Service members and families at 14 stateside U.S. military installations will be the first to relocate under the Defense Department's new privatized process, U.S. Transportation Command announced Tuesday.
In the beginning, only moves picked up and delivered within about 50 miles of the same base will be carried out by HomeSafe Alliance, the entity formed by existing logistics firms that won the military's Global Household Goods Contract and is set to take over management of household goods shipments.
So far, 13 of the first 14 installations where HomeSafe Alliance will begin to oversee shipments can now “issue task orders,” according to the release. Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Virginia, will be the 14th, with the ability to issue task orders anticipated “before the beginning of May.”
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HomeSafe Alliance's takeover will start slowly, Transportation Command officials told reporters in February. Installations where the first moves will take place are located primarily within five geographic areas: Norfolk, Virginia; Jacksonville, North Carolina; Seattle/Tacoma, Washington; Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California; and San Diego, California. The 14 installations are:
- Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia
- Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
- Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina
- Naval Base Kitsap, Washington
- Naval Station Everett,…
