VFR07400 - Supplies of duty and VAT free alcoholic drinks and tobacco products to visiting forces and their personnel: access to club messes and other leisure facilities on US forces bases

General

Access to all US base facilities, for example, bowling alleys, fast food outlets, clubs and messes, is restricted to entitled personnel and invited guests of the US forces only.

UK citizens employed by the Ministry of Defence, assigned to a US Force installation to work for the US forces on the bases are deemed, by virtue of holding either a US Common Access Card (CAC) or a USAFE Form 77 (base pass), in addition to their MOD ID card, to be an invited guest.

The invited guest status is granted to MOD personnel only and allows the individual to eat and drink on base as long as they are accompanied by a member of the US Force.

The purchase of excisable goods, for example, spirits, wine and beer and tobacco or non-excisable goods is restricted to entitled persons. These goods cannot be purchased for or by non- entitled persons.