Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com positions that require the use of military aircraft for all travel when in a duty status. aircraft operations. When not fully justified, the Army will release aircraft determined to be excess. (3) Review, analyze, and evaluate Army OSA/non-OSA utiliza- tion data to determine future aircraft stationing and changes to the aviation structure. (4) Report Army OSA flying hour program execution during the quarterly Program Performance/Budget Execution Review. e.
Unified, specified, and MACOM commander will— (1) Ensure that procedures are developed within each subordinate u n i t t o a l l o w f o r t h e O p e r a t i o n a l S u p p o r t A i r l i f t C o m m a n d (OSACOM) to capture all OSA travel requirements. (2) Designate helicopter scheduling authorities for the purpose of s c h e d u l i n g A r m y h e l i c o p t e r a s s e t s t o s u p p o r t O S A m i s s i o n requirements. (3) Establish internal control procedures to ensure subordinate units comply with OSA program requirements. f. Operational relationships are established in consonance with the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary, DAS, and DCSOPS. g.
The Director, Army National Guard, is the lead agent for developing, implementing, and executing the ARNG OSA program. h . I n s t a l l a t i o n c o m m a n d e r s ( i n c l u d i n g A r m y C o m m a n d s ) , N a - tional Guard Adjutant Generals and U.S. Army Reserve General Officer Commands (GOCOMs) will— (1) Be responsible for the proper validation of all OSA requests generated from subordinate units, tenant activities, and designated agencies. Validator duties may be delegated to an individual within the chain of command. Validator duties and mandatory training will be conducted in accordance with the OSA Remote User’s Guide.
( 2 ) D e v e l o p i n t e r n a l c o n t r o l p r o c e d u r e s t o e n s u r e c o m p l i a n c e with appropriate DoD directives, this regulation and the OSA Re- mote User’s Guide. (3) Ensure accurate record keeping and timely submission of OSA requests. (4) Ensure designated officials, CONUS airplane flight units and rotary wing OSA support units are networked to OSA automated remote users’ system. (5) Ensure OSA flight requests originating in CONUS, are sub- mitted to OSACOM using JOSAC operating procedures. (6) Ensure flight activities submit post mission reports for all missions flown.
(7) Provide notification to requesters of travel support, non-sup- port, or schedule deviations. (8) Brief users on procedures for initiation, cancellation, or modi- fication of airlift requests. (9) Designate a centralized point of contact for receiving space available travel requests, and maintain space available roster. (10) Assign appropriate Priority, Urgency, Justification, and Cat- egory (PUJC) codes for each OSA request in accordance with DoD 4500.43.. The OSA validators will retain specific justifications for PUJC codes assigned for each airlift request for two years subject to periodic review by appropriate agencies.
(11) Personally review and approve all Senior federal travelers (all general officer and civilian equivalent) travel requests. Valida- tion for Senior federal travel may not be delegated below the grade of Major General. i. Commander OSACOM, will— (1) Serve as scheduling authority for Army CONUS OSA mis- sions, with the exception of the scheduling of Army executive jets, in accordance with the direction of the Secretary of the Army. ( 2 ) P r o v i d e t h e D A S a n d D C S O P S r e q u i r e d O S A u t i l i z a t i o n reports prior to submission to the Administrative Assistant for re- view by the Secretary of the Army.
(3) Conduct cost analysis computations of OSA military cost versus commercial cost on each OSA mission request submitted to OSACOM/JOSAC. (4) Maintain current listing of designated Army OSA validators. (5) Provide all designated OSA validators with access codes, user identification, and program manuals for OSACOM remote users’ system. (6) Retain all requests for aircraft support and post-mission data 3–3. Operational Use Operational use includes those missions required to accomplish the Army’s mission and to maintain the combat readiness of aviation and ground units. Operational use missions include, but are not limited to: a. Actual or simulated tactical and combat operations b.
Aircrew training c. Intelligence d. Counter-narcotics activities e. Search and rescue f. Transportation of prisoners g. Use of defense attachй controlled aircraft h. Research and development i. Maintenance flights j. Flight tests k. Repositioning or reassignment of aircraft l. Transport of troops/equipment m. Special use (Humanitarian, Disaster Relief, and Deployments) n. Evacuation (including medical evacuation) o. Aeronautical research and space and science applications p . E x e r c i s i n g c o m m a n d / s u p e r v i s i o n a u t h o r i t y a t a d j a c e n t / l o c a l installations. q .
O t h e r s u c h a c t i v i t i e s r e q u i r e d t o a c c o m p l i s h t h e A r m y ’ s mission. 3–4. Other Official Use Other official use may include travel to give speeches, to attend conferences or meetings and to make routine site visits to facilities. Normally this requirement for travel is accomplished using commer- cial transportation, but may be performed by Mil Air on Operational Support Airlift subject to conditions on use of OSA.. 3–5. Operational support airlift missions Operational support airlift (OSA) missions are movement of high- priority passengers and cargo with time, place, or mission-sensitive requirements.
DoD Directive 4500.43, “Operational Support Airlift (OSA)” provides OSA policy guidance, definitions, procedures, and responsibilities. DoD Regulation 4515.13-R, “Air Transportation El- igibility” provides transportation eligibility policy and procedures for military aircraft. 3–6. OSA management responsibilities. a. The Secretary of the Army is responsible for— (1) Establishing clear accountability for aircraft management at a senior management level. (2) Developing and implementing policies that specify validating requirements and procedures for scheduling assets in support of Army OSA requirements. b.
The Director of Management, on behalf of the Director of the Army Staff, with the concurrence of the Administrative Assistant, on behalf of the Secretary of the Army, will provide management oversight and policy guidance for the use and scheduling of Army executive jets. c. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (ASA) Financial Manage- ment (FM), in coordination with Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics (DCSLOG), will prepare and publish an annual cost per flying hour message that includes DoD and non-DoD costs per flying hour rates by aircraft mission, type, design, and series for all Army aircraft.
The ASA(FM) will also publish annually the gross hourly salary for military and civilians to be used for cost effectiveness analysis. d. The Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Plans, has manage- ment responsibility for the following areas: ( 1 ) E s t a b l i s h o b j e c t i v e w a r t i m e r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r A r m y O S A aircraft. (2) Annually, review the continuing need for aircraft appropriated based solely on wartime readiness requirements and for reasons other than wartime requirements as well as the cost-effectiveness of 6 AR 95–1 • 1 September 1997