Do members of the military carry passports overseas or just military ID?
Depends...many carry U.S. civilian passports because they don’t want to be identified as military personnel, due to potential security risks. During the early 80s, with the Bader-Meinhof gang at its peak, it would have been common practice for a USAF intel specialist to have a civilian passport, in addition to his “official” U.S. government passport and military ID.
When I joined the spook world around this time (early 80s), I was encouraged to obtain a civilian passport and use it for official travel, while keeping my government passport and military ID hidden in my luggage. At the time, maintaining your blue U.S. Government passport on your person (while flying on a civilain airliner) was known as the “kill me first” card.
Yes.