Summer surge shipments <br> New process for personal property moves Published March 23, 2011 By Carol Emling 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Now's the time for Keesler members making summer moves under permanent change of station, separation or retirement orders. The joint personal property shipping office has established procedures to assist with the upcoming summer personal property shipment surge and ensure the highest level of customer service for Defense Department customers. Effective immediately, JPPSO requires a minimum three-week notice for all shipments. This includes stateside and international shipments, local moves and non-temporary storage pickups and releases. Customers must be flexible with requested pack and pickup dates, and alternate dates may be required. Personnel under short-notice orders who must move within the three-week window are required to provide an emergency impact statement and the personal property processing office will contact the JPPSO booking section to determine if the requested dates are available. Except for first-time movers, joint spouse and personnel under separation/retirement orders who must attend a counselor briefing at the PPPO, personnel perform self-counseling through the Defense Personal Property System at www.move.mil. After an application has been submitted through DPS, movers must bring a complete copy of their orders and any amendments to the PPPO for system validation and submission to JPPSO. To help customers ward off last-minute issues, they should contact the PPPO for assistance if they haven't been contacted by a transportation service provider at least 10 days prior to their first pack date. All technical training students in the Triangle must use the traffic management office in Room 211, Levitow Training Support Facility. The phone number is 377-3147. The PPPO in Room 114, Sablich Center, is open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. For more information, call 376-8530, 8532, 8533 or 8534.