FROM THE CO’S DESK

AUGUST 2012 VOLUME 3 ISSUE 8

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

CMC’s Call

Ccc news

Bravo Zulu

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS 6

FRG

Chaplain corner

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Around town

Crew Photos

MILIUS frontline

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DEPLOYMENT RE-

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USS MILIUS COMMAND NEWSLETTER

During the month of July, MILIUS operated with Army and Navy helicopters. We con-ducted Approach and Assist Visits to talk to the local fishermen on dhows. We celebrated Independence Day with holiday routine, a steel beach picnic including awesome steaks brought to us and prepared by two Cooks From The Valley, an ice cream social, and movie night. We watched 30 whale sharks feeding off of MILIUS' starboard side. We hosted RDML Gale, Commander, Navy Regional Maintenance Command. We pulled into Bahrain for two port visits. We executed Flight Quarters, aircraft control, a Visit, Board, Search & Seizure Exercise, a Maritime Infrastructure Protection Exercise, Tomahawk & BMD Exer-cises, small boat operations, Apache gunnery exercises, held tactical control over Coast Guard and US Navy vessels, anchored, completed gun shoots, and much more. The whole crew proved their worth executing a busy and rapidly changing schedule. On top of this, we ran General Quarters Drills, Small Caliber Action Team Quick Fire Drills, Combat System Scenarios, Ballistic Missile Defense Exercises, Damage Control Drills, Engineering Evolu-tions and Drills, and Seamanship Drills. Not only were we busy training, we completed sig-nificant maintenance and preservation of our ship to keep making her better.

As to MILIUS’ future, while we’re finishing one phase of deployment and moving on to the next, let me remind all of the MILIUS Team to not talk about schedules, port visits, deploy-ment length, homecoming plans, or anything that would allow adversaries to know where we will be operating. To quote the old WWII ads, “Loose Lips Sink Ships”. This applies to email, phone calls, and especially internet communications like blogs and Facebook.

As to MILIUS’ future, our Shipyard dates have been set, we'll start 17 Dec 2012 and finish 12 Jul 2013. And for those that cannot participate in the Tiger Cruise, we will be having a Fam-ily Day Cruise on 26 October – mark your calendars now – able bodied individuals invited by MILIUS crewmembers are welcome to join us on this one day cruise, the only restriction for children is they must be 8 years or older.

Deployment Fun Facts:

- In late July/early August the results from the Chief Petty Officers board come out and Chief’s initiation begins. This process lasts from when the results are released through mid-September, when the new Chiefs are promoted. Usually the promotion date is 16 Septem-ber, but this year, because the 16th is on Sunday, the date will be 14 September. Congratula-tions to our USS MILIUS CPO Selectees: ET1 Cianci, GSE1 DelRosario, DC1 Genica, HT1 Ribeiro, and our future MILIUS Sailor MA1 Reyna. Well Done!!!

- The Gulf gets so hot in the summer months that our air conditioners struggle to keep up. For example during a recent port visit to Bahrain, the outside seawater temperature was 103 degrees F. At sea it is usually 94-97 degrees F. Put the whole ship in that water with the sun beating down outside and you can see why air conditioning is a challenge.

Every Wednesday is “Slider Wednesday” when we have hamburgers for lunch. Every Friday evening we have Pizza Night. Otherwise the ship menu follows a 21 day meal cycle that constantly repeats.

Bravo Zulus:

- BZ to the Family Readiness Group and those who joined them in completing the ship’s lei. I know it looks fantastic in the pic-tures and CANNOT wait to see it in person!

- Bravo Zulu to CSSR Ford who made fantastic banana cake, banana bread, and other baked goods. Well done - as GSCS Talob eloquently put, "I really appreciate the good job he’s doing and I know the crew feels the same way because every time I go for seconds, it’s all gone both in the CPO Mess and on the mess line."

- BZ to the Flight Quarters team for safely executing numerous flight deck evolutions this past month with US Army and US Navy helicopter squadrons. Not only was the temperature extremely high but the hours were long and they still did a great job. The team maintained safety, enthusiasm and skill. Their hard work allowed MILIUS to be ready early, often and to stay mission ready. WELL DONE!

- BZ to the Wardroom on an EXCELLENT Steel Beach Picnic!

- BZ to our newest Second Class Petty Officer: GSM2 Garcia, who was Command Advanced this month!

- Great job to the whole MILIUS Crew when everyone executing a complex schedule over a few days including Flight Quarters, Visit, Board, Search & Seizure Exercise, aircraft control, a Maritime Infrastructure Protection Exercise, Tomahawk & BMD Ex-ercises, small boat operations, Apache gunnery exercises, tactical control over Coast Guard and US Navy vessels, anchoring, gun shoots, and much more. The whole crew proved their worth executing a busy and rapidly changing schedule.

- Bravo Zulu to ELECTRO and PS1 on taking their time and effort spent fixing a wrong and getting EM3 Abshire pro-moted. They didn’t take “NO” from NETPDTC for an answer. They saw something was clearly wrong and attacked the prob-lem and didn’t give up until it was solved. That’s a tough bureaucracy to navigate, and they fought through it and WON!

- Bravo Zulu to OT division. They have been recognized, once again, for excellent reporting off ship.

- Bravo Zulu to the following Sailors and Officers that completed NSF: SN Gonzalez, OS3 Dooling, CTT2 Webb, SN Guyton, BM2 Carpenter, PS3 Rodriguez, SN Browning, OSSN Moore, OS3 Maniscalco, STG2 Savin, ENS Handley & ENS Kalsbeek.

-Bravo Zulu to GSE3 O’Leary who found a fuel leak in the module for 3 GTG during cleaning stations. Even though she wasn’t on watch, she was still paying close attention to her equipment. Her attentiveness and quick action prevented a Class B fire in the module, which could have caused catastrophic damage to the GTG. GSM1 Hubbard and GSM2 Cordova executed the re-pair quickly and smoothly and got us back to maximum equipment. Well done!

- Bravo Zulu to the team for A & R Division who detected a refrigerant leak on NR 2 A/C and performed a complex, depot level repair in less than 3 days! A Gang, by paying close attention to their equipment, detected a refrigerant leak before any of our installed alarms did. In fact, they detected the leak when it was less than 1% of the concentration required to set off the alarms. They prevented a major toxic gas casualty and cascading casualties to the A/C and other water-cooled equipment. ENC Aradanas, EN1 Brooks, EN2 Magallon, EN3 Cafferky, EN3 Tapia, and ENFN Loewen worked tirelessly in the 115 degree heat of AUX 2 to identify the leak and to prepare the A/C plant and the affected areas for repair. HT1 Ribiero, MR1 Matkovich, HT2 Willen, and HT3 Trevino worked through the night Saturday night to fabricate a new section of tubing and to weld it back in place. We are back to having all 4 A/C’s fully operational thanks to their vigilant watchstanding and repair skills. Well Done!

-BZ to Sh3 Baltazar for fixing 2 washing machines in self service laundry that were down. He spent all night troubleshooting and was able to get them back up and running for the crew

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-BZ to R Division for spending over 15 man-days replacing two VCHT ejector pumps. Casualties to two pumps during the last underway period left us at minimum equipment in both sewage plants while we waited on these new pumps. Ejector pumps generate the vacuum in our sewage system (the “V” in VCHT) and must be working properly in order for our urinals and toilets to flush. Thanks to their hard work we are back to maximum equipment in both sewage plants. .

-Great job to CG division for qualifying 19 of 24 personnel at the M4 qualification shoot, it was a safe evolution in extremely hot conditions. Their continuous efforts throughout this deployment with the gun shoots have sustained MILIUS’ ATFP readiness.

-Bravo Zulu to the Chief’s Mess, the cooks from the valley, MWR, CS2 Bulusan and everyone involved in our July 4th celebra-tions!

FROM THE CO’S DESK CONT . . .

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Greetings MILIUS Families! Welcome to summer. The average temperature here is around 120 degrees which makes for a grueling watch when you are standing topside. You know it is hot when engineers go to their spaces to cool off. Seriously though, we are in the final stretch to Homecoming and Tiger Cruise. We are sending a duty section home from Hawaii so the rest of the ship can be off when we return. Additionally this gives us enough empty racks for the 50+ tigers we will embark in Hawaii. We also plan on a family day cruise in the fall before we enter the yard period for the family that couldn’t travel to Hawaii. Your Sailors are performing outstanding and make me proud everyday. We will be home soon! Sincerely,

CMC

CMC’s CALL

Aloha, MILUS Crew, Family & Friends, This month brings us closer to the transit home. The Navy recently released additional guidance on the Voluntary Sea Duty Program (VDSP). NAVADMIN 205/12 provides incentives to Sailors who extend at sea or return to sea duty early. This program allows Sailors and their families to stay in their same duty location or relocate to a duty location of their choice. Applicants may also be eligible to defer Perform-to-Serve (PTS), providing an opportunity to enhance their record with Operational Duty. VSDP was announced in January to support the Navy’s war-fighting mission of operating forward and maintaining readiness. The program encourages highly trained and motivated Sailors to voluntarily extend their enlistment in their current sea duty billet beyond their prescribed sea tour, to terminate shore duty and accept new orders to a sea duty billet or to accept back-to-back sea duty orders be-yond their prescribed sea/shore flow. The sea duty assignment may be on board ships, squadrons, or other qualified sea duty assignments. NAVADMIN 205/12 clarifies 15 items from the initial message. If you have any questions, please ask your Sailor.

Sincerely, NC1 (SW/AW) B. Baraoidan

FROM THE COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR

A big BRAVO ZULU to the following Sailors on their recent reenlistments, advancements and awards: Reenlistments FC1 (SW) David Turcotte FC2 (SW) James Sigler FC2 (SW) Paul Lycan CTT2 (SW) Everett Brower OS3 Shaniquia Finch Navy Achievement Medal LTJG Alexander Smith OS1 (SW/AW) Jacob Ortegon FC1 (SW) Leo Carlo San Pedro CTT2 (SW) Everett Brower HT2 (SW) William Willen YN2 (SW) Nathan Sheddy Letter of Commendation BM3 (SW) Jesus Lara Officer Promotions LCDR Robert Franklin Enlisted Advancements FC2 (SW) Paul Lycan GSM2 (SW) John Garcia EM3 Kristopher Abshire Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) GM2 (SW) Eduardo Ortega BM2 (SW) Leo Mahoney FC2 (SW) Ryan Melo ET2 (SW) Shane Drew ET3 (SW) Cody Day ET3 (SW) Damon Ashenfelter CS3 (SW) Aaron Paxton OS3 (SW) Lorraine Maniscalco GSE3 (SW) Norma Ramos GM3 (SW) Christopher Cruz SN (SW) Ivy Guyton FC3 (SW) Jonathan Litzenberger PS3 (SW) Joshua Rodriquez

BRAVO ZULU

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Happy Birthday and Anniversary to all !!

August 4th Join the FRG at Daydream Ceramics from 1 to 3 pm.

August 6th Earthquake Preparedness Resource Fair 10am to 2pm NBSD NEX between Main Store and Home Store!

August 18 & 19th World Body Surfing Championships at Oceanside Mu-nicipal Pier 6:30 am to 5pm

August 18th FRG meeting at MCYC at 11am

We will be drawing the FIRST KISS & FIRST HUG TICKETS...YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!

Now through August 22nd FREE Movies on the Beach!

Check out www.navylifesw.com for more details

Sept 1st FRG Final Fling Dinner at 5pm (Look for details soon)

Sept 2nd FRG Lei Fluffing Party 2pm (Look for details soon)

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~ Orange highlighted boxes annotate underway periods

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Hello MILIUS Families and Friends!

Homecoming is right around the corner , we wanted to give some “homecoming fashion” ideas and other information to welcome your sailor home!

Be sensible. Pier times can change suddenly at the last minute ,so you don’t want to be stuck in stiletto heels for the ladies or in an elaborate suit for the gentlemen. Your sailor is solely focused on finally being home. Of course it wouldn’t hurt to step it up a few degrees but remember to be comfortable because we may be waiting longer than expected. It’s always a cute picture if your kiddos are dressed in a patriotic way to greet mommy or daddy off the ship. Remember sunscreen and lawn chairs!

We have heard about “deployment gifts” and thought some fun gifts could be:

A special card made by you and/or the kids

Dinner out at their favorite restaurant

Video games that have been released since your sailor went on deployment/underway

A good book

New music

A gift certificate for a night out

A super clean house (easy for some and not so easy for others!)

Here are some activity ideas after your sailor is home:

Take your special sailor out to a nice dinner

Plan a night in with family, playing board games or card games

Make a special dinner with their favorite foods

Invite a couple friends over and have a laid back movie night, or get together to catch up, and just take it easy

Take your sailor out for a nice walk to see the neighborhood, or even just go to the mall

Remember that this is a homecoming. Try not to make too many plans because odds are, once you see your special loved

one, the plan/agenda will go out the window since you’re so happy to have them home. Focus on what is important; hav-

ing your sailor home safe after a long deployment.

Be sure to check our Command Families Facebook page for updates!

Your Command Ombudsman Team,

Teresa and Jeri

OMBUDSMAN MEMO

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Ombudsman Info:

ombudsman69@gmail.com

OMB Phone– 619.417.9980

Careline– 619.338.1754

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FRG NEWS AND NOTES

Hello Milius Family and happy August!

July was a lively month for the USS Milius’ Family Readiness Group. Here’s the scoop on what we’ve been up to:

We completed the construction of the ship’s new lei — that’s our headline for the month! More than 1,500 red, white, blue and yel-low plastic bags were cut, fan-folded and zip-tied onto our rope, creating a 75-foot garland of patriotic pride to welcome home our Milius sailors! And we did it in three work sessions! Yahoo!

The lei will adorn the bow of the Milius when she pulls back into San Diego. The fellowship and fun far exceeded the mild sunburns and blistered fingertips that the dozens of helping hands endured.

A big THANK YOU to all family members and folks who came out and volunteered their time to help make our lei! But we still have one more step to finish on the lei before homecoming. We must fluff the plastic bags! Please join us for our “Fluffing Party” set for 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2 in Chula Vista. Details on the location will be released closer to the date.

The FRG’s August will be packed full with activities and events to look forward to. Here’s what’s scheduled:

Come and get artsy with us at our first-ever ceramics-painting afternoon! Create your own masterpiece or memorabilia from deploy-ment and please bring your children. The afternoon of art will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4 at Daydream Ceram-ics Café, which is located at 884 Eastlake Parkway, Chula Vista, 91914.

The FRG will pay for everyone to paint either a magnet or a 6x6 tile. You are welcome to make additional pieces at your own expense. Once the items are fired and finished, we’ll transport them up to disperse at our monthly FRG meeting. Please save the date and join us!

Think you know what to expect for homecoming? Do you know the waves of emotions you and your sailor will undergo? Do you know about the adjustments needed to re-integrate your sailor back into the family and get your “normal” routines down? As we ap-proach homecoming, prepare and educate yourself with the Fleet and Family Support Center’s Homecoming brief. An FFSC speaker will share this homecoming presentation — it covers all aspects imaginable of homecoming — with the USS Milius FRG at its monthly meeting. The meeting and presentation will start at 11 a.m. Aug. 18th (our last FRG meeting) at the Murphy Canyon Youth Center. MCYC is located at 4867 Santo Road, San Diego, CA 92124. If you’re bringing your kids and need child-care, please let us know ASAP! Email the number of children attending with you, along with their ages to ussmil-ius69frg@gmail.com.We need this information so the childcare providers will know what activities to plan.

We’ll draw for our FIRST KISS and FIRST HUG winners at our Aug. 18th meeting too. This is an occasion many having been looking forward to, but the stipulation? YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN FIRST KISS and FIRST HUG! Those who at-tend the meeting will be eligible for one last ticket before the drawing at the final meeting. After the drawing, presentation and meet-ing, we’ll make personal homecoming signs! The FRG will provide the poster board, but please bring supplies to contribute to this craft.

Save the date for our Final Fling dinner at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 at Bucca di Beppo, located in Mira Mesa. Its ad-dress is 10749 Westview Parkway, 92126. Several drawings for gift baskets will accompany an evening with good food and good fun! The FRG will foot the bill for dinner, so please plan on joining us for our last hurrah! Children are welcome! If you plan on attending, you must RSVP by Wednesday, Aug. 29th. You can do so by emailing us at ussmilius69frg@gmail.com.

As our deployment winds down, the FRG will still be abuzz. Keep an eye on our website mil-iusfrg.org. We’ve had some new little additions to the Milius family and we need volunteers to help prepare meals to help out our new mothers! If you have never attended any of our events or haven’t been out for a while, please come! We’d love to have you there. Have a lovely month, and we hope to see you all soon!

-Kayla Newbanks and your FRG Team

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Hello MILIUS families and loved ones-

I hope this finds you all well. Thank you for your continued great efforts. I have included some thoughts for your consideration regarding personal and family preparedness. I offered this to the crew, but thought that some of this could benefit you, too. I would like to invite you, when you have a few spare moments, to consider what category below you think applies, and begin to think of how what is written may fit for you. Spending a couple or even a few minutes a day can help you have a pleasant reunion. Please consider the following:

Single sailor- You have gotten used to being around a great group of people during the course of the deployment. When deployment is complete, what are some things you can do, hobbies or healthy interests you have that can fill in the time you will have? Some people will create new schedules, and will have new obligations that will take up some of their time. Will you be living on your own? Or, will you move in with some roommates? Please do not allow destructive behaviors to fill in the void you may experience. There are numerous opportunities that are available to each of you back in our home port, that are healthy and safe.

Returning to spouse- I hope for you all that it will be great being home with your spouse. If there are issues that need to be resolved, and it becomes clear that outside help is necessary, do not be afraid to tap into the number of resources that are available. Returning to a healthy place of intimacy will take some time. Enjoy the journey of opening up a new chapter together in your relationship. It is impor-tant to remember that you do not need to make up for the time you have been gone all at once. Being home is a transition to find your place. If you encounter some stress during this time, it is not the end of the world. It is a normal thing. Flexibility is the key. One of the best things you can do for your spouse is to just be there for them. Communication is very important! Go on dates with your spouse, get to know them again! Whether returning to your spouse or family, it is good to remember that while you have been gone the home you are coming back to has been theirs for all intensive purposes. Coming right in and trying to create new rules, or going back to the exact way things were when you left may create some issues that you want to avoid. The ship has become the sailors during this time as well. Much the same way that should be respected, we want to respect the last months that our families have had too and the routines they have become accustomed to. Working together can make all the difference!

Returning to children- A key question for a returning parent is how to resume a parenting role? Ease into the opportunity that you have to sort out family roles. For many of us we will be pleasantly surprised at what your children and family have been up to while we have been away. While the temptation may be to fix things that you see wrong, try to avoid that. Guard against spoiling the children or disciplining them too strictly. The temptation can be there to live at the various extremes. Find out what is a healthy balance for your family, and always remember that flexibility is the key. Set aside some one-on-one time with each of your children. Re-connecting is so important. Embrace the opportunity to meet them where they are at, as you enjoy getting to know them again.

New parent- Bonding with a new baby can be an awesome and uncertain thing all at the same time. What a great gift having a new addi-tion in your family. This great gift is also a new adjustment. Be intentional and slow about the process. Take it one step at a time. Make time for your child to get comfortable around you, by helping to feed, or holding him or her, and yes even changing their diaper! Make getting to know them a priority in your life.

Money- This is a category that pertains to everybody. You have had an opportunity to hopefully save a nice amount of money for your families: Compensation for all of the exceptional work you have all put forth, both at home and at sea. What I want to lift up very simply is that it took you months to save it up, so do not feel that you have to spend it all in one day! We have all thought of things that we want to buy: that brand new car goes to the top of the list for many. Take caution though. What kind of financing are you agreeing to in the contract, what kind of monthly payment will you now be re-sponsible for? Let the same effort that allowed you to make this money, be the same effort you ap-ply in making wise financial decisions.

These are just some thoughts offered to you with the hope that you will not be caught off guard by things upon your reunion. There are many resources that are available for all of the above. Please remember that Chaplain support is always available. I continue to keep you all in prayer. Take care. Have a great day.

Peace,

Chaps

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AUGUST SUMMER CONCERTS:

Balboa Park; Twilight in the Park (619) 239-0512

Aug 4: SD Concert band, 5th:Working Cowboy, 6th:Ron Jermaine Band, 11: Coro-

nado Big Band, 12: City Ballet

Coronado in Spreckles Park: Concert begins at 6pm...no dogs allowed

Aug 5: Liquid Blue, 12: Surfin Safari, 19:Sue Palmer Band, 26: Navy SW Wind

Ensemble, Sep 2: Redlands 4th of July Band , 9: In Midlife Crisis (both of the Sep

shows begin at 5pm

Chula Vista Music in the Park:

Call for locations, show begins at 5 pm on Sundays (619)585-5682

Del Mar Concert Series at Powerhouse Park: (858) 635-1363

Aug 18: Savor, Sept 13: Ruby and the Red Hots

Shows are at 5 and 7pm

El Cajon Concerts on the Green: (619) 401-8858

Aug 7: The Heroes, 14: The Variations, 21: Eve Selius 28: The Cool Rays, Sep 4:

FX5

Pacific Beach Concerts on the Green at Katie Sessions Park (858) 483-6666

Aug 2: Navy Big Band, 9: Rockola, 16: Thunder Road

We have a list of music events all over the San Diego area...if these are not close

to you, let us know and we will see what playing in your area.

Back to School Fair for the SD Unified School District:

August 17th, 11am to 2pm at the MCRD Field House and Lawn

For information, please call (619) 524-0916

For directions please visit mccsmcrd.com

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CREW PHOTOS

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CREW PHOTOS

MILIUS’ deployment is winding down and getting closer to the much anticipated homecoming, but that doesn’t stop the crew from continuing the hard work and completing the mission.

While many times it is easy to get complacent and lose focus on the mission at hand, MILIUS’ Sailors have continued the steady strain and will finish strong.

July was no exception. Even with the scorching temperatures, it was the month for multiple joint exer-cises and training.

With over 60 deck landing qualifications for the U.S. Army and at least 10 hours of coordinated search tactics with both U.S. Navy and Army helicopters, MILIUS spent many hours training and was able to become more proficient for the mission of maritime security and expanding our mission areas.

MILIUS also provided a first-hand experience to a few U.S Coast Guard and United Kingdom Sailors as they cross-decked and sailed with MILIUS throughout the Gulf, learning about maritime infrastructure protection and joint operations.

The month concluded with Visit, Board, Search and Seizure exercises with a U.S. Navy Patrol Craft ship and continuing the current mission of enhancing relations and providing security to local fisherman and merchant vessels.

It wasn’t all work though. MILIUS had steel beach picnics, movie nights, BINGO and card nights as well as karaoke competitions.

With more days completed than what lies ahead, the press for finishing up study sessions and earning their qualification is near. Numerous Sailors have spent countless hours studying and training to qualify as Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialists and Surface Warfare Officers. Over six Sailors earned their war-fare qualification and the Wardroom welcomed their newest Surface Warfare Officer.

MILIUS Sailors are staying focused while still looking forward and preparing for home.

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MILIUS FRONTLINENEWS

By LTJG Rhianna Cole

If you have questions, comments or suggestions for MILIUS FRONTLINE NEWS, please email the Public Affairs Officer at PAO@ddg69.navy.mil. Also, please check the Facebook page and contact our Ombudsmen for more information!

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DEPLOYMENT RESOURCES

Deployment Resources & Information

Naval Base San Diego FFSC (619) 556-7404 or (866) 923-6478

American Red Cross (877) 272-7337 www.redcross.org

Military OneSource (800) 342-9647 www.militaryonesource.com

FOCUS (619) 556-6075 www.focusproject.org

NBSD Legal (619) 556-2211 www.jag.navy.mil/legal_services/nlso/nlso_southwest.htm

Tri-West Healthcare Alliance (888) 874-9378 www.triwest.com

TRICARE Dental Program (800) 866-8499 www.TRICAREdentalprogram.com

NMCRS (619) 238-1587/88 www.nmcrs.org

USO Downtown Center (619) 235-6503 www.usosandiego.org

Naval Base Chapel (619) 556-2658 www.chaplincare.navy.mil

Armed Services YMCA (858) 751-5755 www.militaryymca.org

Child Development Center (619) 556-8491

Operation Home front (866) 424-5210 www.operationhomefront.net

211 www.211sandiego.org

Sitter city www.sittercity.com/dod

Women, Infant, & Children (WIC ) Program (800) 500-6411 www.sandiegowic.org

Monthly Bread Ministries & Monthly FREE Food Ministries (858)688-5015

Bring your ID card, bags to carry food items. Please contact them for locations and times.

We have plenty of other resources for you from Healthy Military Families and Toddler Time to Furniture and Used Items to Websites and Re Sale Goods Items. Call the Om-budsman for more details.