DTS Implemented at Dobbins

by Senior Airman Danielle Campbell Purnell, 94th Airlift Wing Public Affairs,

implemented the Defense Travel System, a fully integrated, automated, end-to-end travel management system that enables Department of Defense travelers to create orders, prepare reservations, receive approvals, generate travel vouchers and more, Jan. 9.

"Criteria for using DTS are, a member must possess a government issued travel card, travel payment must be more than mileage only and members cannot have back-to-back status changes," said Mike Carnahan, 94th Airlift Wing comptroller. "For example, four days annual tour followed by unit training is not process through DTS."

Other requirements for DTS are that personnel use Air Force Reserve Command monies only and that the length of the tour is less than 30 days.

Using DTS as a member of AFRC differs from using the program with active duty in several ways.

"First and foremost, AFRC is using an import method to begin the authorization process," said Carnahan. "This import pulls in all the details from your generated order."

Other differences include limitations and restrictions that come along with using the program.

Carnahan explained that ultimately AFRC is in the crawl stage with implementing DTS. He said that AFRC may fully implement the program in the future.

Each unit or staff element on base has one to two designated Organizational Defense Travel Administrators who are also order writers.

"That individual is the first line of assistance," said Carnahan.