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Hundreds
of Service Members Switching to Government-Paid POV Storage
WASHINGTON
Jan. 23, 2003 — More than 140 service members per month
are opting for DoD's long-term vehicle storage program since
it became available on May 1, 2002. Many are switching from
private storage arrangements to the Military Traffic Management
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DoD Testing Household Goods Shipment Program
WASHINGTON
May 7, 2001 — Uprooting a family and moving is one of those
challenging life transitions that cause emotional strain, drain
one's energy and create all kinds of highs and lows. In its
quest to ease the pain, DoD is testing the Full Service Move
Project at 23 military installations across the country.
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Protecting Your Treasures While on the
Move
WASHINGTON
May 7, 2001 — You watch "Antiques Roadshow" this fall and
learn a chifforobe just like your great- grandmother's is worth
$5,000. Dang! If you'd known that you'd have had insurance and
squawked more when those butterfingers banged up yours during
your summer move. |
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Relocation Checklist Could Make Moving Smoother
WASHINGTON
May 7, 2001 — Relocation is part of life in the military
and for some DoD civilian employees. Every permanent-change-of-station
order means moving yourself, your family and all your belongings
to a new duty location somewhere in the world.
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WASHINGTON
Feb. 8, 2001 — Plan early. Get copies of your orders. Visit
your transportation office early. Estimate the weight of your
household goods.
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Shipping
Mobile Homes Normally Cost Out-of-Pocket Dollars
ALEXANDRIA, Va.
Jan. 5, 2001 — The mobile home lifestyle strikes the fancies
and suits the pocketbooks of many service members and DoD civilian
employees. And some relish the idea of taking their homes with
them when they change duty stations at government expense.
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Shipping
Pets: Dogs and Cats Only, and at Owner's Expense
WASHINGTON
Dec. 5, 2000 — Rabbits, gerbils, birds, snakes, fish, parrots,
otters — horses —- these are only some of the family
pets people have tried to ship on military chartered aircraft
when moving. To their chagrin, none of these prized pets were
allowed aboard Air Force Air Mobility Command charters.
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Pet Owners Get Help with Quarantine Costs
WASHINGTON
Nov. 13, 2000 — Service members and DoD civilians are getting
a little help from Uncle Sam when they have to quarantine their
pets during permanent-change-of-station moves. |
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Storm
Causes Minor Damage to Vehicles, Household Goods
WASHINGTON
Nov. 9, 2000 — About 180 privately owned vehicles belonging
to service members suffered minor damage en route from the United
States to Bremerhaven, Germany, said Military Traffic Management
Command officials.
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MTMC
Alerts POV Shippers to Avoid Old, Bad Advice
May 2, 2002
— Something is wrong and all Charlie Helfrich knows is
that people are getting bum information about shipping their
privately owned vehicles overseas. |
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DoD's
Revamped POV Shipment System's a Customer Pleaser ALEXANDRIA,
Va.
Sept.
12, 2000 — It used to be service members who shipped
privately owned vehicles to Europe never knew where their
wheels were until the freighter arrived at Bremerhaven, Germany.
And that could take several weeks.
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Boats
Can Be Shipped Using Your Household Goods Entitlement
ALEXANDRIA, Va.
Oct. 24, 2000 — Did you know you can ship a boat to your
next duty station at government expense as part of your household
goods? You can!
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Many Tests to Improve Moves It's Confusing, General Says
ALEXANDRIA, Va.
Oct. 12, 2000 — Calling himself "an aberration," Army Maj.
Gen. Kenneth L. Privratsky said he's moved more than a dozen
times in more than three decades, and "I haven't had a real
bad move. But some were frustrating.
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