Officials stop moves to Minot AFB N.D. Published June 27, 2011 By Debbie Gildea Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Air Force officials have temporarily halted most permanent change of station moves and temporary duty assignments to Minot Air Force Base, N.D., and have activated the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System to enable members and their families to update their information and complete a needs assessment. Heavy flooding has forced many to evacuate the city of Minot N.D., prompting the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing commanders to request a partial stop movement, said Col. David Slade, Air Force Personnel Center airman assignments director. Some Airmen will proceed as ordered because mission needs require their support. "Those Airmen have been identified in a specific list to the force support squadrons and the military personnel sections in the field, so those units will help inform Airmen who are authorized to continue to Minot," Colonel Slade added. Stateside military Airmen projected to move to Minot and those who have already out-processed but who have not departed their current duty station must not leave (except those specifically authorized to continue their move). Civilian Airmen with orders to Minot should not leave their losing base until further notice. Military Airmen with leave enroute planned may depart their station, but cannot report to Minot afterward if the stop movement is still in place. In that event, they will be charged leave for the additional time. Military Airmen stationed overseas with June or July return dates and orders for Minot who have not yet departed the overseas location have a couple of options: -- Those planning to take leave enroute (but not in the Minot area) may proceed, with the understanding that if the stop movement order is still in place when their leave ends, they will not be allowed to proceed to the base, and additional leave will be charged against their leave account. -- Those who do not plan to take leave enroute must remain at their overseas station until the stop movement order is lifted. -- Those interested in voluntarily extending the overseas time may submit an extension request for consideration. Military members who have already departed their permanent duty station (overseas or stateside) will be contacted by the personnel section. Those enroute to Minot who did not plan to take leave will be required to report to the nearest Air Force base MPS where they will be placed on temporary duty hold. Military and civilian Airmen with temporary duty orders to Minot must get gaining unit approval to proceed before leaving their duty station. Airmen whose temporary duty assignments are not approved must remain in place until further notice. All Minot Airmen scheduled to return home from temporary duty or leave may do so. For more information about the stop movement order, affected military Airmen should contact their current or most recent permanent duty station military personnel section, or call the AFPC assignment programs and procedures branch at 210-565-3815 or the 24-hour contact at 210-565-2020. Civilian Airmen affected can contact the 24-hour number above or their current or most recent civilian personnel section. The 24-hour contact number is manned weekdays, and monitored evenings and weekends. Callers who get a recording should leave a message with a call-back number. To update information and complete a needs assessment in AFPAAS, Minot military and civilian members and their families should go to https://afpaas.af.mil/. For more information about other personnel issues, visit the Air Force personnel services website at https://gum-crm.csd.disa.mil.