There are plenty of AF people on this forum with a plethra of experience to question your questions about deployments with the AF - but I do have one story to relate that is kind of funny. I was deployed on a standard WestPac (Western Pacific) deployment and we were working with the F-15 Eagles out of Kadena and they were going to make a first deployment outside of Japan (Okinawa). I think it was '95 for anyone who might have been around during that time. We were joking because they were making a big deal out the 90 day deployment to the Middle East and we had already been there for some time and were still going to be there for some time after they came home. I think that in general (including peacetime) the 6-7 deployments of the USN/USMC are longer than the 3 month deployments of the AF; but times are changing. Standby to standby!

USMCFLYR