UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 031740Z DEC 18 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 290/18 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N9/N98// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N9/NOV// SUBJ/ATTENDANCE AT THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL LEADERSHIP CONTINUUM// REF/A/DEPSECDEF/YMD: 20160626 REF/B/SECNAVNOTE 5050/YMD: 20180516 REF/C/ALNAV 011/17 REF/D/OPNAVINST 5450.351 REF/E/DOC/JTR NARR/Ref A is DoD conference guidance version 4.0. Ref B is delegation of conference approval authority. Ref C is the Updated Department of the Navy Conference Guidance. Ref D is the Mission, Function and Task of Naval Airspace and Air Traffic Control Standard and Evaluation Agency. Ref E is the Joint Travel Regulations.// POC/Jeff Dugard/CDR/OPNAV/LOC: N980A/TEL: (703) 695-8534, DSN 225// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the Navy and Marine Corps Air Traffic Control (ATC) Leadership Continuum to be held in Kansas City, MO from 30 April to 2 May 2019. This event, originally scheduled in September 2018, was postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Florence (NAVADMIN 172/18). This is an official training event designed for Navy and Marine Corps ATC leadership and management. It complies with the guidance and intent of references A through D. 2. This forum provides senior air traffic control managers a venue to educate and train on Federal Aviation Regulations, Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization, facility management, manpower management, 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; Naval Air Systems Command Program Manager Air update on equipment and budgets; Navy and Marine Corps manning and manpower; detailer and monitor briefs; Type Command community updates ashore, afloat, and expeditionary; current Federal Aviation Administration issues; management of the National Airspace System; and United States Navy/United States Marine Corps 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 Jeff Dugard, jeff.dugard(at)navy.mil, (703) 695- 8534. 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, civilian ATC leadership, and briefers. 6. The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Kansas City Plaza, 220 West 43rd Street, Kansas City, MO 65111. Reservations should be made, at the government rate, under reservation code, Navy and Marine Corps ATC by calling 816-756-1720 or using the link Reservations must be made no later than 1 April 2019. 7. To reduce government travel costs, commercial air travelers should use a ride hailing or taxi services from the airport in lieu of a rental car as sufficient dining options are available within walking distance of the hotel. TAD orders may cover expenses incident to attendance and participation including transportation and per diem IAW reference (a). There are no additional conference fees. Travel days are 29 April and 3 May. 8. Uniforms for this event: E7 and above: Service Khaki; Marine Corps: Service C Uniform. 9. This is a coordinated OPNAV N98 and HQMC (APX) message. 10. Released by VADM W. R. Merz, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfare Systems (N9)// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//