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PURPOSE. This Instruction:

a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6000.11 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (b)) to establish policy, define roles, and assign responsibilities for the implementation of the DoD global PM mission.

b. Implements policy established in DoDDs 4500.09E and 5158.04 (References (c) and (d)) governing the management and use of DoD conveyances for PM.

c. Designates the Commander, United States Transportation Command (CDRUSTRANSCOM) as the DoD single manager for PM/Patient Movement Items (PMI).

APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to:

a. OSD, the Military Departments (including the Coast Guard at all times, including when it is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security by agreement with that Department), the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD .

b. The Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service, pursuant to an agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), pursuant to an agreement with the Department of Commerce.

c. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with respect to the movement of active duty personnel in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement between the VA and the DoD (Reference (e)).