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Navigating your next PCS: Inside the DOW's Personal Property Activity
June 24, 2026 — For service members, civilians and their families, a permanent change of station is a defining and often stressful reality of military service. The most immediate impact on your relocation experience comes from the Department of War's Personal Property Activity, which acts as the centralized operational hub for the Defense Personal Property Program... MORE

Personal Property Activity launches moving website
May 1, 2026 — The War Department's Personal Property Activity launches its new website, www.ppa.mil, creating a centralized digital hub designed to better support DOW personnel and industry partners as they navigate the moving process... MORE

A screenshot of a webpage that reads, “Moving Soon?” along with information about military moves.

Personal Property Activity engages industry partners ahead of peak PCS season
April 24, 2026 — The War Department's newest special activity — the Personal Property Activity — met with moving, shipping and logistics leaders to provide an update on the accelerated reform aimed at improving one of the most critical quality-of-life issues facing military families, the permanent change of station moving process... MORE

A man in a formal military uniform stands and speaks into a microphone to a seated audience; to his left is a screen with slides projected on it.

PCS Joint Task Force becomes Personal Property Activity
April 6, 2026 — The War Department Personal Property Activity marked a significant milestone: moving from a Permanent Change of Station Joint Task Force to becoming a permanent organization dedicated to supporting military personnel, DOW civilians and their families through PCS moves... MORE

A man in a camouflage military uniform gestures with his hands and speaks to an audience inside an auditorium.

Hegseth establishes Personal Property Activity to ensure successful PCS moves
January 26, 2026 — The War Department's Personal Property Activity will stand up this summer as a permanent fix of the myriad woes service members and their families have experienced during permanent change of station moves... MORE

Three men dressed in casual attire unload a large item wrapped in brown paper off of a truck.