Space A Travel Changes Announced

Spouses and dependent children of any service member who has been deployed for more than 120 consecutive days are now allowed to travel Space-A. The change allows eligible family members to travel anywhere in the continental United States (CONUS) or overseas, and receive seating priority ahead of retirees and their families. They can sign up for Space-A travel no earlier than 10 days before their military family members deploy, begin traveling on the day of such a deployment, and must complete their travel by the last day of that deployment. Space-A travelers must show a deployment verification letter signed by their military family member’s commander, and retain possession of that letter for the duration of their travel. The Defense Department announced the change Dec. 6.