UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 301500Z MAR 16 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N9/N98// NAVADMIN 080/16 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N9/MAY// SUBJ/NAVY ATTENDANCE AT THE 2016 NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL LEADERSHIP CONTINUUM// REF/A/DOC/JTR// AMPN/REF A IS THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS.// POC/DON SIGLEY/CDR/OPNAV/LOC:N980A/TEL:(703)695-8534// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the Navy and Marine Corps Air Traffic Control (ATC) Leadership Continuum to be held at NAS Fort Worth JRB, TX 10-12 May 2016. This is an official training event designed for Navy and Marine Corps ATC leadership and management. 2. This forum provides senior ATC managers a venue to educate and train on Federal Aviation Regulations, NATOPS, facility management, manpower, technical advances, operational enhancements, unmanned flight operations and policy changes occurring in the ATC profession. Topics to be discussed: updates to Naval Aviation; special use airspace, to include scheduling, encroachment, and authority; NAVAIR PMA update on equipment and budgets; Navy and Marine Corps manning and manpower; detailer and monitor briefs; TYCOM community updates ashore, afloat, and expeditionary; current Federal Aviation Administration issues, management of the National Airspace System; USN/USMC ATC Roadmap. 3. Navy and Marine Corps ATC leadership participation from expeditionary units, facilities ashore and afloat is critical in order to effectively address Federal Aviation Administration, International Civil Aviation Organization, and naval ATC policy and procedures which directly affect safety, training and operational readiness. 4. Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Defense, and Department of the Navy managers who desire to make a presentation should contact CDR Joel Doane, joel.doane(at)navy.mil, (703) 614-2664 5. This is mission essential travel, per reference (a); Commanding Officers may issue orders for attendance at government expense. Government expense should be minimized by limiting attendees to ATC Officers, Leading Chief Petty Officers, Staff Non-Commissioned Officers in Charge and briefers. 6. On-base lodging shall be utilized for military attendees. Reservations can be made by calling (877) navy-bed and using block reservation code #30250102906 for group name ATC Leadership Continuum. TAD orders may cover expenses incident to attendance and participation including transportation and per diem per reference (a). No conference fee required. Use of available government transportation is encouraged to enhance conference participation and to defray travel expenses. Travel days are 9 and 13 May. 7. Uniform for this event: Navy Khaki; Marine Corps Service Charlie. 8. Released by Mr. Brian J. Persons, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfare Systems (N9)// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//