HQ USNORTHCOM Force Protection Directive 10-074 (Mexico Travel) Published March 18, 2010 By Staff Sgt. Joseph McKee 914th Airlift Wing PA NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y -- There is a USNORTHCOM travel directive for Mexico. It supersedes and rescinds previously issued guidance and advisories and amplifies previously issued guidance. This directive applies to all DOD personnel over which commander USNORTHCOM has force protection responsibility IAW the Unified Command Plan (UCP) and is valid until 15 may 2010. Due to the ongoing violence along the U.S.-Mexican border and the recent killing of three American citizens in Ciudad Juarez all non-official travel (leave and pass) is prohibited until further notice to the State of Chihuahua, State of Durango, and the cities of Nogales, Piedras, Nuevo Laredo, Monterrey and Matamoras. Official DOD travel to these areas is limited to essential travel only. Travel restrictions apply to AD or Title 10.Other leisure travel is discouraged. Due to escalating violence, if you or your dependents are currently in Mexico, contact the 914 AW Command Post at 716-236-2150 or Personnel Readiness Unit at 716-236-2191. For more information on travel advisories: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_4755.html