District Military Coordination Committee

San Diego County is home to more than 110,700 active-duty service members and 240,000 veterans, making it one of the largest concentrations of military personnel in the country. San Diego is the home to 118,300 family members, which represents 7.6 percent of San Diego County’s total population. An estimated 60.7 percent (71,759) of military families in San Diego County are children. Incidence of divorce and child abuse among military families is considerably higher than the general population. Many veterans struggle with mental health issues and nearly 1,000 are experiencing homelessness, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

This website tracks the activities and events assisting military members and veterans supported by Rotary Clubs in the District 5340 and at the same time enable awareness of these activities. Archiving past events is also very important for lessons learned development and inspiration to formulate new efforts in the community and there is a place for that. There is also a section to help Rotarians find resources to potentially help veterans in the community. Finally, since volunteering is an important part of everything we do, there is a section to volunteer for various events identified by Rotarians.

Upcoming Events

The primary function of the DMCC website is to provide a location for Rotary Clubs in District 5340 to document projects designed to assist our local active duty, veteran, and retired military community.

Honor Flight San Diego Homecoming – April 28, 2024

Welcome home 90 U.S. Navy Special Warfare Operators! Honor Flight San Diego is a non-profit team of volunteers dedicated to escorting San Diego County Veterans to Washington D.C. to visit and reflect at the Memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice. Break out...

Operation Flags for Vets – 5/25/2024

Event DescriptionJoin Rotarians from District 5340 for the first annual American flag placement at Miramar National Cemetery. We have 22,000 flags to place at gravesites beginning at 2:30 pm on May 25th in preparation for Memorial Day. We anticipate needing between...

Operation Flags for Vets / Pickup and Storage – 5/28/2024

Event DescriptionAfter placing 22,000 flags at gravesites for Memorial Day, the flags will need to be removed and stored. We anticipate needing 100 volunteers who will work in teams, the task should take no longer than 3 hours. The flags will be bundled and placed in...

Allison Brown in Concert – June 12, 2024

Event Description Grammy and Emmy award winner and Banjo Hall of Fame member in concert. Her recent Emmy was for a record she did with Steve Martin, with whom she frequently collaborates. She was also featured in his just released documentary. Alison was raised...

Miramar Airshow September 27-29, 2024

EXPERIENCE People. Planes. Power. Get up close and personal to what our Joint Forces are capable of – the Marine Air Ground Task Force demonstration has aircraft, explosions, and it’s the only place you’ll get to experience Marines performing an assault on the crowd...

Fleet Week San Diego November 1 – 11, 2024

San Diego is home to the largest U.S. military concentration in the country. Join us at these inspiring events designed to honor and celebrate our military’s incalculable contributions as defenders of our nation and neighbors in our community.LOCATION: Broadway Pier...