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American forces travel great savings on hotels, flights. Space a refers to the practice of traveling when a military flight has unused or unassigned seats aboard. Space available travel questions air mobility command. Also, sharing some travel tips for all those parents flying with their. 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. Welcome to the air mobility command travel web site. The services have contracted with a world leader in travel, priceline, to deliver high value travel benefits to the u.
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As space a passengers, we are essentially hitching a ride or taking a hop, as flying space a is often called on a flight that is deemed a military mission. This could be for honor, for money, for glory, or just to save their own skin. Military forces displaced in time spacebattles forums. Spacea travel guide everything you need to know about military. The best military science fiction is built on great stories of soldiers, marines, sailors, and those that lead them. The system accommodates these passengers by letting them fill seats on air force air. If you travel military spaceavailable and need to know where to catch the next hop, this book is for. Jan 31, 2017 space avaliability, what you need, how to fly, what to expect. Its some creative, wellwritten military scifi with a sense of humor. We hope you will find this site useful for planning your travel with amc. Spacea refers to the practice of traveling when a military flight has unused or unassigned seats aboard.
Military living also produces a collection of maps that show the location of military facilities and depict the more heavily traveled spaceavailable travel routes. Although space available military flights are not so easy to get these days, you can use this site to see what is available and whether it fits your intended travel plans. 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. Space a is short for space available air transportation on government owned or controlled. Definitely check out john scalzis books as well, starting with old mans war. Our site contains valuable information for both official travel and space available spacea travel. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
Service members and their families can use spaceavailable flights formally known as military airlift command or mac flights to travel around the country. Space a travel is a privilege available to members of the community that allows us to fly free or nearly free on military aircraft. The spacea guide for beginners military spouse part 2. The information provided has been compiled since 2001 from online forums, individual contributions, websites, personal knowledge and regulations.
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