Use the Defense Travel System (DTS): DTS must be used for all orders and vouchers. You will be provided an itinerary 2 weeks before the start of your course; DTS orders will not be approved without a complete itinerary. One DTS order will cover the entire Keystone course, simply add unit funding data for expenses not paid by NDU (see table below).
Airline tickets: Transportation to and from Washington, DC should be done via DTS. To help save funds, please book round trip tickets, with flights departing DC on the final class day after 1600 (DCA) or 1700 (IAD). All other transportation within the course is coordinated by Keystone via military air. In DTS, indicate transportation mode as OTHER with 0800 departures for this travel.
Rental Cars: Keystone provides all your transportation needs so rental cars are not authorized or necessary.
Lodging: Keystone will reserve and pay all lodging via block reservations. Lodging should be $0 on all orders/vouchers as it is paid for as a group with a corporate billing account.
Orders and Vouchers: Keystone will provide Cross Organization (CrossOrg) funding 2 weeks before your course start date. Cross Org LOA will be provided by the program manager. Fund Cites are not provided.
Tips on creating orders:
- all lodging $0
- select KeystoneFellow routing list on the digital signature page
- all locations must be reflected in DTS
- NDU to coordinate within course travel
- only ticket you need to book is to DC to start course and home from DC at course conclusion
Expenses Covered by NDU
Expenses Covered by Fellow’s Unit/Service
- travel to and from DC to include all travel expenses (airline tickets, POV mileage, excess baggage, ticket fees, etc.)
- Cambria hotel valet parking (free parking is 2 blocks away on Fort McNair.)
Out of town Fellows: One order and voucher should be completed encompassing the entire course dates.
Local Fellows: One order and voucher should be completed that include the travel dates outside of DC only. Please refer to information provided by the program manager.