Check-in Procedures

Locations for check-in vary according to the Command the Sailor is assigned to. Check with your sponsor, read your orders, or call the quarterdeck for specific information (review the Major Unit listing tab for your command phone number).

My Command is deployed who do I check in with?

If your command is deployed you will check in with Transient Personnel Detachment 

• Location: Building 880 (corner of Enterprise Ave and Franklin Ave)
• Hours: Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Phone: 559-998-2015. 

I am checking in after hours who do I contact?

After normal working hours, call the Naval Air Station Lemoore Command Duty Officer and report to the Hornet Desk at the Navy Gateway Inn & Suites

**Both the CDO and the NGIS will need to stamp your orders**

• CDO Phone: 559-707-0001
• NGIS Location: Building 800 Bon Homme Richard
• NGIS Phone: 559-998-4609. 

To help you get settled in as smoothly as possible after your move, important items should be carried with you for safe keeping and easy access. 

Important documents:

The most important items to keep with you during a PCS are your vital documents. Electronic copies can be convenient, but make sure to have physical copies as well.

• Orders – Keep your original set of orders with you at all times and make more than one copy.
• Identification for each family member – Bring your military IDs and driver’s licenses, but also Social Security cards, passports and birth, marriage and naturalization certificates.
• Vehicle documentation – Carry your vehicle title or lease information and proof of vehicle inspection, registration and insurance.
• Financial information – Bring personal checks, any hard copies of recent bank statements, and all credit and debit cards – even the ones from department stores you never use.'
• Family members traveling separately from the service member should also maintain a copy of the service member's "Page 2" (second page of the service record, which lists dependent data), a power of attorney and PCS orders.
• Housing information – Carry the household inventory list your moving company provided, as well as lease or mortgage paperwork.
• Legal documents – Bring divorce or annulment paperwork from a previous marriage, wills, custody or adoption paperwork, and any active power of attorney documents.
• School or employment records – Carry all transcripts, report cards or grade sheets your children may need for school registration. If your child has an individualized education program, or IEP, it’s important to carry this with you. If you are moving with a child with special needs, learn more about support provided by the Exceptional Family Member Program.
• Medical and physician information – Previous medical and dental records and vaccination records will likely be needed for school registration and for some employment.

When receipts and travel documents are submitted to the command or any military agency, the service member or family should keep a copy for their own records.

Essentials for your trip and first nights in your new home

Because moving delivery delays can happen, it’s a good idea to carry essential items with you. Some items to consider carrying with you are:

• Medication for each family member – Prescription medications for each family member should be close at hand. You might want to bring some headache meds for you too in case of a sibling screaming match on the way there.
• Phones and chargers – Surviving without your smartphone and charger today is almost inconceivable.
• Valuables – If you can’t imagine living without a family heirloom or treasured item, carry it with you for safe-keeping.
• Home items – Pack a box with items you are going to need as soon as you arrive at your new house: toilet paper, paper towels, hand soap, cleaners, toilet brush, broom, mop, drinks, snacks, diapers, paper plates, etc. Then pack an extra bag with sheets, towels and an air mattress. Even if your belongings are scheduled to arrive “door-to-door,” it’s a good idea to plan for an extra day or two without your things because moving delays happen, especially in summer.

Temporary Lodging Reservations

Service members are strongly encouraged to ask their detaching or gaining command (personnel office) about Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE), which can offset the cost of temporary housing at the losing or gaining duty station. TLE is only authorized in the vicinity of the old/new Permanent Duty Station (PDS); it is not authorized for house hunting. For more information on TLE see the Joint Travel Regulations or DoD Travel Management Office.

Navy Lodge

The Navy Lodge Lemoore at Naval Air Station Lemoore has standard rooms with queen size beds and a full kitchenette and family suites. The Navy Lodge also has ADA compliant rooms, a daily continental breakfast from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. The Navy Lodge Lemoore allows pets up to 70lbs (breed restrictions based on installation policy) and requires a current shot record and crate for each pet. There is a non-refundable fee, based on length of stay.

Service members are encouraged to make reservations as early as possible. The Navy Lodge Lemoore accepts reservations up to one year in advance with PCS orders.

Phone: 559-998-5791,

Phone: 800-NAVY-INN

Website: www.navy-lodge.com

**In the event that there is no availability or appropriate accommodations, the Navy Lodge will issue a certificate of non-availability, or CNA, in order to receive reimbursement for non-government lodging in nearby Lemoore or Hanford.

If you get married before you PCS, you must inform your command and follow the procedures exactly as they are given. The military will not pay for travel and housing of your spouse if you do not follow proper procedures. 

A Command Sponsor is someone from your new command who is assigned to assist you with preparing, arriving, and settling into your new location. Command sponsors provide valuable information to incoming personnel and their families. If you are unsure of who your sponsor is contact your gaining command. 

A sponsor's duties include:

• Contacting you and your family by phone call or email upon learning of your assignment to the installation.
• Sending any information about the installation/area or putting you in touch with those who can supply the information.
• Answering any questions you or your family may have, or providing the proper resources to answer those questions.
• Being available when you arrive at your installation to meet you, show you around, and help you through in-processing.
• Your sponsor will also assist your family members; they can connect your spouse with other military spouses, connect your children with youth sponsors and ensure you have the command ombudsman information.

Fleet and Family Support Center offers relocation information, referrals, Welcome Aboard packages, spouse readiness information and local area information contact 559-998-4042 for more information.