Schedule Your Household Goods Pickup

Customers that have an upcoming PCS, separation, retirement, TDY/Deployment or COT leave travel authorization can contact our office in order to schedule travel. Orders are not required to schedule an itinerary; however, orders are required to purchase tickets for official travel. If you plan on traveling through Patriot Express via Ramstein AB (RMS) to Baltimore International Airport (BWI), please notify our office as seats are reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis. We are able to view and reserve available Patriot Express flights as far as 90 days out for the date of departure.

Military/civilian members stationed at Spangdahlem AB are to utilize Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) for all official travel. If you are stationed at a 52nd Fighter Wing GSU, please refer to the Appendix O of the Defense Travel Regulation for further information.

Members on travel orders (PCS, Separation or Retirement) are authorized to travel via the following locations:

PCS

  • Vehicle Port (VPC)
  • Patriot Express
  • Direct commercial flight to next duty location

Separation

  • Home of Record
  • Place of Enlistment
  • Place of Entry
  • VPC/Patriot Express

Retirement

  • Home of Selection
  • VPC/Patriot Express

Depending on the move, please utilize one of the following forms for your travel (When filling out GTC info, please substitute the first 6 digits with “X”)

Passenger Travel Request

Separation/Retirement Travel Request

When finish filling out the Passenger Travel Request (PTR) form to the best of your ability, please attach a copy of your orders and send all documents to our organizational email at 52LRS.LGRDAP.PASSENGERTRAVEL@US.AF.MIL

If you plan on deviating from your authorized route for PCS or COT Leave travel, you will have to utilize circuitous travel. Fill out the applicable memorandum listed below and send it to our org box.

PCS Circuitous Travel Memo

COT Circuitous Travel Memo

Members that plan on utilizing an alternate carrier that is not a U.S Flag Carrier must fill out the Non-US Flag Ship memorandum and have it amended on their orders prior to departure.

TDY Deployment Travel

All members that are tasked for a TDY must submit all travel reservations via DTS. After exhausting all other options to book travel, members are then allowed to submit a Passenger Travel Request and their orders (CED/DTS). Orders MUST be approved prior to submission of the PTR. If you are a part of group travel or deploying, please coordinate with your unit deployment manager to gather more information prior to contacting our office. If you have any questions regarding your DTS authorization/voucher, contact your approving official (AO) or resource advisor (RA).

DTS Help Desk: +1 888-435-7146

Members that will be utilizing leave in conjunction with official travel (TDY) must abide to AFI 24-602v1 and the JTR 0333 and must fill out a Leave-In-Conjunction with Official Travel (LICWO) Policy letter before self-procuring any type of leisure travel.

Traveling With Pets

Members traveling with pets are authorized reimbursement. For transoceanic travel, use of Government or Government procured transportation must be used if available or reimbursement for transportation costs is not authorized. If you utilize Circuitous Travel, pet travel will be reimbursed, and we can provide a non-availability letter.

Please refer to the CDC website for transporting pets into and out of the United States as new regulations and restrictions have been updated.

Members traveling commercially:

  • Temperature/Breed restrictions apply
  • No snub-nosed pets
  • Different requirements depending on the Airline
  • AA: First Come, First Served
  • UA: Traveler must contact airline pet program
  • Lufthansa: SATO agents can arrange pet travel

Pet Shipping Companies based out of Frankfurt:

- Pet Air GmbH 

     - +49 (0)6912-018-6550

     - www.petair.de

     - info@petair.de

- Pet Cargo

     - +49 (0)6964-35-0074

     - www.pet-cargo.de

     - info@pet-cargo.de

- Gradlyn

     - +49 (0)696-971-2540

     - www.petshipping.com

     - info@gradlyn.com

Members traveling on PCS orders with pets who would like to utilize the Patriot Express should fill out an AMC Risk Acknowledgement Form and notify our office regarding booking travel. Pet slots are first-come, first-serve, so please plan accordingly. For flights out of Ramstein (RMS) to Baltimore-Washington (BWI), please refer to the AMC website.

For flights out of Seattle-Tacoma (SEA) to PACAF, please refer to the AMC website.

Members traveling via the rotator RMS-BWI:

- 2 pets for family

- Rotator slots first come first serve

- Weight limit 150 lbs. including kennel

- AMC in cabin cannot exceed 20 x 16 x 8.5 inches

More information on traveling with pets via the Patriot Express is available here.

Professional Gear References

Saber Shuttle

Located by Air Force Inns – Bldg 500

Comm: +49 (0)6565-61-7684 

DSN: 314-452-7684

Spangdahlem Taxi Service

+49 (0)1511-490-5088

Estimated Price: $450

Faber Bus und Mietwagen Gmbh & Co

+49 (0)657-595-100

Mini Car Wittlich Taxi

+49 (0)6571-6568

Estimated Price $300

Taxi Locker Bitburg

+49 (0)6561-670-9413

Estimated Price $450

DB Train 

https://www.bahn.de/

Train from Wittlich Hbf to Koblenz Hbf (Est €21.90) (57 Min)

Koblenz Hbf to Frankfurt Main Hbf (Est €45.30) (1 Hr. 37 Min)