Welcome

Greetings from the Kingdom of Bahrain!

Congratulations on your orders to, Commander Naval Surface Group CENTRAL (CNSGC)!

Your sponsor is will be assigned by the Sponsorship Team via email. For any questions or concerns, he can be reached at m-ba-cnsgc-allsponsor@us.navy.mil

Please provide your sponsor with answers to these questions at your earliest convenience:

1) Are you shipping a vehicle?

2) Are you traveling with or without dependents?

    a. Do you have an APPROVED Dependent Entry Approval (DEA) in submitted by your losing command?

3) Are you bringing any pets with you?

4) Do you have your government official no-fee passport?

5) Do you have a regular blue tourist passport?

6) Do you have a Government Travel Credit Card that is activated and available for use?

Important factors to notate prior to departure:

    - You must travel in civilian attire.

    - The currency used in Bahrain is Dinar (BD). Visit https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/ for the current exchange rate conversion.

    - Your sponsor will meet you at the Bahrain International airport. So, please keep us updated on changes or updates during your travel.

    - Government travel card is not authorized for use in Bahrain for lodging expenses while in a Temporary lodging allowance (TLA) status.

    - To expedite obtaining computer access, it is highly recommended to complete the training modules 1-5 listed below.

       1) Cyber awareness: DOD-CAC-2025.0 on Navy eLearning 

       2) Derivative Training: https://securityawareness.usalearning.gov/derivative/index.htm

       3) OPSEC Training: TWMS USOPSEC/ IDM- 4.0 

       4) CUI Training: https://securityawareness.usalearning.gov/disclosure/index.html 

       5) CIAR: https://securityawareness.usalearning.gov/cidod/index.html

Your command mailing address will be:

RATE LAST NAME, FIRST NAME

NAVAL SURFACE GROUP CENTRAL

PSC 851 BOX 920

FPO, AE 09834-0010

 

Documents included are:

    · Welcome aboard slides (CNSGC and NSA)

    · Base map

    · Housing info

    · (NEO forms) Required ONLY for those with dependents and/or pets

 

We look forward to your arrival!

Very Respectfully,

Your Commander, Naval Surface Group CENTRAL Sponsorship Team!

 

Command Sponsor Coordinators email: M-BA-CNSGC-ALLSPONSOR@US.NAVY.

For any issues please contact our Staff Duty Officer at: 011-397-1785-9931 or DSN: 318-439-9931.

Ombudsman information:
Ombudsman – Mrs Maria Hoffer cnsgc.ombudsman@gmail.com & Mrs Jamie Huffaker bahrainwaterfrontombudsman@gmail.com