April 20, 2004: This page is in development. We're researching and adding FRO Contact information now. We've got most of the west coast listed below.

You can contact an FRO if you have specific questions related to your Marine's deployment. There is also a unit hotline number that you can call to get recorded information. Use the link on the left titled "Unit Hotlines" under DEPLOYMENT > Deployment Info to access those numbers.

Abbreviations:

• (MCFTBD): Marine Corps Family Team Building Director
• (KVT/SP): Key Volunteer Trainer/Support Personnel
• (FRO) : Family Readiness Officer
• (AFRO) : Assistant Family Readiness Officer
• (RFRO) : Rear Party Family Readiness Officer
• (ARFRO) : Assistant Rear Party Family Readiness Officer
• (CO) : Commanding Officer

East Coast
• For Camp Lejeune, NC: 1-800-451-6227
  Camp Lejeune has setup a Community and Family Assistance Center toll free Deployment Support Line at 1-800-451-6227. The 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force has also established several toll free information lines to allow friends and family members access to current information.

• 2/2 (2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines Regiment):
  (910) 451-4002

As parents, your primary source of information during deployments should be the Family Readiness Officer (FRO) with your Marine's unit. Here's is a USMC sponsored web site with phone numbers for all west coast FROs:
29 Palms: www.29palms.usmc-mccs.org/OEF%202/RBP%20FRO/RBP%20FRO.htm

TWENTYNINE PALMS UNITS:
ALL AREA CODES 760 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
• MARINE CORPS FAMILY TEAM BUILDING:
  Information and Referral 1-877-727-5300

• HEADQUARTERS BATTALION:
  (FRO) Chaplain Isinkaiye 830-4571

• MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATION-ELECTRONICS SCHOOL:
  (FRO) CWO Day 830-6413

• NAVAL HOSPITAL 29 PALMS:
  (FRO) Lt CDR Dexter 830-2190

• 7TH MARINES:
  (FRO) SSgt Skok 830-6613

• 7th Marines - Headquarters Company:
  (FRO) SSgt Skok 830-6613

• 1ST BATTALION 7th MARINES:
  (FRO) GySgt Sites 830-5705
  (FRO) GySgt Salas 830-5972 / 6029

• 2ND BATTALION 7TH MARINES:
  (RBFRO) SSgt Hoffpauir 830-5865

• 3RD BATTALION 7TH MARINES:
  (FRO) 1st Lt Huerta 830-5308

• 3RD BATTALION 4TH MARINES:
  (RBFRO) GySgt Justice 830-5852 / 4912

• 1ST TANKS BATTALION:
  (FRO) Lt. Klein 830-8022

• 3RD BATTALION 11TH MARINES:
  (FRO) Lt Yllanes 830-5544

• 3RD LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION:
  (FRO) Lt. Smith 830-6057

• 1ST LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE:
  (FRO) SSgt Hooker 725-1994

• DELTA COMPANY, 3RD AAV BATTALION:
  (RFRO) SSgt Alfaro 830-7182

• MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUARDON 374
  (RFRO) Capt Clayton 830-7830

• VMU 1
  (FRO) MSgt Flanagan 830-6775

• COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT GROUP 1
  (FRO) Maj Varicak 830-6876

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CAMP PENDLETON UNITS:
ALL AREA CODES 760 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
• 3rd AAB:
  (FRO) Chief Warrant Officer Kendrick (Phone Number will be posted this evening)