AFI65-103 governs the preparation, funding, and handling of temporary duty travel and special orders, including emergency leave.
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It covers orders information, order-approving official requirements, routine, blanket, repeat, endorsed, permissive, NATO, and Partnership for Peace travel orders. It requires appropriate handling of funds certification, entitlements, obligations, traveler awareness, issuance, and claim settlement.
Applies to: This instruction applies to all Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard organizations.
Commanders must ensure their appointed Orders Approving Officials are of sufficient rank/grade and training to make sound decisions about the TDY mission and proper entitlements as authorized per the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation, the JTR, and Air Force DTS Business Rules (T-1).
TDY is conducted to meet mission requirements.
Do not permit travel when a less expensive means can accomplish the mission.
Ensure travel is kept to the minimum necessary to carry out command or unit mission. Keep the number of people who must travel to a minimum (T-1).
For off-base lodging, require the traveler coordinate with the commercial activity to determine if the state/location offers tax exempt status. The traveler will take advantage of the tax exemption wherever allowed to help reduce TDY costs (T-1).