DoW Foreign Clearance Program (FCP)

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As the DoW EA, the Secretary of the Air Force is responsible for administering the DoW FCP to ensure global mobility and access for DoW aircraft and personnel. The DoW FCP administers and maintains effective personnel travel and aircraft clearance systems and procedures by coordinating, integrating, and promulgating U.S. Government and DoW foreign clearance policy. To implement DoW foreign clearance policy, the EA represents the DoW in interagency and international forums, develops and maintains plans, programs, procedures, and information systems necessary to support DoW-wide requirements for personnel travel clearances, aircraft and ship diplomatic clearances, aircraft freedom of navigation, aviation-related fees issues and special weapons/hazardous cargo overflight/landing clearances.

Date Assigned:

12/20/2007

Approving Office:

DepSecDef

DoD Executive Agent:

Air Force

PSA:

Under Secretary of War for Policy (USW(P))

OPR:

HAF/A10

DoD EA POC:

Mr. James Vaz, (703) 614-0259, james.vaz.1@us.af.mil; OSD PSA point of contact: Andrew Plieninger, andrew.t.plieninger.civ@mail.mil

Established in Statute:

Primary Document:

DoD Directive 4500.54E: "DoD Foreign Clearance Program" (May 31, 2022) (external link)

Supporting Documents:

(FOUO) DepSecDef Memo: "Designation of the Secretary of the Air Force as the DoD EA for the DoD FCP" (Dec 20, 2007) (external link)

Last Updated:

10/02/02025 08:02 AM by Bowman, Marilyn

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