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How Houses Cut Rental Car and Uber Costs on Military TDY
How Houses Cut Rental Car and Uber Costs on Military TDYLodging is only one line on the trip. Vehicles are the line that quietly inflates.Hotel TDYs s…
What to Put in a TDY Trip Request So You Get Usable COAs
What to Put in a TDY Trip Request So You Get Usable COAsA trip request is not a message that says “need lodging in Vegas.” That produces guesses. A co…
Why Mid to Long-Term TDYs Belong in Houses, Not Hotels
Why Mid to Long-Term TDYs Belong in Houses, Not HotelsA three-night hotel stay is a known quantity. You collect points. You sleep. You leave.A two-wee…
How 9 Line Agency Measures Success on Military TDY
How 9 Line Agency Measures Success on Military TDYSuccess in lodging is easy to fake. A confirmation number exists. A key code works. Someone slept in…
Dynamic Military Travel and Why Cancellation Policy Matters for TDY Lodging
Dynamic Military Travel and Why Cancellation Policy Matters for TDY LodgingMilitary travel is dynamic by nature. Nobody controls the weather window. N…
7 Myths About Short-Term Rentals for Military TDY
7 Myths About Short-Term Rentals for Military TDYMyths keep units in hotels that do not support the mission. Some of those myths started for a good re…
How to Get Leadership Approval for Non-Conventional Lodging
How to Get Leadership Approval for Non-Conventional LodgingThe people who will live in the house usually see the value first. Private bedrooms. A kitc…
On-Base Lodging vs Hotels vs Houses: How to Choose for Your Next TDY
On-Base Lodging vs Hotels vs Houses: How to Choose for Your Next TDYEvery official trip starts with a lodging decision. In practice there are three bu…
Why Units Should Not Book Airbnb Themselves for Official TDY
Why Units Should Not Book Airbnb Themselves for Official TDYWhen a team needs a house instead of a hotel, the first instinct is often simple. Someone…
Long-Term TDYs: Why Six-Month Hotel Stays No Longer Make Sense
Long-Term TDYs: Why Six-Month Hotel Stays No Longer Make SenseA two-week TDY in a hotel is manageable. A six-month stay is a different mission.When se…
How to Use Houses for TDY Under the JTR | JTR Compliant Short Term Rental
How to Use Houses for TDY Under the JTRMilitary travelers and unit planners often ask the same question: Can we use houses or short-term rentals for T…
Securing Sensitive Equipment on TDY: Why Residential Lodging Changes the Equation
Securing Sensitive Equipment on TDY: Why Residential Lodging Changes the EquationMilitary travel frequently requires teams to move with sensitive item…
OPSEC Best Practices for Military TDY and Lodging
OPSEC Best Practices for Military TDY and LodgingOperations Security, or OPSEC, is the process of identifying and protecting critical information that…
Non-Conventional Lodging for Extended and Recurring Training Missions
Non-Conventional Lodging for Extended and Recurring Training MissionsIf your unit runs a continuing mission that keeps personnel in the same location…
What Kind of Accommodations Does 9Line Agency Actually Provide?
What Kind of Accommodations Does 9Line Agency Actually Provide?One of the questions we hear most often is simple: what type of accommodations do you t…
9Line Agency Supports Civilian Teams Too
9Line Agency Supports Civilian Teams Too9Line Agency is best known for supporting military units with non-conventional lodging. That focus remains cen…
The History of 9Line Agency and How We Support Military Units Safety on TDY
The History of 9Line Agency and How We Support Military Units Safety on TDY9Line Agency has been operating for two and a half years. In that time we h…
Planning Large Military Conferences with the Right Mix of Lodging
Planning Large Military Conferences with the Right Mix of LodgingIf you are planning a military conference that involves a large group, the lodging pi…
What Happens If There Is Damage to the Property?
What Happens If There Is Damage to the Property?One of the questions we receive most often at 9Line Agency is straightforward: what happens if there i…
Budget-Constrained TDYs and Better Options Than Double-Billeting Hotels
Budget-Constrained TDYs and Better Options Than Double-Billeting HotelsSome of the units we work with do not have the same budget flexibility as large…
Flexible Non-Conventional Lodging for Training Pipelines with Failure Rates
Flexible Non-Conventional Lodging for Training Pipelines with Failure RatesSome of the most valuable trip requests we receive come from leadership sup…
9Line Agency: Why We Are Not Your Typical Travel Agency
9Line Agency: Why We Are Not Your Typical Travel Agency9Line Agency is not your normal travel agency. We supply non-conventional lodging, which in pra…
Non-Conventional Lodging for Hard-to-Serve TDY Locations
Non-Conventional Lodging for Hard-to-Serve TDY LocationsAre you going TDY to a lesser-known location such as Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Wainwright,…
Non-Conventional Lodging Is Not a Compromise. It Is a Capability.
Non-Conventional Lodging Is Not a Compromise. It Is a Capability.Non-conventional lodging does not mean settling for properties that are under par jus…
The Overlooked Advantage of a Real Kitchen on TDY
The Overlooked Advantage of a Real Kitchen on TDYOne of the biggest benefits of booking non-conventional lodging, especially with 9Line Agency, is the…
Why Privacy Matters on TDY and How Non-Conventional Lodging Solves a Real Problem
Why Privacy Matters on TDY and How Non-Conventional Lodging Solves a Real ProblemWhile I was in the military, one of the things that always bothered m…
Customizable Mission-Focused Lodging Solutions for Every TDY
Customizable Mission-Focused Lodging Solutions for Every TDYHere at 9Line Agency, one of the core promises we make to service members is simple and di…
Non-Conventional Lodging That Matches Hotel Standards While Delivering More for Your Team
Non-Conventional Lodging That Matches Hotel Standards While Delivering More for Your TeamHey guys, here at 9Line Agency we specialize in non-conventio…
Why 2026 Is the Year to Stop Settling for Grungy Hotels on TDY
Why 2026 Is the Year to Stop Settling for Grungy Hotels on TDYIf your TDY still looks like checking into the last remaining old, grungy hotel in the a…
How Non-Conventional Lodging Supports Realistic Training and Mission Readiness: A Real-World Example from 9Line Agency
How Non-Conventional Lodging Supports Realistic Training and Mission Readiness: A Real-World Example from 9Line AgencyIf you don’t know me already, I’…
Understanding JTR Compliance for Non-Conventional Lodging on TDY: What Every Service Member Needs to Know
Understanding JTR Compliance for Non-Conventional Lodging on TDY: What Every Service Member Needs to KnowService members, there is so much misundersta…
What is 9 Line Agency?
9Line Agency was created from my history in Army Aviation as a medevac crew chief and hoist operator. Whether it's a call for medevac or a call for fi…