ROUTINE R 022045Z JUN 22 MID200001776046U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 130/22 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUN// SUBJ/COVID-19 DESIGNATION OF MISSION CRITICAL TRAVEL FOR UNVACCINATED INDIVIDUALS AND UPDATED TRAVEL GUIDANCE// REF/A/MSG/OPNAV/051532ZAPR21// REF/B/MSG/OPNAV/131647ZJUL21// REF/C/MEMO/USD PR/04APR22// REF/D/MEMO/OSD/15MAR21// REF/E/MSG/OPNAV/111536ZAPR22// REF/F/MEMO/SECNAV/29APR22// REF/G/MEMO/ASN MRA/03MAR22// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 073/21, NAVY MITIGATION MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK UPDATE 7 (CONDITIONS-BASED APPROACH TO COVID-19 PERSONNEL MOVEMENT AND TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS). REF B IS NAVADMIN 150/21, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COVID-19 TESTING PRIOR TO OVERSEAS TRAVEL (UPDATE 2). REF C IS UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS (USD(PR)) MEMO, CONSOLIDATED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 FORCE HEALTH PROTECTION GUIDANCE. REF D IS THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SECDEF) MEMO, UPDATE TO CONDITIONS-BASED APPROACH TO CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 PERSONNEL MOVEMENT AND TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS. REF E IS NAVADMIN 093/22, U.S. NAVY COVID-19 STANDARDIZED OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE 6.0. REF F IS SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (SECNAV) MEMO, IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSOLIDATED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 FORCE HEALTH PROTECTION GUIDANCE. REF G IS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS) MEMO, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY GUIDANCE ON COVID-19 COMMUNITY LEVELS AND WORKPLACE SAFETY PROTOCOLS. RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN cancels references (a) and (b) pursuant to the consolidated travel guidance in reference (c). This NAVADMIN additionally provides additional guidance on mission-critical travel for unvaccinated individuals and updates Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) guidance for meetings. 2. Summary. Travel and personnel movement must consider COVID-19 related Force Health Protection (FHP) measures to protect the health and safety of the force, maintain mission readiness and comply with federal, Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Navy (DON) and Host Nation (HN) guidelines. Guidelines have adjusted over time due to the dynamic COVID-19 environment. FHP measures are now consolidated in Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(PR)) guidance (reference (c)) which will be regularly updated as guidelines change. This guidance should be frequently referenced for the latest FHP guidance on travel and personnel movement. Reference (c) is available at the following website and all commands and organizations should monitor the website to ensure they review the most current version: https://www.defense.gov/Spotlights/Coronavirus-DOD-Response/Latest-DOD- Guidance//. 3. Applicability. This guidance applies to all Navy Service Members and their dependents. 4. Travel and Personnel Movement Updated Guidance and Requirements. The DoD conditions-based approach to COVID-19 personnel movement and travel (reference (d)) has been rescinded with the issuance of the consolidated guidance in reference (c). The conditions-based approach formed the foundation of reference (a), which is cancelled by this NAVADMIN. It remains paramount that personnel at all levels continue to ensure appropriate FHP measures are implemented and the risk assessment in reference (c) be completed prior to travel. a. Reference (c) contains detailed guidance on travel for service members and their dependents, as well as DoD civilians and contractors, and bases the guidance on location of travel and whether the travel is official or unofficial. It also provides testing and restriction of movement requirements. That guidance should be followed unless more restrictive Navy specific guidance is provided. The guidance in reference (b), which is cancelled by this NAVADMIN, is replaced with the testing guidance in reference (c). During all official travel, travelers will follow all applicable federal, state, local and commercial air carrier requirements and applicable HN requirements. b. Specific guidance for personnel movement for Navy operational units is contained in reference (e). 5. Official travel for fully vaccinated individuals. In line with reference (c), fully vaccinated individuals are not restricted from official travel, both domestic and international. 6. Official travel for individuals not fully vaccinated. Individuals who are not fully vaccinated, or who decline to provide information about their vaccination status, are limited to only mission-critical official travel, both domestic and international. In any case, travel of unvaccinated individuals should be minimized. Requests for official travel by unvaccinated personnel outside of the following categories will be routed to the Under Secretary of the Navy (UNSECNAV) for decision via the Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP), the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) and the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASN MRA). In line with reference (f), official travel by unvaccinated personnel, or those who decline to provide information about their vaccination status, is only authorized for the following mission critical purposes: a. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) travel for dependents accompanying Service Members or civilian employees who are fully vaccinated or have a permanently approved exemption. Overseas screening and medical approval is still required per current policies. b. PCS travel for unvaccinated Service Members reassigned from operational units to non-deployable units. Unvaccinated dependents of these Service Members are also authorized to travel. c. Travel of dependents associated with an approved early return of dependents authorization from an overseas post or station. d. Government funded emergency leave travel and emergency visitation travel. e. New recruits traveling to Recruit Training Command. f. Travel by patients, as well as their authorized escorts and attendants, for purposes of medical treatment. Travel by medical providers for the purposes of medical treatment for DoD personnel and their families. g. Travel by Service Members and civilian personnel approved for retirement or separation. For Service Members, travel is authorized for purposes of taking transition leave. h. Travel by Service Members under the authority of a Chief of Mission and authorized by that Chief of Mission. i. Travel by Service Members and civilian personnel not under the authority of a Chief of Mission and ordered by the appropriate DoD official to evacuate an area threatened by unusual or emergency circumstances. j. Travel associated with new civilian hiring and management directed actions to include transfers, reassignments, management directed reassignments and new civilian accessions including formal entry-level civilian accession programs such as government-funded internships and fellowships. k. Travel by civilian employees complying with overseas tour rotation agreement requirements. l. Travel in support of mission critical maintenance operations for DON assets as well as the critical assets of other services, agencies, and international partnerships that support the mission of the DON. Mission critical maintenance operations are in direct support of DON ships, submarines, aircraft, information technology equipment and infrastructure as well as other critical equipment not otherwise listed. m. Travel by Service Members from an overseas post or station that are not eligible for involuntary extension or will surpass the 180-day limit for involuntary extension. 7. Updated COVID-19 Guidance Related to Meetings. a. In line with reference (c), approval must be obtained in advance for any planned, in-person meetings, events and conferences sponsored by the DON with more than 50 participants (referred to collectively herein as *meetings*, in a county or equivalent jurisdiction where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Community Level is high. Approval authority is the UNSECNAV and no lower. All organizations within the Navy will submit requests through the respective chain of command to the UNSECNAV for approval via ASN (MRA). To the maximum extent practicable, requests should be submitted no later than 30 days from the planned start of the event to allow for proper coordination and routing. b. For any in-person meetings in a county or equivalent jurisdiction where the CDC COVID-19 Community Level is high or medium, the meeting organizer will require all attendees, including Service Members and DoD civilian employees, to show a completed DD Form 3150, *Contractor Personnel and Visitor Certification of Vaccination.* In extenuating circumstances, the UNSECNAV may approve exceptions for attendees who are not vaccinated. These exceptions will be requested through the respective chain of command to the UNSECNAV for approval via ASN (MRA). Organizers of approved meetings will require attendees to confirm proof of vaccination and, where exceptions are granted, organizers will ensure that unvaccinated attendees meet the testing provisions of reference (c). All attendees will remain in compliance with the masking guidance within reference (g). c. For purposes of this guidance, meetings do not include military training, exercise events and operations. In addition, private social events at Morale, Welfare and Recreation facilities or events held as part of DoD Educational Activity schools functions on naval installations do not constitute meetings. 8. It is incumbent on personnel at all levels of the Navy to take personal ownership of continuing to effectively implement FHP measures and ensure they are seeking out and following the latest guidance. 9. Points of contact. Service Members with PCS questions should contact their detailer directly or through the MyNavy Career Center. MyNavy Career Center: 833-330-6622, askmncc(at)navy.mil. OPNAV POC: CAPT William Shafer, william.a.shafer6.mil(at)us.navy.mil and CAPT Chris Brianas, christopher.g.brianas.mil(at)us.navy.mil. 10. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//