DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 7200.1A
DNS-F
13 Apr 2017
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 7200.1A
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: MEDICAL AND DENTAL TRAVEL FOR SECURITY ASSISTANCE
ORGANIZATIONS
Ref: (a) SECNAVINST 4900.49
(b) OPNAVINST 5450.219C
(c) Joint Travel Regulations
(d) DoD 7000.14-R, Financial Management Regulation, June 2015
(e) DoD Instruction 5154.31 of 16 October 2015
(f) U.S. Navy Aeromedical Reference and Waiver Guide, section 2.0, April 2016
(g) DoD Defense Travel System (DTS) Best Practices of October 2016
Encl: (1) Functions of Security Assistance Organization (SAO) Medical and Dental Travel
Program
1. Purpose. To provide guidance and prescribe the process for requesting funds for routine
outpatient medical and dental travel for Navy personnel, and their command sponsored family
members, assigned to security assistance organization (SAO) in foreign countries. Major
changes to this instruction include clarified guidance.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 7200.1.
3. Scope. Reference (a) established procedures to be followed by SAOs assigned outside the
continental United States (OCONUS). Reference (b) assigned funding responsibility to Field
Support Activity (FLDSUPPACT) for routine outpatient medical and dental travel of Navy
personnel, and their command-sponsored family members, assigned to an SAO. Outpatient
medical and dental travel funds for these personnel are limited and requests will be handled on a
case-by-case basis. Travel eligibility is limited to Navy members and their command-sponsored
family members not serving in Military Assistance Program or personnel exchange program
billets. Travel will be conducted per references (c) and (d) volume 9. The utilization of the
TRICARE Global Remote Overseas healthcare contract is mandatory and must be the first
option for routine medical and dental care. Travel is restricted to cases where local medical
services are not adequate or available.
