With base housing opened to public, security remains top priority Published Sept. 1, 2016 Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- In June 2016, in an effort to increase the occupancy rate in base housing, Minot Air Force Base Homes initiated a program whereby non-DoD affiliated civilians may apply to lease a home on the installation. As part of the Air Force’s housing privatization initiative, homes on Minot AFB are professionally managed by Balfour Beatty Communities.The military housing privatization initiative provides military families access to safe, quality, affordable, and well-maintained housing on the installation. The priority for homes on base remains with active duty members and their families.While there are currently no non-DoD affiliated civilians residing on Minot AFB, civilians residing in privatized housing on military installations is not uncommon. There are several Air Force installations that currently have successful processes allowing general public tenants to live on base.Interested applicants will undergo an intense vetting process, to include pre-screening from Balfour Beatty Communities and an independent investigation with the 5th Security Forces Squadron prior to being considered for occupancy. According to Air Force Instruction 32-6007, paragraph 1.20.12, the Installation Commander "establishes local credentialing procedures for non-DoD affiliated persons applying for privatized housing. Commanders must ensure Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and OMB guidance is used by using the FBI National Crime Information Center (NCIC) as the authoritative database when conducting background checks."Final approval for non-DoD affiliated civilians to reside in base housing rests with the installation commander. Minot AFB’s mission and the safety and security of Airmen and families assigned to the base remain the top priority.