Check-in Procedures

Naval Base Coronado/Ships Present/Shore Tenant Commands 

Locations to check in vary according to the command to which you are assigned. Call your command or check their website for specific information. For those stationed on Naval Air Station North Island, your first stop will be at the Main Gate. Gate 1, located at the intersection of Third and Alameda Blvd. Those stationed on Naval Amphibious Base will go to the Main Gate on Tarawa Road. This is the best place to get current information on ships in port and directions to your ship or command. 

Personnel reporting to NASNI during normal working hours will typically be directed to the Quarterdeck in Building 678. If reporting to another command, the personnel at the Main Gate can assist the service member in locating their command. The Quarterdeck’s hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., except federal holidays and special events, which are posted as they occur. Office phone numbers are 619-545-8164/8175. Please call the duty office at 619-545-8123 to reach the Duty Yeoman after hours. 

Deployed Ships:

Personnel reporting for duty to a deployed unit will be directed to the Transient Personnel Unit. The TPU's mission is to expeditiously process Sailors through the regular transfer, administrative separation, and discipline pipelines for commands that, because of deployment or overseas location, cannot provide appropriate facilitation themselves. It is located at Brunton Hall on the "Dry Side" of Naval Base San Diego.

Address: 2475 McKean St, San Diego, CA 92136

• Quarterdeck: 619-556-3182 
• Admin Office:  619-556-5182 

Directions to TPU from 5 South:

• Exit 28th street (stay in left lane)
• Left on Main Street
• Right on Vesta St. 
• Into Vesta Gate Dry Side 
• Right at 4 ways stop (Norman Scott Road)
• Left at 4th Driveway (Sign for Galley)
• Follow all way to back of parking lot 
• Last building on Right 
• BLDG 3142 Brunton Hall 

During a permanent change of station (PCS) move, military members should always keep important paperwork with them to decrease the potential for loss or identity theft. You should also keep your new command sponsor’s contact information on file in case questions arise during travel.  

Hand carrying means keeping these items with you on your trip, not in your checked baggage or in the moving boxes: 

• Orders — Keep your original set of orders with you at all times and make more than one copy. 

• Page 2 (Proof of Dependents)- This should be kept as you travel. Family members traveling separately from the service member should also maintain a copy of the service member's Page 2 and PCS orders, along with a power of attorney. 

• Identification for each family member — Bring your Military IDs, driver's licenses, but also Social Security cards, passports and birth, marriage and naturalization certificates. 

• Vehicle documentation — Take 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  

• 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 (IEP), it's important to carry this with you. If you are moving with a child with special needs, please speak with your Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) Case Liaison. 

• Medical and physician information — Previous medical and dental records and vaccination records will likely be needed for school registration and for some employment. The original family medical records are shipped from the current military treatment facility (MTF) to the new servicing MTF. 

• Receipts — Keep travel receipts so you can submit them for reimbursement but be sure to make a copy for your own record.  

For more information, please contact the Naval Base Coronado Fleet & Family Support Center at 619-545-6071 or visit Military OneSource. 

Temporary lodging is available on San Diego military bases. While seeking permanent housing, military and their families are recommended to make advance reservations at either a local hotel/motel or at a Navy Lodge, Navy Gateway Inns and Suites, Marine Corps Inn. Navy Lodges accept reservations up to one year in advance with PCS orders.

The current Temporary Lodging Expense policy requires those traveling on PCS orders to check for availability with Department of Defense and Navy lodging at area installations. If there is no availability or appropriate accommodations, DOD and/or the Navy Lodge will issue a certificate of non-availability in order to receive reimbursement for nongovernment lodging.

There are DOD and Navy Lodges at Naval Base San Diego and Naval Base Coronado. Reservations can be made all over the world: DOD Lodging, 877-628-9233, or http://www.dodlodging.net/ and Navy Lodge, 800-628-9466 or by visiting the Navy Lodge homepage. The Miramar Inn is located on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, which is approximately 30 minutes by highway from Naval Base Coronado. The Miramar Inn can be reached by phone at 858-271-7111 or online.

San Diego hotels and motels are available in all price ranges, often more expensive than the military lodges/inns. Housing offers Hotel discount – Military Value Program  that offer hotel discounts for military guests. Call the San Diego Housing Welcome Center for more information, 619-556-8443.

Service members are strongly encouraged to ask their detaching or gaining command about Temporary Lodging Expense, which can offset the cost of temporary housing at the losing or gaining duty station. This financial entitlement is obtained at the personnel support detachment command and should be applied for before expecting reimbursement for lodging costs.

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.

What is a Sponsor?

Your new command assigns a Sponsor to assist with settling into your new command, they provide valuable information to incoming personnel and their families. 

A Sponsor's duties include:

• Contacting you and your family upon learning of your assignment to the command.
• Answering any questions that you or your family may have and providing the proper resources.
• Being available when you arrive at your installation to meet you, show you around and assist through in-processing.

In addition to your Command Sponsor the Fleet and Family Support Center offers relocation information, referrals, Welcome Aboard packages, spouse readiness information, local area information, lending lockers and assistance in locating your command.
Call Naval Base Coronado FFSC at 619-545-6071 or visit us online for more information.

If you have not heard from your new Command Sponsor, please check with your gaining Command or contact your Command Career Counselor or your Command Sponsor Coordinator to identify your Sponsor.