diff --git a/mtdaws/mtd.go b/mtdaws/mtd.go
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+package mtdaws
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ec2"
+	"github.com/thefeli73/polemos/state"
+)
+
+// AWSMoveInstance moves a specified instance to a new availability region
+func AWSMoveInstance(config state.Config) (state.Config) {
+	instance := config.MTD.Services[0] // for testing use first instance
+	region, instanceID := DecodeCloudID(instance.CloudID)
+	awsConfig := NewConfig(region, config.AWS.CredentialsPath)
+	svc := ec2.NewFromConfig(awsConfig)
+
+	realInstance, err := getInstanceDetailsFromString(svc, instanceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error getting instance details:", err)
+		return config
+	}
+
+	imageName, err := createImage(svc, instanceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error creating image:", err)
+		return config
+	}
+	fmt.Println("Created image: ", imageName)
+
+	newInstanceID, err := launchInstance(svc, realInstance, imageName)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error launching instance:", err)
+		return config
+	}
+	fmt.Println("Launched new instance:", newInstanceID)
+
+	err = terminateInstance(svc, instanceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error terminating instance:", err)
+		return config
+	}
+	fmt.Println("Terminated original instance:", instanceID)
+
+
+	return config
+}