DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON D.C. 20350-2000
OPNAVSTAFFINST 3510.18
N3N5
10 Mar 2020
OPNAV STAFF INSTRUCTION 3510.18
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: NAVY HEADQUARTERS STAFF PANDEMIC PLAN
Ref: (a) National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza of May 2006
(b) DoD Global Campaign Plan for Pandemic Influenza and Infectious Disease of
October 2013 (NOTAL)
(c) OSD memo, Influenza Preparedness on the Pentagon Reservation and in Washington
Headquarters Services (WHS)-Managed Leased Facilities, of 30 October 2009
(NOTAL)
(d) OPNAVINST 3500.41A
(e) SECNAVINST 12271.1
Encl: (1) WHO Pandemic Phases and the Stages for Federal Government and OPNAV
Response
(2) Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
1. Purpose. To issue Navy staff policy and responsibilities for the implementation of pandemic
influenza (PI) planning, per references (a) through (e). Changes to this instruction include
updates to force health protection personal hygiene and personnel protective equipment
requirements. In addition, this Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) staff
instruction supersedes an OPNAV command headquarters instruction. This instruction is a
complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 3510.16.
3. Applicability. This directive applies to the OPNAV staff personnel.
4. Background. The World Health Organization (WHO) highlights PI as one of the top 20
major health concerns for the world today.
a. Reference (a) outlines how the U.S. Government intends to prepare, detect, and respond
to a pandemic. It also identifies the important roles to be played not only by the Federal
Government, but also by State and local governments, private industry, U.S. international
partners, and, most importantly, individual citizens.
