HOLLOMANAFBI65-101 governs procedures for reimbursing mileage or commercial transportation costs for vicinity travel.
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The instruction defines local areas for permanent and temporary duty stations and assigns approval and certification roles. It requires government transportation to be exhausted before privately owned or commercial transportation is authorized, with separate procedures for patient travel and unforeseen TDY transportation needs.
Applies to: This instruction applies to all military and civilian personnel of units assigned or tenant to Holloman.
For the purpose of this instruction, the local area is defined as Holloman AFB, Alamogordo, La Luz, Tularosa, Ruidoso, Cloudcroft, White Sands Missile Range (to include all locations within the range), Las Cruces, Roswell, and El Paso, TX. (paragraph 1)
Before approving officials authorize the use of a privately owned conveyance or commercial transportation for vicinity travel, all means of government transportation must be exhausted. (paragraph 2)
The original documentation of all approved requests will be uploaded into the Defense Travel Service (DTS) travel voucher or filed in the Travel Pay Section of the Financial Services Office to support reimbursement. (paragraph 2)
The 49th Medical Group, Chief of Medical Staff is authorized to approve vicinity travel for patients referred to authorized civilian or other military medical facilities falling within the vicinity travel area described in paragraph 1.1. (paragraph 2)
Authorization for patient travel must be obtained from TRICARE prior to commencing travel. (paragraph 2)