Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5122.08
December 17, 2014
Incorporating Change 1, Effective November 20, 2017
ATSD(PA)
SUBJECT: Use of DoD Transportation Assets for Public Affairs Purposes
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5122.05 (Reference
(a)), this instruction:
a. Reissues DoDD 5122.8 (Reference (b)) as a DoD instruction (DoDI), pursuant to DoDI
5025.01 (Reference (c)), to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for
the use of DoD transportation assets for public affairs purposes.
b. Incorporates and cancels DoDI 5435.2 (Reference (d)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies:
a. To OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and the Joint Staff (CJCS), the Combatant Commands (CCMDs), 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 instruction as the
“DoD Components”).
b. When DoD Components conduct public affairs (PA) activities with other federal
departments or agencies and with foreign governments.
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. Use of DoD transportation assets for PA purposes may be provided when all of the
following criteria are met:
(1) Travel is determined to be primarily in the interest of the DoD.
