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Welcome ............................................................................................ 21 This DOD Guide and Installation Map is an authorized publi- cation for members of the Department of Defense. Contents Getting To & Around .................................................................. 24 of this Guide are not necessarily the official views of, or Housing & Real Estate .............................................................. 27 endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Navy. Employment & Economy .......................................................... 33 Published by MyBaseGuide, a private firm in no way con- nected with the Department of the Navy, under exclusive writ- Health Care ..................................................................................... 38 ten contract with Naval Base Ventura County. 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Military Buyer’s Guide The editorial content of this publication is the responsibility of the Public Affairs Office. © 2020 Please visit us at www.mybaseguide.com. www.mybaseguide.com Supporting Those Who Serve 3 U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MC1 (SW/AW) CHRIS FAHEY / NMCB 3 BUCN (S CW) WILLIAM REAWS Our Military in Ventura County NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY over 360 miles from San Francisco for those Location driving south on U.S. 101. Just south of the beachfront city of Oxnard, Population California, lie the two mainland components Personnel at Port Hueneme (pronounced of Naval Base Ventura County: Port Hueneme “Why-NEE-me”) and Point Mugu number about and Point Mugu; the third, San Nicolas Island, 17,000, counting 4,000 active-duty members, 60 miles southwest of Point Mugu, is one of 2,000 Ready Reservists, 5,000 Department of the eight storied Channel Islands of the Pacific Defense Civil Service employees, 5,800 con- and part of the Sea Test Range. The Seabees tractors and 2,500 family members, the Navy (“We build, we fight”) stationed at Port Hue- says. Census figures indicate there also are about neme also train at U.S. Army Garrison Fort 100 personnel on San Nicolas Island, though Hunter Liggett, 215 miles north of Naval Base there are no official permanent residents. Ventura County near Jolon, California. Base Size Geographically, Ventura County is about one- PHOTO BY OFFICE OF THE MASTER CHIEF PETTY third of the way up California’s western coast The combined land area of Port Hueneme, Point Mugu and San Nicolas Island totals 19,475 from the Mexican border and is the southern- acres, not counting Point Mugu’s Laguna Peak most county of the state’s Central Coast, a block Naval Satellite Operations Center near Camarillo. of six counties stretching from San Francisco to Los Angeles. For drivers, the bases are about About Naval Base Ventura County 65 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles on The defining mission of Naval Base Ventura U.S. 101; approximately 43 miles northwest of County’s 80-plus tenant commands is to serve Santa Monica on the Pacific Coast Highway, also and support the U.S. Pacific Fleet. known as California State Route 1; and a little Continued on Page 6 4 2021 MILITARY RELOCATION www.mybaseguide.com OUR MILITARY QUICK REFERENCE NUMBERS NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY All phone numbers are subject to change. All numbers listed are commercial. Port Hueneme numbers begin with 805-982-XXXX; the DSN translation for 982-XXXX numbers is 551-XXXX. Numbers beginning with 805-989-XXXX are for Point Mugu; the DSN translation for 989-XXXX numbers is 351-XXXX. For more information, call Directory Assistance at 805-982-4711 (Port Hueneme) or 805-989-1110 (Point Mugu). Force Protection ...................................................................... 911 Optometry 24-hour Check-in Point (Quarterdeck) .................. 805-989-7209 Port Hueneme ....................................................... 805-982-6336 American Red Cross ............................................... 805-982-3074 Point Mugu ........................................................... 805-989-3923 Chaplain .................................................................. 805-982-4358 Outdoor Gear Rental ............................................... 805-982-4282 Child Development Centers Personal Property .........................................805-982-4099/5260 Port Hueneme ....................................................... 805-982-4663 Pharmacy Point Mugu ........................................................... 805-989-3675 Port Hueneme ....................................................... 805-982-6411 Child Development Homes ..................................... 805-982-3742 Point Mugu ........................................................... 805-989-3922 Civilian Personnel Office ........................................ 805-982-2418 Refills ................................................................... 866-286-8249 Command Duty Officer ........................................... 805-207-7277 Public Affairs ......................................................... 805-989-9234 Dental Clinic Public Works (service call) Port Hueneme ....................................................... 805-982-5584 Port Hueneme ....................................................... 805-982-2222 Point Mugu ........................................................... 805-989-7603 Point Mugu ........................................................... 805-989-8888 Emergency Management ........................................ 805-982-5329 Relocation Assistance ............................................ 805-982-5328 Exceptional Family Member Program .................... 805-982-3159 Retired Activities .................................................... 805-982-1023 Fitness Centers and Gyms SATO Travel (government travel) ........................... 855-744-4659 Bee-Fit Wellness Center ........................................ 805-982-4726 School Liaison Program ......................................... 805-982-3832 Bee-Hive Sports Complex ...................................... 805-982-4774 School-Age Care Point Mugu Gym ................................................... 805-989-7728 Youth Activity Center Port Hueneme ....................... 805-982-4218 Warfield Gym ........................................................ 805-982-5173 Youth Activity Center Point Mugu ........................... 805-989-7580 Fleet & Family Support Center Youth and Teen Center Camarillo ........................... 805-383-6240 Port Hueneme ....................................................... 805-982-5037 ..................................................... 805-982-6180 Point Mugu ........................................................... 805-989-8146 Seabee Museum Household Goods .................................................... 805-982-4099 Sexual Assault 24-hour Crisis Line ........................ 888-272-9370 Housing Office ........................................................ 805-982-4321 Substance Abuse Rehab Program ......................... 805-982-4300 Human Resource Office .......................................... 805-982-2418 Transition Assistance ............................................. 805-982-3102 Lincoln Military Housing Unaccompanied Housing Port Hueneme ......................................................