96. General. A house trailer may be moved at Government expense upon retirement under similar conditions as for PCS while on active duty. Some important points are:

a. Government expense movement is authorized only within the United States, within Alaska, and between the United States and Alaska.

b. Neither household goods may be moved at Government expense nor Dislocation Allowance (DLA) paid in addition to trailer allowance. c. The trailer must be one designed to be moved overland.

d. Get a transportation officer to move the trailer or get a statement allowing direct arrangements with commercial haulers; otherwise reimbursements will be in a reduced amount.

e. If direct arrangements are made with a commercial hauler, be sure he is licensed as such in interstate commerce.

f. The trailer must be owned before retirement date or be a bona fide replacement of one so owned but destroyed or worn out.

(3) Insurance coverage or excess valuation. (4) Costs in excess of established ceilings. 97. Time Limit for Move of Trailer. Normally the time limit for move of a house trailer is 1 year from date of retirement. This limit can be extended to 1 year after date of discharge from a hospital or termination of medical treatment, or 2 years after date of retirement, whichever is earlier.

98. Trailer Allowances. Chapter 10, Joint Travel Regulations, covers trailer allowances in greater detail. An accounting and finance officer can help with specific or unique entitlement questions. It is best to contact transportation officers for movement conditions.

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99. Residence and Travel in Foreign Countries. Permission to travel or reside in foreign countries is not required of retired personnel except for:

a. Personnel who possessed or had access to "highly sensitive information" when on active duty. Such personnel may, for a specified period after retirement, be restricted from traveling to, through, or over certain foreign countries. Personnel so restricted must obtain permission from USAFMPC (AFPMDROfor officers) and (AFPMDRA-for airmen), Randolph AFB Tex 78148, to travel or reside in foreign countries if the travel is to occur within the time limitations imposed by security regulations. Requests must contain information indicating the countries to be visited and the dates of expected travel. The fact that a person had access to "Classified" information or that he occupied a "sensitive" position while on active duty does not in itself place the person in the restricted category. Highly sensitive information is defined in AFR 30-24 and personnel affected by that regulation will be so notified at time of retirement.

b. Retired Personnel Who Plan To Visit the Panama Canal Zone. Retired personnel must have in their possession advance authorization to enter Canal Zone before departure from the United States. The request for entry authorization should conform to the sample at the end of this chapter and be submitted in duplicate to the address shown in the sample. If the visit will be in the Republic of Panama rather than Canal Zone, tourist cards for the Republic of Panama, valid for a 90-day visit, may be procured from any of the airlines in the United States. The cards cost $1. A round-trip ticket is required. A tourist visa may be obtained from the Panamanian Consular officials if retired personnel are bearers of valid American passports. This also requires a round-trip ticket.

100. Notification to Attaché or Embassy. Retired personnel traveling or residing in a foreign country will notify the U.S. air attaché of their presence as a matter of courtesy, by personal visit or letter. In the absence of an air attaché in the country, notification should be made to the U.S. military or naval attaché or to the civilian representative of the American Embassy or consulate.

101. Receipt of Retired Pay While Abroad. See paragraph 54c (2).

102. Application for Passport. All persons who plan to visit countries requiring U.S. citizens to present passports must comply with the requirements of the State Department.

a. Applications for passports must be executed in person before a clerk of a Federal or State court authorized by law to naturalize aliens, or at a passport agency of the Department of State.

b. Evidence of American citizenship must be submitted with the application along with two 21⁄2" x 22" photographs taken 6 months preceding the date submitted.

(1) A group photograph should be used when a wife and child or children are included in one application.

(2) Snapshot, newspaper, magazine, or full length photographs will not be acceptable.

(3) Pictures of retired members, as well as those of their dependents, will be taken in civilian attire without hats.

(4) Travel to certain countries requires additional pictures. Information on this requirement may be obtained from the clerk of the court or passport agent.

c. An identifying witness must appear in person with the applicant, and execute appropriate affidavits before the clerk. Identifying witnesses should be American citizens who are able to attest that they have known the applicant for at least 2 years, and that the facts stated in the

application are true to the best of their knowledge and belief.

d. An expired American passport bearing a signed photograph, or an Air Force identification card may be used in lieu of identifying witnesses.

(1) An applicant who holds an expired or unexpired passport issued since 2 January 1918 will submit the old passport as evidence of citizenship, if proper documentary evidence of American citizenship was presented with the previous application.

(2) If an expired passport cannot be surrendered for cancellation, the new application must contain a brief statement regarding the disposition of the previous passport.

(3) If the applicant has been issued a passport that has not expired and it cannot be presented for any reason, the applicant must submit under oath a statement in detail of the facts surrounding its loss or disposition.

e. The total fee for application and passport is $10.

103. Immunization Requirements. Information concerning immunization requirements for travel to all countries may be obtained at the time application is submitted for the passports. 104. Import Duties. Retired members contemplating making their home of selection in a foreign country are reminded that the shipment of household goods and automobile at Government expense does not include import duties levied by foreign countries. Some countries require that an import tax of up to 100% of the value of the item be paid at the port of entry. This expense must be paid by the owner and reimbursement will not be made by the United States. Other expenses such as placing a pet in quarantine for a specified period must also be paid by the retired member. Retired members should contact the consulate of the country concerned and determine if there are import duties or restrictions which will apply to shipment.

105. Space-Available Travel Overseas:

a. Personnel Authorized. Transportation aboard Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) vessels and Military Air Transport Service (MATS) planes on a space-available basis to, from, or between oversea areas may be authorized for:

ity.

(1) Retired regular Air Force personnel. (2) Reserve personnel retired for disabil

(3) Reserve personnel retired under the provisions of 10 USC 8911 (formerly Title II, Public Law 80-810).

(4) Reserve warrant officers retired under 10 USC 1293 and 1305 (formerly Public Law 83-379).

(5) Dependents of any of the above listed personnel when accompanied by the retired member.

b. Personnel Not Authorized. Transportation aboard MSTS vessels or MATS planes on a space-available basis is not authorized for: (1) Surviving dependents of deceased members.

(2) Unaccompanied dependents of retired members.

(3) Members retired under the provisions of 10 USC 1331 (formerly Title III, Public Law 80-810).

c. Identification Required for MATS Travel. When requesting space-available travel via MATS retired personnel will be required to furnish a copy of retirement orders, a current DOD Identification Credential (ID Card), and a valid passport when travel is contemplated to countries which require them. It is the retired member's responsibility to ascertain passport requirements before requesting travel.

106. Space-Available Travel Within Continental United States. Personnel listed in

subparagraphs a (1) through (4) and in b(3) above are authorized to travel on a space-available basis on DOD aircraft subject to specific restrictions imposed for travel aboard scheduled Airlift Service Industrial Fund (MATS) aircraft within the CONUS. See MATS Manual 76-1. Dependents are not authorized such travel.

107. Submitting Applications for Transportation:

a. Military Sea Transportation Service:

(1) Where To Apply. For transportation on a space-available basis via MSTS vessels, apply directly to the terminal command serving the destination desired. For return transportation to the United States or transportation from one oversea area to another, apply to the appropriate oversea port commander. If space is not available for the return journey, applicant must be prepared to procure commercial travel accommodations. A sample application is shown at the end of this chapter.

(2) Ports of Embarkation and Areas Served. The areas served by the ports are as follows:

(a) Personnel Movements Control Branch, 3123d USAF Logistic Control Group, Oakland Army Terminal, Oakland Calif 94614. Areas served-Honolulu, Hawaii: Guam; Manila; PI; Kwajalein; Okinawa; Formosa; and Yokohama, Japan.

(b) Commanding General, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 1st Avenue and 58th St., Brooklyn, NY 11250, Attn: Passenger Movement Division, Areas served-Southampton, England; and Bremerhaven, Germany.

(c) There are no military vessels in regular service from the west coast to the east coast or vice versa.

b. Military Air Transport Service. Operations of the direct reservation system for the

movement of Air Force personnel engaged in permanent change of station or temporary duty precludes the issuance of a call to report to an aerial terminal for space-available travel. Such space normally becomes available about 2 hours before plane departure and is made available to personnel physically present in the terminal area. Because of the limited amount of such space, however, retired personnel should not proceed to the aerial port of embarkation anticipating that such space will be made available for them when they desire to travel. There is no guarantee of onward or return transportation from any enroute stop. Personnel must be prepared to personally finance any portion of trip via commercial facilities. Queries regarding availability of space should be forwarded to the Aerial Port Squadron at the MATS Terminal shown below serving the areas to which transportation is desired:

(1) Aerial Port Squadron, McGuire AFB NJ 08641, serving Germany, France, Newfoundland, Azores, Iceland, England, Scotland, Spain, Thule, Labrador, Bermuda, and other European countries.

(2) Aerial Port Squadron, Charleston AFB SC 29404, serving Germany, Bermuda, South America, Libya, Canal Zone, Saudi Arabia, and Puerto Rico.

(3) Aerial Port Squadron, Travis AFB Calif 94535, serving Philippines, Vietnam, Guam, Eniwetok, Kwajalein, Okinawa, Korea, Iwo Jima, Johnston Island, Japan, Thailand, Formosa, Hawaii, Midway, India, and Pakistan.

(4) Aerial Port Squadron, McChord AFB Wash 98438, serving Alaska.

108. Baggage Allowances:

a. Military Sea Transportation Service:

(1) Personal baggage to accompany cabin class passengers aboard ship will be limited to two pieces (standard handbags) for each person 12 years of age or over, and one piece for each person under 12 years. In addition, a small toilet case or cosmetic case may be carried as cabin baggage by female passengers. Cabin class passengers also may carry personal items such as cameras, briefcases, and small zipper type bags.

(2) Hold baggage (footlockers, trunks, etc.) may be shipped on the same vessel provided it is delivered to the port no later than 24 hours before the sailing date. Allowance of 350 pounds for each adult and 175 pounds for each child under 12 years of age will be authorized.

(3) There is no provision for movement of household goods or privately owned automobiles on military vessels for personnel traveling space-available.

b. Military Air Transport Service. Personal baggage not to exceed 66 pounds per person, including that baggage carried aboard the plane by the individual, is authorized when moving via scheduled aircraft of the Military Air Transport Service.

109. Cost of Transportation:

a. Military Sea Transportation Service. There is an ocean transportation charge for all passengers traveling on a space-available basis which will be collected before embarkation during processing. Payments will be made by means of a U.S. Post Office Money Order made payable to the Treasurer of the United States. This charge includes subsistence. The agency to which a request for space-available transportation is submitted will provide the travelers with the information about the ocean transportation charge. The rates for dependents are the same as those quoted for sponsor except that children under 6 years of age are charged half fare.

b. Military Air Transport Service. There is no charge for transportation when traveling on MATS; however, there is a small ration charge assessed in advance. The amount assessed varies with the number of meals to be served in flight.

110. Port Calls:

a. Military Sea Transportation Service. As transportation is furnished on a spaceavailable basis only, the movement of priority passengers normally precludes issuance of instructions to report for transportation more than 48 hours before the sailing of a vessel. Normally, sailing dates are available 3 to 4 months in advance and may be obtained upon