 For service members stationed outside of the U.S., getting home for the holidays can be an expensive adventure. Catching a space available flight is a great way to cut costs. Lance Corporal Joshua DeFour takes a trip to the Space A Terminal in Iwakuni, Japan and tells us the details and just what is required to secure a spot on the plane. Being stationed 6,000 miles from the United States can make it difficult for service members to see their families during the holiday season, especially with the costs of air travel. The option available to those aboard Air Station Iwakuni is a military space availability flight. Getting a seat on the plane, however, does take patience. If you're trying to go to the United States, we do have our Patriot Express. It leaves every Saturday. We let them know firsthand how many seats are available or how many seats are not. If we have to talk to the crew or not to see if they are going to open any seats for Space A passengers, pretty much the main thing is just be patient. The seating priority for passengers traveling on space available flights is broken into categories. And most overseas service members can qualify for a higher category as long as they have proper documents. When it comes to active duty, military personnel, they pretty much just need their leaf paperwork and if they're trying to get to a higher category, they'll have what's called an EML, Environmental and Morale Leave, you'll get that from your S1. Because environmental morale leave is only for service members stationed outside of the United States, Air Station's service members are encouraged to take advantage of it. Lance Corporal Joshua DeFour, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. You can find out more about taking advantage of space available travel, including schedules and routes at amc.af.mil-amc-travel. For the Defense Media Activity, I'm Petty Officer Brandy Wills.