NAVY PERSONNEL AND FAMILY MEMBERS EVACUATION POLICY:
RAAUZYUW RUENAAA0082 2421813-UUUU--RUCCBWF. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCF4229 2421811 R 301813Z AUG 06 ZYB MIN ZYW PSN 880103I20 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N09// TO NAVADMIN INFO RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N09// RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N09// BT UNCLAS //N03440// NAVADMIN 248/06 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N09/AUG// SUBJ/NAVY PERSONNEL AND FAMILY MEMBERS EVACUATION POLICY// REF/A/DOC/CNIC/27OCT2005// REF/B/RMG/CNO/152100ZJUN2006// NARR/ REF A IS COMMANDER NAVY INSTALLATION COMMAND (CNIC) INSTRUCTION 3440.17, CNIC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (EM) PROGRAM MANUAL. REF B IS NAVADMIN 177/06.// RMKS/1. THE DECISION TO EVACUATE AHEAD OF OR FOLLOWING A CATASTROPHIC EVENT HAS A PROFOUND IMPACT ON OUR PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES. EVACUATION DECISIONS DIRECTLY AFFECT BOTH MISSION READINESS AND SAILOR QUALITY OF LIFE. 2. SAFE EXPEDITIOUS EVACUATION PROCEDURES DEPEND UPON SEVERAL FACTORS. TO THIS END, COMMANDER, NAVY INSTALLATIONS COMMAND, HAS ISSUED STANDARDIZED GUIDANCE FOR THE EXECUTION OF MASS EVACUATIONS. THIS GUIDANCE, CONTAINED IN APPENDIX U OF REF A, IS BASED ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM HURRICANES KATRINA, RITA, AND WILMA, AND REFINEMENTS MADE DURING MULTIPLE NAVY AND JOINT EXERCISES. IT STANDARDIZES PROCEDURES THAT ENSURE SAFE EVACUATION, RELIABLE ACCOUNTABILITY OF OUR PEOPLE (REF B GERMANE), AND EXPEDITIOUS MISSION RECONSTITUTION. 3. ALL NAVY COMMANDS, DETACHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES SHALL REVIEW AND COMPLY WITH REF A EVACUATION GUIDANCE, AS REQUIRED. REF A, APPENDIX U CAN BE ACCESSED ONLINE AT: HTTP:/138.147.73.39/NEWS/20060612_CNIC_EMP_APPENDIX_U.PDF. 4. THIS POLICY APPLIES TO ALL NAVY COMMANDS WORLDWIDE. THOUGH THE 2005 HURRICANES HAVE FOCUSED MUCH ATTENTION ON THE US GULF COAST, EVERY REGION BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD FACES THREATS FROM UNPLANNED, CATASTROPHIC EVENTS. A CULTURE OF READINESS DEMANDS THAT ALL COMMANDS BE PREPARED FOR THESE CONTINGENCIES. 5. RELEASED BY ADMIRAL ROBERT F. WILLARD, VICE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.// BT #0082 NNNN