Help is on the way for the nearly 250 Airmen who remain displaced months after historic summer flooding destroyed parts of Minot, N.D. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley on Oct. 23 signed a memorandum that authorized spending incentives to entice skilled tradesmen to Minot to help repair the large number of homes damaged by the flooding of the Souris River this summer. The flooding initially displaced more than 1,200 Airmen and their families. With winter on the way, the need for immediate repairs to prevent more damage is imperative and the main reason why Donley signed the memo,…
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Displaced Minot Air Force Base airmen and their families can expense up 180 days of storage fees that they might have incurred because of the historic flooding of the Souris River that occurred in McHenry, Renville and Ward counties, according base public affairs. Col. James Dawkins Jr., 5th Bomb Wing commander, authorized the reimbursement of property storage and short-distance move expenses incurred by Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and their families June 29. Dawkins’ order applies to displaced active duty military and dependents whose permanent residence is located within evacuation areas. Additional storage or moving costs exceeding the allotted…
Air Force officials have temporarily halted most permanent change of station moves and temporary duty assignments to Minot Air Force Base, N.D., according to Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs. Flooding has forced many to evacuate Minot, N.D., prompting the commanders of the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing to request a partial stop movement. Airmen within the U.S. who are projected to move to Minot AFB, and those who have already out-processed but who have not departed their current duty station — except those specifically authorized to continue their move — should not leave. Air Force civilians…
