Check-in Procedures

Students and all other personnel checking-in to Naval Air Station Dam Neck Annex must contact the gaining command prior to arrival to verify procedures and hours of operation for check-in.

Newly reporting personnel with pay questions are encouraged to speak with the command pay and personnel administrator or contact My Navy Career Center at 833-330-6622 open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Dam Neck Annex ID Card Lab is located in Building 524, and is open 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday closed for lunch from noon to 1 p.m. and can be reached at 757-492-6163. The nearest ID Card Lab is located on Naval Air Station Oceana at 1161 D Ave., Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23460. The NAS Oceana ID Card Lab is open 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and can be reached at 757-433-2184. Hours of operation may differ on holidays.

Keep all important papers in hand while traveling. These include permanent change of station orders, marriage certificate, birth certificates, medical records, immunization records (required for school-aged children to enroll in school system), school documents such as report cards or transcripts to assist in verifying current grade level and completed subjects, household inventory, military and dependent ID cards and insurance documents. Be sure to have contact numbers for sponsor gaining command and ombudsman in case of emergency.

Family members traveling separately from service members are advised to maintain a copy of service member's Record of Emergency Data/Dependency Application, Page 2(second page of the service record that lists dependent data), a copy of PCS orders and any needed powers of attorney.

Plan to make reservations in advance for temporary lodging. If travel will occur during high-peak times such as summer and holidays, ensure arrangements are made as soon as possible. 

Navy Lodge

The Navy Lodge is located on Dam Neck Annex at 1697 Regulus Ave., Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23461. To make a reservation Navy Lodge can be reached at 757-437-8100. The Hampton Roads area has additional Navy Lodge locations for temporary lodging. Navy Lodge allows for pet-friendly room reservations.

The requirements to reserve a pet-friendly room include:

• Pets must be added to the special request section while making a reservation
• A one-time nonrefundable fee will be charged at check-in based on length of stay
• Must provide documentation of up-to-date pet vaccinations upon check-in
• For pets weighing more than 70 pounds or multiple pets, guest must notify the front desk during reservation request
• Guests must use owner-provided crate or carrier if pet is left alone in the guest room
• Pets must wear a controllable leash or remain in carrier at all times when outside the guest room
• Guests are responsible for all damages to guest room and contents
• Service and military working pets are permitted at all times

Navy Gateway Inns & Suites

The Navy Gateway Inns & Suites is also located on Dam Neck Annex at 1976 Terrier Ave., Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23461. To make a reservation at Navy Gateway Inns & Suites in any of the Hampton Roads locations contact 877-628-9233. Navy Gateway Inns & Suites allows for pet-friendly room reservations.

Requirements for pet-friendly room reservations include:

• Pets must be added to the special request section while making a reservation
• A one-time nonrefundable fee will be charged at check-in based on length of stay
• Must provide documentation of up-to-date pet vaccinations upon check-in
• For pets weighing more than 70 pounds or multiple pets, guest must notify the front desk during reservation request
• Guests must use owner-provided crate or carrier if pet is left alone in the guest room
• Pets must wear a controllable leash or remain in carrier at all times when outside the guest room
• Guests are responsible for all damages to guest room and contents
• Service and military working pets are permitted at all times

Service members are strongly encouraged to request information from losing or gaining command on Temporary Lodging Expense. This can offset the cost of temporary housing at the losing or gaining duty station. This financial entitlement is obtained at the command and should be applied for before expecting reimbursement for lodging costs. If traveling from Virginia to an overseas installation, contact gaining command about Temporary Lodging Allowance.

Additional emergency contact numbers to know are American Red Cross at 877-272-7337 and Fleet and Family Support Center Dam Neck Annex at 757-492-6342.

Service members choosing to get married prior to a Permanent Change of Station must inform the command in addition to following all relevant military guidance and instructions. The military will only pay for the travel and housing of qualified dependents.