Pentagon Forming Permanent Office to Oversee Military Moves

Last year, the Pentagon launched a task force to improve the moving process for military families. That task force will now become a permanent office.

Cardboard moving boxes are ready to be packed as a military family prepares for a change of station from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on July 17, 2025. Staff Sgt. Stephanie Henry/U.S. Air Force via DVIDS

The U.S. military will transform its task force for military moves into a permanent activity of the Department of War, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Jan. 23 in a video statement.

Military personnel routinely receive orders to relocate for new duty assignments, and their families have often complained about the quality of moving assistance they receive during the frequent changes of location.