The best advice you're going to get is by looking for a local military wives support group. (They'll help girlfriends too.) The best advice you can get is from people who have gone through the same thing.
Your profile says that you live in an inland state, and so you may not have any local branches of Navy oriented organizations near you. If looking from help for Navy wives doesn't turn up anything, look for help from the other branches. I note from a quick Google search that there's a former Army defense depot and a major Air Force base in your town. You might be able to find local Army or Air Force spouse organizations to help.
In theory, anyway. It seems like the local AFB's enlisted spouse club is closed down. I don't know what to tell you. You're going to have to spend some time with Google looking and some calling around. Not being enlisted myself, I'm sorry I can't give you any better advice.
I'm a military brat so I know how it is, I barely know my dad, I only see him about half the year. All you have to do is support them, listen when they need to complain, and treat them like a real person. When they leave it is best to surround yourself with people. Every ship has an ombudsman, talk to them when you need to talk to your boyfriend.
Also, a final note. If he comes back for a week or less before he is supposed to leave again do your best not to see him, it really does make it harder to deal with him leaving again.
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