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Live lines

• Anyone, now988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline988
• Press 1 after 988Military / Veterans Crisis LineText 838255
• Emergency to the shipRed Cross Hero Care877-272-7337
• Counseling · Work-LifeSan Diego Fleet & Family1-866-923-6478
• 24/7 non-medicalMilitary OneSource800-342-9647
• Lincoln command family linkOmbudsman 1(619) 455-1656
• Lincoln command family linkOmbudsman 2(619) 346-3770
• Lincoln command family linkOmbudsman 3(619) 416-2093
• Lincoln command family linkOmbudsman 4(619) 323-9602

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How two-way actually works

• Red Cross Hero Care

  To the ship · emergency

  The only organization the Navy trusts to notify a sailor at sea when you do not know their location.

  24/7 specialists. Birth, death, critical illness, or other verified emergencies. They deliver to the command — not a text to the rack.

  Call 877-272-7337Open a case online

• Lincoln ombudsman

  To the ship · official

  Command-appointed family link. ZIP, mail, rumor control, and a message to the chain when it is not a Red Cross emergency.

  Published on Naval Air Forces Pacific: ombudsman1–[email protected]. Phones (619) 455-1656 · 346-3770 · 416-2093 · 323-9602.

  Call (619) 455-1656Official ombudsman page

• Sailor email

  Two-way · when they have bandwidth

  The actual back-and-forth. You cannot invent the address. The sailor or ombudsman gives it. Shipboard mail is delayed and sometimes dark during operations.

  Ask once. Save it on your device — not in this app. When they write, reply short. Do not discuss location, operations, or movements.

  Draft a reply belowPrivate family group

• Calls and video

  Sailor-initiated

  Families cannot dial the carrier. Sailors call out when ops allow. Hegseth said calls home were limited when the operational threat was high.

  Keep the phone charged. When they call, stay short so the next sailor gets a slot. Log it on the pulse so other families know the pipe is open.

  Log last contactMilitary OneSource