OMC Personnel

Personnel assigned to OMC

All OMC-assigned personnel must
use the Defense Travel System (DTS) to prepare their orders and obtain travel authorizations. Each traveler must coordinate his or her travel through the OMC Office to which he or she is assigned. Lodging is requested using the Commissions Support Group Request form prepared by the traveler’s staff section; lodging is assigned depending upon availability and in accordance with the OMC Housing Policy.

Pro bono civilian defense counsel
Pro bono civilian defense counsel must coordinate travel through the Office of the Chief Defense Counsel and the Office of Military Commissions Travel and Transportation Office.

Clearance Requirements
All DoD or DoD-sponsored travelers to Guantanamo Bay require the following clearances, obtained through coordination with the Office sponsoring your travel:
1) Country Clearance
2) Theater Clearance
3) Special Area Clearance
Mandatory Pre-Travel Training
All DoD and DoD-sponsored travelers must complete the following web-based training prior to obtaining clearance to travel to Guantanamo Bay:
1) Anti-terrorism / Force Protection Training (AT/FP)
2) Personnel Recovery Training and appropriate documentation
3) DoD personnel must complete and submit an electronic version of DD Form 1833, Isolated Personnel Report (ISOPREP)
4) Human Rights Training
For assistance in completing required training, contact the OMC Office sponsoring your travel.
Required Documentation
Active Military Personnel
1) Valid active duty Military ID & Common Access Card (CAC Card)
2) DoD-issued Travel Orders
    Obtained from the Office sponsoring the travel
3) Copy of country clearance
    Obtained from the Office sponsoring the travel
Civilians
1) Current passport & Common Access Card (CAC Card)
     U.S. citizens may travel on a U.S. passport; non-U.S. citizens may travel on their home country passport to
     Cuba after they obtain entrance into the United States at a port of entry.
2) DoD-issued Travel Orders
    Obtained from the Office sponsoring the travel
3) Copy of country clearance
    Obtained from the Office sponsoring the travel
Questions regarding travel should be addressed to the Travel and Transportation Section.