Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5030.19
September 13, 2013
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: DoD Responsibilities on Federal Aviation
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This directive:
a. Reissues DoD Directive 5030.19 (Reference (a)).
b. Establishes DoD policy and assigns responsibilities under the statutory authorities,
Executive orders, and policies relating to Federal Aviation matters cited in Enclosure 2.
c. Designates the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
(USD(AT&L)), on behalf of the Secretary of Defense, to provide policy guidance and oversight
of DoD interactions with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on all National Airspace
System (NAS) matters.
d. Establishes and assigns responsibilities, in accordance with DoD Instruction (DoDI)
5105.18 (Reference (b)), for the DoD Policy Board on Federal Aviation (PBFA).
2. APPLICABILITY. This directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments, 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 (referred to collectively in
this directive as the “DoD Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy to:
a. Align DoD programs and initiatives in a comprehensive and cohesive effort to provide
aviation security and defense of the U.S. NAS in support of National Security Presidential
Directive-47/Homeland Security Presidential Directive-16 (Reference (c)) and the National
Strategy for Aviation Security (Reference (d)).
