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FIRST TIME SPACE A USERS
(NEWBIES)
This sections lists most of the informational links
for Military Space Available Travel. To check your eligibility, cick on
and read the IAW
DoD 4515.12-R, Air Transportation Eligibility Policy.. For any
detailed Space A question , click on and read John D's Space A FAQs and Roy Buckman's
Space A Sign-up Instructions. For additional Space A questions and
advice, click on and read Dirk's Space
A Travel Board and post your inquiry. Prior to your trip, purchase
either of the two Space A Travel Guides listed below at the BX or
on-line.. For hotel discounts and MWR resources click on and read the
links listed below. To research your AMC Space A flight origins and
destinations, click on and read the following sites:
MILITARY SPACE A TRAVEL BASIC
INFORMATION
By Lew
Wirls
- Space-a
only issues one way tickets.
- There
two types of military missions, commercial contract (which fly a
regular schedule, operate from major commercial airports (gateways) ie;
Charleston (closes Oct.1, 2002) Atlanta departures on Thur. and Sun.to
Frankfurt Baltimore-Washington (BWI) Many destinations,including
Norfolk, Va.with many destinations ie; Lajes Azores, Rota Spain,
Sigonella, Sicily, Naples, Italy, Bahrain and Souda Bay Crete (Greece)
Los Angeles IAP (LAX) and Seattle Tacoma (SEATAC) have missions to
korea, Okinawa, and Japan.
- The
second type is military A/C departing from many military bases. A large
portion of their mission are unscheduled for space-a purposes with firm
schedules only known three days out and then often change or are
cancelled.
- Dover
AFB Del. is a major departure point to the East and Travis to the West.
Navy bases also offer space-a opportunities, North Island, San Diago
has many and varied departures and destinations.
- There
are space-a opportunities from many reserve / Air National Guard bases.
- Of
major concern should be the return. If you don't get to go little is
lost but if you can't return space-a the cost of commercial travel can
ruin your space-a adventure.
- It is
not wise to depart on Friday after work and expect to return on Sunday
for work on Monday, this can be a recipe for disaster, Flexibility is
cardinal.
- Timely
signup for departure and return is imperitive, about 55 days before
planned travel for retirees and dependent travel and 0001 hours the day
leave starts for AD's
- Commercial
and military (D)efense (S)witched (N)etwork (DSN) phone numbers are
necessary travel aids.
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