O'Brien's is DOD approved to move and store military household goods in the Reno and Sparks area. Service members book a government-arranged move through the installation transportation office and the Defense Personal Property System (DPS); Military OneSource explains the steps.
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A permanent change of station is a different kind of move. The government arranges it, orders set the dates, and the paperwork is its own system. O'Brien's has been approved by the Department of Defense to move and store military household goods, and one of only a few companies in the Reno and Sparks area to provide both services for service members.
A service member with orders starts at the installation transportation office or Personal Property Processing Office. The office opens a shipment in the Defense Personal Property System, known as DPS; Military OneSource explains the steps. The Department of Defense assigns the shipment to an approved carrier, and Military OneSource explains each step. The government assigns the carrier for a government-arranged move, so use the sources below for the current process.
A personally procured move, or PPM, is one where the service member arranges part or all of the move. A PPM needs orders, and the Joint Travel Regulations set the rules for it. If you are doing a PPM and need help loading, unloading or packing, an estimator can price that help.
Storage can also be part of a military household plan, and we explain it on the page for storage for military households.
Whichever route you take, keep copies of your orders, your inventory and your bill of lading. The guide on the moving inventory explains why the inventory is the document you check against at delivery.
Service members in Northern Nevada often ask about NAS Fallon, and that page gathers base-specific information from official sources. Our office in Sparks is open Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
Orders sometimes change, a deployment starts, or a home is not ready. Wooden vaults in the Sparks warehouse hold household goods short or long term. About 2 to 3 weeks notice is needed to ship stored goods, and vault storage starts from $40 per month.
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Government-arranged moves are booked through your installation transportation office and the Defense Personal Property System at Military OneSource / move.mil. Carriers for government-arranged moves are assigned through that system.
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Yes. O'Brien's is DOD approved to move and store military household goods.
Through the installation transportation office or Personal Property Office and the Defense Personal Property System (DPS); Military OneSource explains the steps.
A personally procured move is one the service member arranges, and it requires orders.
Yes. Vault storage is available short term and long term.
What customers say about O'Brien's
Greg S.
3 O'Brien movers came down from Reno to South Lake Tahoe to assist our company moving a lot of big furniture out of a large warehouse. They showed up on-time, were friendly, and were professional and got the job done quickly and diligently. Will definitely use them again.
Thanks for the great review Greg! We really appreciate you taking the time to do that for us. We look forward to working with you again!
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O'Brien's Moving and Storage packing crew were great!! They were fast, friendly and most importantly, very professional. Thank you guys.
We are DOD approved to move and store military household goods. Your transportation office books government moves; we can talk you through it.
