UNCLASSIFIED ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE IMMEDIATE O 192359Z AUG 16 ZYB FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 184/16 SUBJ/NAVY ATTENDANCE AT THE 8-11 SEPTEMBER 2016 ANNUAL TAILHOOK ASSOCIATION SYMPOSIUM MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON//N9/AUG// POC/S. ROCHELEAU/CDR/UNIT: CNAP/TEL: (619) 545-4491/EMAIL: SEAN.ROCHELEAU(AT)NAVY.MIL// POC/A. THORNTON/LCDR/UNIT: CNAP/TEL: (619) 545-1418/EMAIL: AHREN.THORNTON(AT)NAVY.MIL// POC/AIRLIFT/M. HENDRICKSON/UNIT: CNAL/MARK.R.HENDRICKSON(AT)NAVY.MIL// POC/RENO, NV GROUND TRANSPORTATION/A. THORNTON/UNIT: CNAP/AHREN.THORNTON(AT)NAVY.MIL// UNCLASSIFIED// REF/A/LTR/SECNAV/16AUG16/NOTAL// REF/B/DOC/DOD/5500.07-R/17NOV2011// REF/C/DOC/DOD/23SEP2015// NARR/REF A IS SECNAV CONFERENCE APPROVAL MEMORANDUM. REF B IS DOD PUBLICATION 5500.07-R JOINT ETHICS REGULATION REGARDING OFFICIAL PARTICIPATION IN NON- FEDERAL ENTITIES. REF C IS DOD MEMORANDUM IMPLEMENTATION OF CONFERENCE OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS AND DELEGATION OF CONFERENCE APPROVAL AUTHORITY.// GENTEXT/RMKS/1. The Tailhook Association will hold its annual national symposium and reunion in Reno, NV, at the Nugget Hotel from 8-11 September 2016. The theme for Tailhook 2016 (Hook '16) is ?The Role of Carrier Aviation, Past, Present and Future." 2. Tailhook Association membership consists of over 9,600 active duty, reserve and retired military members dedicated to the goal of enhancing the professionalism of military members working in the field of Naval Aviation. 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of the annual symposium, which provides the opportunity for a wide discussion on a broad range of professional and career issues of interest to its extensive and diverse membership. It is a forum in which attendees can address and work together to present innovative solutions to today's issues and tomorrow's Naval Aviation challenges. 3. Per reference (a), a limited use of government funds to attend Tailhook 2016 has been approved. The following restrictions apply: a. Local attendance at no cost to the Department of the Navy (DON) is authorized with supervisors' approval. b. Travel, lodging and per diem have been approved for a select number of participants, award recipients and/or those personnel invited to participate on panels in a temporary additional duty (TAD) status on cost orders (capped at 387) as approved in reference (a). Commander, Naval Air Force, Pacific (COMNAVAIRPAC) is responsible for tracking all TAD attendees for the DON. Attendees from commands outside COMNAVAIRPAC shall contact the POCs listed above prior to obligating TAD funds to ensure total cost to DON remains within pre-approved guidelines. Personnel approved still need to gain TAD authorization from the first Flag in their respective Chain of Command. (Note: Registration on the Tailhook website does not constitute approval to travel using funds authorized in reference (a); travel must be coordinated with COMNAVAIRPAC). c. Rental cars are not authorized for attendees traveling by government air or on funded TAD orders. The host hotel will provide an airport shuttle. Questions regarding Reno, NV area transportation should be forwarded to POCs. d. Personnel on funded orders are required to attend all official agenda events. If and only if, attendance does not interfere with the official agenda, attendees on funded orders may attend social events offered in conjunction with the symposium at their personal expense. e. All Commanding Officers are authorized to grant non-funded, no cost TAD orders at their discretion. f. COMNAVAIRPAC has been authorized two airlifts. One airlift is planned to depart from NAS Oceana, VA while the other is planned to depart from NAS North Island, CA to Reno, NV stopping at NAS Whidbey Island enroute. Attendees on funded orders must travel via military airlift if available. g. COMNAVAIRPAC and Commander, Naval Air Force, Atlantic (COMNAVAIRLANT) POCs will coordinate and consolidate airlift requests for respective type wings. h. Lodging and meals will be reimbursed to the attendees in a TAD status only at the authorized per diem rate. Attendees must annotate their travel vouchers if meals are provided by the conference host. i. Attendees and Travel Authorizing Officials must be mindful of the need to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars in attending the symposium and are directed to follow the guidance in references (b) and (c) when authorizing travel. TAD orders may cover expenses incident to attendance and participation in the symposium, including transportation, per diem and lodging fees. If applicable, attendees are required to file tax exemption forms to reduce lodging expenses. 4. Tactical and training aircraft are not to be used for transportation to or from the symposium. 5. Questions regarding Hook '16 travel policy should be addressed to COMNAVAIRPAC POC or your regional POC. 6. Uniforms: To ensure maximum participation, participants are authorized to wear flight suits while attending symposium professional programs. Evening and social events will be in appropriate civilian attire or locally prescribed uniform. This year's turnout will necessitate that we use the Grand Sierra Resort, Reno (GSR) as an overflow hotel for the symposium. Although we have used GSR for the past few years, we do not share the same long- standing relationship with their management that we do with the Nugget. While the prescribed uniform of the day (flight suit) is authorized for wear at the Nugget, Hook '16 attendees wearing flight suits and staying at the GSR, may only transit from their rooms to/from the Nugget. Flight suits are not authorized in other areas of the GSR such as restaurants or the gaming floor. Furthermore, the only formal, command-sponsored suites are those approved for the Nugget. A free shuttle will be provided for Hook '16 attendees from the GSR to the Nugget. 7. Questions regarding symposium specifics should be addressed to the Tailhook Association, 9696 Business Park Avenue, San Diego, CA 92131-1643; website: www.tailhook.net. Commercial: 1-800-322-4665. 8. Released by Rear Admiral M. C. Manazir, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfare Systems (N9)// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//