Texas News Camping, Golf, Tiki Bars: Military Bases Are Vacation Spots for Some Retirees KWBU | By Texas Standard Published April 5, 2018 at 9:47 AM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:00 Capt. Jessica Brown/U.S. Air Force Rhode Island resident Tom Peters regularly vacations at the MacDill Air Force Base RV park. Ex-military personnel pay far less to use these facilities than they would at a commercial campsite or resort.