Military retirees and their family members may use military lodging facilities world wide on a space available basis. Im active duty military and was bitten by the space a bug in 1986 when i was looking for inexpensive ways to fly my family of 4 dependents to ireland annually to visit grandparents. Military living also produces a collection of maps that show the location of military facilities and depict the more heavily traveled space available travel routes. Space available rules, amc and mac hops, passenger terminal phone numbers and. The system accommodates these passengers by letting them fill seats on air force air transport flights that would otherwise be left empty.
This could be for honor, for money, for glory, or just to save their own skin. If so, we have provided you our top 10 spacea terminals to help you make your flight plans. Since the regs have made flight schedules top secret, this book has become a waste of space. Spacea flights i tips and tricks for military travelers. Passengers are categorized by priority of travel and are processed in priority order by their signin time julian date.
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Has anyone recently traveled to the philippines on a space available flight with the military. American forces travel great savings on hotels, flights. These spacea flights are operated by the department of defense and allow passengers on flights that arent fully booked. Here is an informative requested video on space a travel and mac flights. Awarding the nocost contract to priceline is a major milestone for the services and a testament to their collaborative and transformative efforts. The past 5 years are available in index format, downloadable from my onedrive or dropbox public folders both are the same. To help make your travel easier, the following are some of the most common spacea questions and answers. When these planes arent full, military personnel and often their family.
Service members and their families can use spaceavailable flights formally known as military airlift command or mac flights to travel around the country. Military space a air travel guide crawford, william roy on. We have mwr vacations and packages with discount hotels and resorts. In 2001, i created the space a faq to answer basic questions about space a travel. As an invaluable tool, the military travel guide shares militaryonly travel deals, discount travel offers and more. If you have a department of defense dod id card then you can take advantage of these space a travel opportunities and the other military only travel deals on these pages.
Another option is to simply provide all of the required passenger signup information in the body of the email when sending it to the terminal. This is a constantly updated site run by the people who manage the military s space a flight system at least the air forces part of it. If you are in the armed forces, or a dependent of an armed forces member, you might not know what space available space a travel is. May 25, 2017 thinking about taking a spacea flight. Our site contains valuable information for both official travel and space available space a travel. Military spacea air travel guide william roy crawford on. Spaceavailable spacea military flight schedules for over 60 bases consolidated on one webpage. That means there are certain restrictions to travel, including.
Effective march 21, 2020, air mobility command temporarily suspended most spacea travel due to covid19. Really awesome introduction to spacea travel found on militaryonesource. Spacea travel for military families military onesource. Its the military version of ultimate travel hacking. Space available flights military flight travel planning. To signup for spacea travel, you may fill out an amc form 140, space available travel request, and bring or email it to your desired amc passenger terminal. Space available flight, more commonly referred to as space a travel or military hops, is a privilege afforded to military service members, their families, and service retirees. The space available travel program, or spacea, is a great transportation option for service members and immediate family that allows them to fly free or at a reduced cost across the country or world.
Most of the available seats are on flights run by the air forces air mobility. The terminals listed here offer a variety of destinations and amenities. The spacea page contains a vast amount of information on spacea eligibility including 100% dav criteria. Military related lodging canada canadian forces halifax recreation cabins out of cfb halifax available to foreign military retirees.
Military living also produces a collection of maps that show the location of military facilities and depict the more heavily traveled spaceavailable travel routes. While there are many forprofit online leisure travel offerings marketing to the military today, american forces travel is the only official joint services mwr leisure travel website. Space a refers to the practice of traveling when a military flight has unused or unassigned seats aboard. While there are many forprofit online leisure travel offerings marketing to the military today, american forces travel is. Spacea travelers may sign up for travel 60days in advance of the desired travel date. Army for the purpose of casually transporting persons and supplies overseas on a space available basis. Pet travel information has also been provided to assist in preparing your pet for travel on the amc patriot express. Or search for and access local infobefore you depart, just after arrival, anytime. The concept is somewhat ironic, since space a travel is statutorily recognized as sea transportation, even though virtually all travel has been and currently is facilitated by aircraft. These flights are not commercial, but rather military flights with a mission. If you are in the armed forces, or a dependent of an armed forces member, you might not know what spaceavailable spacea travel is. Find military travel resources for active duty, families and retirees today. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Jan 31, 2017 space avaliability, what you need, how to fly, what to expect.
Flying spaceavailable spacea on a military flight is a great way to stretch your income. Spacea air flights hundreds of thousands of available worldwide seats. Pet travel information has also been provided to assist in preparing your pet for travel on the amc patriot express flight or with one of our commercial airline partners. If you travel military spaceavailable and need to know where to catch the next hop, this book is for you. Quickstart guide to military spacea flights poppin smoke. Military space available flight destination database. Welcome to the air mobility command travel web site. Space available flights are designed as a travel option for members of the military, both active duty and veterans, and their families. Im active duty military and was bitten by the spacea bug in 1986 when i was looking for inexpensive ways to fly my family of 4 dependents to ireland annually to visit grandparents. If you dont know the rules, you cant play the game. These books are made freely available by their respective authors and publishers. The military mission is the priority, and the space. All you need to know when flying with the military for free. If you cant find your terminal there, most terminals make their schedules available on recorded messages, or you can call the terminal directly.
Space available flight, more commonly referred to as spacea travel or military hops, is a privilege afforded to military service members, their families, and service retirees. Joseph a asked in travel asia pacific philippines 1 decade ago. In addition to commercial hotels and condos, retirees can make use of the militarys extensive lodge system military lodges. If you want to see the world but have more time than cash perhaps spacea travel is for you. Net military spaceavailable spacea flight schedules slideshow gallery favorites email me my favorite flight schedules. Apr 10, 2019 flying spacea on military aircraft is very different from commercial air travel. The ultimate guide to spaceavailable military travel that will. Really awesome introduction to space a travel found on militaryonesource. Military onesource offers nonmedical counseling services online, via telephone or facetoface. Also, you can have your favorites emailed to you daily. Spacea travel guide everything you need to know about military. The ultimate guide to spaceavailable military travel that. Spacea refers to the practice of traveling when a military flight has unused or unassigned seats aboard. More of a altdimension travel, taylor andersons destroyermen series has a pastretirement us destroyer fleeing from the java sea battle and passing through a strange squall end up in a world where carnivore dinosaurs and lemurs became the dominant intelligent lifeforms instead of.
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The best military science fiction is built on great stories of soldiers, marines, sailors, and those that lead them. Only with certain qualifications are reservists, national guardsmen and family members without an accompanying activeduty. Dod lodging is located on or near us military installations and is owned and operated by the government. Go online and get the phone numbers for the terminals you might pass through. Space available travel rules and regulations if you dont know the rules, you cant play the game. In 2001, i created the spacea faq to answer basic questions about spacea travel.
The system accommodates these passengers by letting them fill seats on air force air. Military spacea air travel guide crawford, william roy on. Traveling the world for free with military aircraft. Hendricks, beyond the shadows by jess granger, fringe station by rachel aukes, contact by susa. Only service members, retirees and their families are eligible. One of the coolest benefits of being a military retiree besides the pension is the opportunity to fly spaceavailable on military planes. Tired of piecing together information about spaceavailable military travel. Although most of the system is run by the air forces air mobility command, the navy has a few of its own space a passenger terminals. If possible, travel at offpeak space a travel periods i. Schedules airman basic josh moore, 733rd air mobility squadron air transportation passenger service agent, looks up information for the. Are you sure there is still military flights to the philippines now that the u. Select official, space available or pet travel page.
To help make your travel easier, the following are some of the most common space a questions and answers. Eligibility and reservation tips our room at inns of the corps on mcas iwakuni, japan while the level and type of accommodation varies widely, having the option to stay in lodging on a military base is an incredible benefit available to members of the military community. This site does not have the flight schedules for the system. This site is designed to service our traveling military families, including active duty, retired, reserve and dependents in your search for space a travel. John ds military spaceavailable spacea travel pages.
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