PAA 09-20 - Amplifying Guidance For Required Documentation On Air Mobility Command-Patriot Express (Amc-Pe) Flights To OCONUS

Scope

PAA 09-20 issues amplifying guidance on the documentation Marines and family members must carry for Air Mobility Command-Patriot Express (AMC-PE) flights to OCONUS destinations. The advisory sets the minimum count of funded travel order sets at the AMC gateway and requires appropriation data on every order so USTRANSCOM bills the Marine Corps for space-required travel. Issued by Headquarters Marine Corps Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Manpower Information Branch (MIF) and distributed through the MISSA portal for execution by S-1, IPAC, and commanders across the force.

Audience

• S-1 desks and IPAC pay clerks executing the actions in this advisory.
• 0102, 0111, and 0170 admin specialists.
• Commanders signing affected actions.
• Marines and family members reporting to the AMC gateway for OCONUS PE flights.

Action language

• Paragraph 1. This Personnel Admin Advisory (PAA) provides amplifying guidance for required documentation for Air Mobility Command-Patriot Express (AMC-PE) flights. References (a) through (c) remain in effect. All current PAAs are located under the reference tab of the MISSA portal located at: https://eis.usmc.mil/sites/missa/default.aspx.
• Paragraph 2, orders. In accordance with the references, Marines and family members checking-in at the AMC gateway for Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) PE flights must bring at least four (4) complete sets of funded travel orders when reporting to the AMC gateway.
• Paragraph 3, appropriation data. All orders must contain appropriation data for USTRANSCOM to properly bill the Marine Corps for space-required travel.
• Paragraph 4, paraphrased. Confirms coordination with DC I&L and DC P&R.

References cited inside the PAA

• DTR 4500.9-R, PART I.

Connection to Marine Corps policy

• The PCS Orders and Overview page cites this PAA in its PCS reporting requirements section. OCONUS PCS via AMC Patriot Express requires the documentation specified here.
• The same page pairs this advisory with PAA 09-21 for area clearance and dependent entry approval submissions via AMHS, and with PAA 05-19 for Hawaii and Alaska port call detaching endorsements.
• PAA 09-21, PAA 05-19, PAA 03-25, and PAA 01-17 resolve in this registry from the same citing page.

Status

Source MISSA portal (CAC restricted). POC: DC.MRA.SECRETARIAT.OFFICE@usmc.mil. The 09-20 number places the advisory in the 2020 series. Verify the current order-set count and gateway documentation requirements against DTR 4500.9-R Part I before travel. Transportation documentation rules update over time.