Rule change widens access to space-A travel

Rule change widens access to space-A travel
By Karen Jowers - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Jan 18, 2008 11:10:16 EST

A permanent policy change will allow family members of deployed military members to travel anywhere “Space-A,” or space available, on military flights without their sponsors under certain conditions.

But some military air terminals are not yet aware of the change.

The family members must be legal dependents — spouses and children — of military personnel deployed for at least 120 days. Family members of National Guard and reserve members are included, as long as the service member is activated and deployed for 120 consecutive days or more, according to officials at the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command.

The policy also includes Navy personnel assigned to deployed ships.

The change, which took effect Dec. 6, allows qualified family members to fly Space-A without their sponsor within the U.S., between the U.S. and overseas, and between overseas areas during the sponsor’s deployment period, according to a Defense Department announcement.


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