; see June 25 release
Updated; see June 25 memo
June 10, 2020
Rescinded, see June 21, 2021 DAM memo
March 14, 2020
March 13, 2020
Secretary of Defense Guidance
Jan 2, 2022
March 4, 2021
May 27, 2020
Supplemented by HPCON memo May 19
Rescinded, see April 29, 2021 memo "Guidance for Commanders’ Risk-Based Responses and Implementation of the Health Protection Condition Framework"
April 1, 2020
March 27, 2020
Test Kits: Military Beneficiaries
Feb 24, 2022
Travel Restrictions
March 30, 2022
March 23, 2022
March 16, 2022
March 9, 2022
March 3, 2022
Feb. 23, 2022
Feb. 16, 2022
Feb. 9, 2022
Feb. 2, 2022
Jan. 26, 2022
Jan. 19, 2022
Jan. 12, 2022
Jan. 5, 2022
Dec. 29, 2021
Dec. 22, 2021
Dec. 15, 2021
Dec. 8, 2021
Dec. 1, 2021
Nov. 24, 2021
Nov. 18, 2021
Nov. 10, 2021
Nov. 3, 2021
Oct. 25, 2021
Oct. 20, 2021
Oct. 13, 2021
Oct. 6, 2021
Sept. 29, 2021
Sept. 22, 2021
Sept. 15, 2021
Sept. 8, 2021
Sept. 1, 2021
August 25, 2021
August 18, 2021
August 11, 2021
August 4, 2021
July 14, 2021
June 30, 2021
June 23, 2021
June 9, 2021
June 2, 2021
May 26, 2021
May 19, 2021
May 12, 2021
May 5, 2021
April 28, 2021
April 21, 2021
April 14, 2021
April 7, 2021
March 31, 2021
March 24, 2021
Supplemented see Force Health Protection (Supplement 20), Revision 1
March 10, 2021
March 3, 2021
Feb. 24, 2021
Feb. 17, 2021
Feb. 10, 2021
Jan. 27, 2021
Jan. 22, 2021
Jan. 6, 2021
Dec. 30, 2020
Dec. 23, 2020
Dec. 16, 2020
Dec. 9, 2020
Dec. 2, 2020
Nov. 25, 2020
Nov. 18, 2020
Nov. 12, 2020
Nov. 4, 2020
Nov. 1, 2020
Oct. 30, 2020
Oct. 21, 2020
Oct. 14, 2020
Oct. 7, 2020
Cancelled; see March 16, 2021 release
Oct. 5, 2020
Oct. 1, 2020
Sept. 23, 2020
Sept. 16, 2020
Sept. 9, 2020
Sept. 2, 2020
Aug. 26, 2020
Aug. 19, 2020
Aug. 12, 2020
Aug. 5, 2020
July 29, 2020
July 23, 2020
July 15, 2020
July 8, 2020
(This format replaces the weekly "Travel Restrictions: Green Locations" releases)
July 2, 2020
June 19, 2020
June 12, 2020
June 8, 2020
May 22, 2020
April 20, 2020
Cancelled; see May 22 memo
Cancelled; see April 20 memo
Vaccine Guidance
Nov. 9, 2021
Rescinds and replaced; see Supplement 23, Revision 3
Rescinded and replaced: see Force Health Protection 23, Supplement 2
Rescinded: see Force Health Protection 23, Supplement 1
August 9, 2021
July 29, 2021
May 20, 2021
Feb. 18, 2021
Updates Dec. 9, 2020 schema
Jan. 19, 2021
Jan. 13, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 11, 2020
Rescinded Jan. 19, 2021
Dec. 7, 2020
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Travel Restrictions for DOD Components in Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 . Cancelled; see April 20 memo. March 11, 2020. Vaccine Guidance. Latest. Active Only All.
All OCONUS Travel (3) X ... DoD personnel will comply with any DoD, Federal, State, and local restrictions while in a leave status. • CDR's will reference HQDA EXORD 210-20 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Transition Framework, 26 May 2020, and associated FRAGOs as guidance. In addition, the IMCOM COVID-19 Placemat will be used to determine installation
MEDICAL TRAVEL WHEN STATIONED OCONUS . 033101. Dependent Medical Care Travel OCONUS 033102. Medical Travel and Transportation Allowances When a Civilian Employee Is Assigned to a Foreign PDS OCONUS . 0332. DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL AND NON-MEDICAL ATTENDANT TRAVELING TO A WOUNDED, ILL, OR INJURED SERVICE MEMBER OR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE . 033201.
THE JOINT TRAVEL . REGULATIONS (JTR) UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBERS . AND . DOD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES . MAJOR GENERAL ROY J. MACARAEG ... Defense Travel System (DTS) Use 010206. Travel Authorizations and Orders . 0103 FINANCIAL RULES . 010301. Receipt Requirements . 010302.
Travelers that test positive for COVID-19 while executing OCONUS travel must do the following: (1) Immediately execute ROM procedures. If a member of a family unit tests positive, the entire ...
FAQ - TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS. (As of March 13, 2020, 10:15 p.m.) Q1. What is being done to ensure our service members are safe in their travels and keep them healthy? A1. The actions outlined in Secretary Esper's memo and the Force Health Protection Supplement #4 are done to protect our personnel and their families.
Travel during COVID-19. The following is a summary of official Army travel guidance and can be used to determine the regulations and processes to be followed if required to travel. This is provided for general information, local processes and policies may supersede those referenced here. At this time, the Department of Defense is assessing ...
Step 1: Meet Installation Criteria (No Travel Restrictions, HPCON below Charlie, Essential Services Available, Quality Assurance in place for Movers) Step 2: Director of Administration and Management (DA&M), the Secretary of a Military Department, or a Combatant Commander approve lifting travel restrictions for an installation.
OCONUS travelers must have a negative viral COVID-19 test (molecular or antigen) within 72 hours of embarkation. An antigen test may be used for testing prior to travel when a molecular test (such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or Abbott ID NOW) is not available. However, a molecular test is the preferred test prior to travel.
By Courtesy July 29, 2021. The Department of Defense updated the Foreign Clearance Guide June 16, 2021. Official Travel with a Special Issuance Passport is mandatory for all Military service ...
Establishes management controls for use of premium economy class airline seating. Among others, may be authorized when travel exceeds eight (8) hours and is to, from, or between OCONUS locations. Rest period of more than 24 hours may be authorized in limited circumstances (e.g., no available flights). "Smoking" seating exception removed ...
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Reference H cancels previously issued DoD travel guidance and directs stop movement for domestic and international travel until 30 June 2020, in order to limit the continuing spread of COVID-19 ...
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The table below specifies tour lengths OCONUS (in months) for DoD Service members in accordance with DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1315.18 "Procedures for Military ... (PCS) allowances for an overseas assignment, as specified in the Joint Travel Regulations paragraphs 030302 or 032301, are not required to serve the established tour length for the ...
SHARE. Circuitous Travel is Indirect OCONUS travel: Service member or dependent who performs PCS travel to, from, or between locations OCONUS over an indirect or circuitous route at personal expense and convenience is authorized travel allowances unless he or she was directed to use Government transportation and did not use it when it was ...
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and DoD travel regulations to help streamline the process. *In this guide, "you" are the traveler, unless stated otherwise. ... Defense Travel Management Office 5 travel.dod.mil o For OCONUS travel, recommend starting at least 45 to 60 days out to allow time to complete security briefings, schedule medical appointments, or complete other ...
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