Attachment 3 - Holiday and DONSA schedule.PDF
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This is a Department of the Army memorandum detailing the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence (AVCOE) and Fort Rucker holiday observances and days of no scheduled activities for Fiscal Year 2026. The document outlines 10 public holiday observances from October 2025 to September 2026, including Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Independence Day. Additionally, it specifies seven Days of No Scheduled Activities (DONSA), such as the Friday after Thanksgiving and the TRADOC Spring Holiday.
The memorandum provides additional guidance for the holiday season from 20 December 2025 to 03 January 2026, stating that staff offices will remain partially operational based on supervisors' discretion and mission requirements. Offices will be fully closed on 25 December 2025 and 01 January 2026. The document also includes provisions for Saturday training days for IERW Common Core FY25 classes, requiring the 110th Aviation Brigade to notify AVCOE G3 about training resource needs. Unit closure reports must be submitted by 1700 hours on the first duty day after returning to work, and supervisors are instructed to conduct pre-holiday safety briefings.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
HEADQUARTERS U.S. ARMY AVIATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
2218 6TH AVENUE
FORT RUCKER AL 36362-1100
ATZQ-CS 18 June 2025
MEMORANDUM FOR All U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence (AVCOE) Units and Directorates
SUBJECT: AVCOE and Fort Rucker FY26 Holiday Observances and Days of No Scheduled Activities
1. References:
a. AR 600-8-10 (Leaves and Passes).
b. HQ TRADOC (ATCS-XS), memorandum (HQ TRADOC FY26 Holiday Observances and Organization Day), 28 October 2024.
2. The AVCOE and Fort Rucker FY26 holiday schedule follows:
a. Public holiday observances:
13 October 2025 Columbus Day 11 November 2025 Veterans Day 27 November 2025 Thanksgiving Day 25 December 2025 Christmas Day 01 January 2026 New Year’s Day 19 January 2026 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 16 February 2026 President’s Day 25 May 2026 Memorial Day 19 June 2026 Juneteenth National Independence Day 03 July 2026 Independence Day (observed) 07 September 2026 Labor Day
b. Days of No Scheduled Activities (DONSA):
28 November 2025 Friday after Thanksgiving 26 December 2025 Friday after Christmas Day 02 January 2026 Friday after New Year’s Day 03 April 2026 TRADOC Spring Holiday 22 May 2026 Friday before Memorial Day 06 July 2026 Monday after Independence Day 04 September 2026 Friday before Labor Day
ATZQ-CS
SUBJECT: AVCOE and Fort Rucker FY26 Holiday Observances and Days of No Scheduled Activities
3. The AVCOE holiday season is 20 December 2025 - 03 January 2026. Staff offices will remain operational half or full day based on the supervisor’s discretion and mission requirements throughout the holiday period. The exception is that offices will be closed for the holiday observance 25 December 2025 and 01 January 2026. Manning may be reduced depending on mission requirements. Each Commander/Staff Principal is responsible for managing staffing of their organization. Follow Army regulations and civilian labor agreements in planning/executing holiday work schedules. Army Civilian Professionals must be in an approved leave status when they are not on duty during the holiday period.
4. To ensure safe and enjoyable holiday periods, supervisors will conduct pre-holiday safety briefings.
5. In order to facilitate the IERW Optimization training plan, the following Saturdays will be designated training days for IERW Common Core FY25 classes ONLY. 110th Aviation Brigade will notify AVCOE G3 NLT 1000 on the Thursday prior to the following Saturday training days if aircraft or simulators will NOT be required for training.
a. Saturday training days for IERW Optimization:
18 October 2025 IERW Realignment for 13 October holiday 15 November 2025 IERW Realignment for 11 November holiday 06 December 2025 IERW Realignment for 27 November holiday 24 January 2026 IERW Realignment for 19 January holiday 21 February 2026 IERW Realignment for 16 February holiday
6. Unit Closure Reports will be sent NLT 1700 hours on the first duty day upon returning to work to the following personnel: CG, DC, CoS, Branch CSM, G-3, and the G-3’s SGM.
7. Point of contact for this memorandum is the AVCOE SGS at 334-255-9215 or shelby.l.swain.mil@army.mil.
CLINTON R. CODY
COL, AV
Chief of Staff
| 2025-06-18T13:46:19-0500 | |
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