Travelers - Defense Security Cooperation University
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Travel Readiness
How Does This Apply to Travelers?
This page will guide a traveler through the basic travel readiness requirements for ISG-affiliated travel. Each section will provide step-by-step instructions and links to the appropriate training. Please review each of the sections carefully and contact your Program Support Coordinator with any questions. A Program Support Coordinator will send a list of personalized travel requirements via email based on the traveler’s nationality (US or foreign national) and destination country. This email includes information on completion of forms and online trainings, and submission of personal/travel details.This page provides instruction on how to complete the necessary travel requirements. Travelers must finish these requirements no later than 30 days in advance of travel. If a 30 day lead time is unable to be met, please complete the training requirements immediately.
Required Online Trainings
Creating a Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) Account
Start here: Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) account creation
Time elapsed: 30 minutes
A JKO account must be created to access other necessary trainings
Antiterrorism Force Protection (AT/FP) Training
Time Elapsed: 2 hours
The purpose of this training is to increase awareness of terrorism and to improve ability to apply personal protective measures
Counter Threat Awareness Training (CTAT)
Time Elapsed: 5 hours
This training is focused on risk and security in High Threat Regions.
Human Rights Awareness & Education Training
Time Elapsed: 1.5 hours
The focus is to ensure that travelers respect human rights and positively influence host nation personnel's respect for human rights
Isolated Personnel Report (ISOPREP)
Time Elapsed: 20 minutes (if renewal only)
Required for all travelers in order to prepare for a situation when a traveler needs to be authenticated after they have become isolated, captured, missing, or detained.
Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)
Time Elapsed: 20 minutes
The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free service to allow U.S. citizens and nationals traveling and living abroad to enroll their trip with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) 100.2 Training
Time Elapsed: 3 hours
Instructs travelers on procedures for survival and evasion, support to recovery, captivity resistance, and captivity resolution through escape or rescue
Travel Advisories
Before you travel, check for any travel advisories here.
Required Forms
AFRICOM General Order #1
- Read the GO #1
- Sign and date the final page
- Return signed page to Program Support Coordinator
AFRICOM MED Checklist
- Complete all fields
- Sign and date the Traveler's Signature Block in the Middle of the form
- Return completed form to Program Support Coordinator
SOUTHCOM General Order #1
- Read the GO #1
- Sign and date the final page
- Return completed form to Program Support Coordinator
Personnel Recovery (PR) Plan
- Your Program Support Coordinator will provide the form
- Complete all fields
- Sign and date the form
- Return completed form to Program Support Coordinator
Renewal Tables
CCR Items | Renewal Schedule by Combatant Command (COCOM) | |||||
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AFRICOM | CENTCOM | EUCOM | PACOM | SOUTHCOM | ||
1. Isolated Personnel Report (ISOPREP) | 6 or 12 mo. | 6 or 12 mo. | 12 mo. | 12 mo. | 6 mo. | |
2. Antiterrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) Certificate | 12 mo. | 12 mo. | 12 mo. | 12 mo. | 12 mo. | |
3. Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Certificate | 36 mo.* | 36 mo.* | 36 mo. | 36 mo. | 36 mo. | |
4. Human Rights Training | - | - | - | - | 12 mo. | |
5. General Order #1 | 1x per Trip | - | - | - | 1x per Trip | |
6. Travel Health Form/Medical Checklist | 30 days | - | - | - | - | |
7. High Threat Security Overseas Seminar (HT-SOS) Certificate | varies/country | varies/country | varies/country | varies/country | varies/country | |
8. Itinerary (flights and lodging) | every trip | every trip | every trip | every trip | every trip | |
9. Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) | recommended | recommended | every trip | recommended | recommended | |
*Some countries within this AOR require SERE certificate to be valid within 12-24 months. | ||||||
Please send completed training certificates to your Program Support Coordinator. |
1. Isolated Personnel Report (ISOPREP)
2. Antiterrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) Certificate
3. Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Certificate
4. Human Rights Training
5. General Order #1
6. Travel Health Form/Medical Checklist
7. High Threat Security Overseas Seminar (HT-SOS) Certificate
8. Itinerary (flights and lodging)
9. Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)
CCR Items | Renewal Schedule by Combatant Command (COCOM) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AFRICOM | CENTCOM | EUCOM | PACOM | SOUTHCOM | ||
1. Isolated Personnel Report (ISOPREP) | 6 or 12 mo. | 6 or 12 mo. | 12 mo. | - | 6 mo. | |
2. Antiterrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) Certificate | 12 mo. | 12 mo. | 12 mo. | 12 mo. | 12 mo. | |
3. Human Rights Training | - | - | - | - | 12 mo. | |
4. General Order #1 | 1x per Trip | - | - | - | 1x per Trip | |
5. Travel Health Form/Medical Checklist | 30 days | - | - | - | - | |
6. High Threat Security Overseas Seminar (HT-SOS) Certificate | varies/country | varies/country | varies/country | varies/country | varies/country | |
7. Itinerary (flights and lodging) | every trip | every trip | every trip | every trip | every trip | |
Please send completed training certificates to your Program Support Coordinator. |