FORT GORDON NAVY MOMS

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Comment by NIOCGAOMBUDSMAN on October 22, 2009 at 3:26pm

Hello Navy Moms!
Please allow us to introduce ourselves, I am Jill Russell, your Command Navy Family Ombudsman for NIOC GA and Robyn Sekula the Assistant Ombudsman. We are here to provide a vital information link between the command leadership and the command families. In other words, disseminating official information to families is our most important job! Additionally, we keep the Commanding Officer informed about the health, welfare, and general morale of our command families. We also have a family group open to spouses, children and parents of sailors connected with NIOC Georgia. The FRG holds regular monthly meetings and socials. Please see their web page www.navyftgordonfrg.com for more information about upcoming events and socials. As a parent, you can participate in the FRG in person or through donations. They send quarterly care packages to our sailors, host events for families and simply gather together to support each other.
Our Commanding Officer has been gracious in allowing me to contact family members with periodical newsletters via email as well as other useful information. We would love your email contact information if you are not already receiving the Ombudsman emails. You can email that information as well as the sailor you represent to NIOCGAOMBUDSMAN@gmail.com. Thanks so much!!!
Also, please remember OPSEC (operational security) especially in our community it is very, very important.
The Ten OPSEC Points:

1. Don't discuss current or future destinations or ports of call.
2. Don't discuss current or future operations or missions.
3. Don't discuss current or future dates and times of when military will be in port or conducting exercises.
4. Don't discuss readiness issues and numbers.
5. Don't discuss specific training equipment.
6. Don't discuss people's names and billets in conjunction with operations.
7. Don't speculate about current or future operations.
8. Don't spread rumors about current, future, or past operations or movements.
9. Don't assume the enemy is not trying to collect information on you; he is.
10. Be smart, use your head, and always think OPSEC when using email, phone, chat rooms and message boards. Use extra caution in online chat rooms, forums, and online communities--even those with a 'brand name' such as Yahoo!, AOL, MSN or that define themselves as 'military' in origin. These can be monitored by individuals that have no reason to know personal information about your family, your loved one, or your loved one's location. There is no guarantee that a chat room or forum described as 'military' has any security for transmitting information or restricting membership to military personnel and their families only.

Comment by DaLinda on April 6, 2009 at 11:17pm

Auusta , now I think that is where my grandmother was born, I will have to ask her. I think that my daughter will like it....the hot and humid she could probably by pass...and after spending time in Chicago in Dec/Jan, a somewhat chilly won't bother her....it sounds like a great place....I know I will enjoy visiting her there once she gets there....and if that is where they are going to send....one never knows, she still has to get through her classes... Thank you so much for the info

Comment by Sharon E on March 28, 2009 at 4:44pm

Hi DaLinda. Augusta, Georgia, where Ft Gordon is located, is a small city near the Savannah River. The weather is usually nice most of the time, except in the summer, when it gets really hot and humid & it can get somewhat chilly in the winter, but not much below freezing. The downtown Augusta area has a lot of history and is very quaint, especially down by the "Riverwalk" (lots of old brick work and cobblestone). When I was there last time, I took a boat tour along the canal which was really nice--it starts out at the Historic Textile Mill and goes by several historic Confederate landmarks, parkways & bike paths. Lots of greenery, gardens and nature trails around the city. Fort Gordon itself is very large and has the "Signal Corps Museum" which is open to the public, their own movie theatre and bowling alley as well. Even a Burger King and Chicken joint down by the commissary and base supply/exchange shops. I'm going back down to visit my son for Easter. Check out the links to the websites on this page for more info on the Fort Gordon area. Best wishes. Sharon

Comment by DaLinda on March 28, 2009 at 2:30pm

Heads up Ladies, there is a spamer on the site, her name is Lenette Kelly, and she is trying to get you to sign up for free ringtones, which really are not free. report her so they will ban her from the site.

Comment by DaLinda on March 28, 2009 at 7:13am

what is it like in Georgia

Comment by CTmomof3 on March 9, 2009 at 5:06pm

Has anybody had someone deploy to Afghanistan?

Comment by CTmomof3 on February 20, 2009 at 3:13pm

I just found this. My son has been in GA since Aug. He now is IA goung to Afghanistan.

Comment by Sharon E on January 30, 2009 at 2:26pm

Welcome to the group, Wanda and Kulita! Best wishes to you and your family in the New Year!

Comment by Sharon E on December 24, 2008 at 2:21am

Merry Christmas to all of you Navy moms out there and Best wishes for the coming year! Sharon

Comment by Dianne on November 7, 2008 at 10:58pm

Hi Sharon,
We have been to Augusta twice, once when Chris was still in the barracks and then after he got his apartment. I can't say we like Augusta very much but did spend a couple of days in Savannah and a couple in Charleston SC that were really nice. We are going to try to make another trip down once Chris is back in the country. However, I do not do heat and humidity so it will not be over the summer and as I said in my email, he may be onto another assignment out of the country by then.
Chris has not been on base much since Feb. He was sent to Morocco for a while in April and when he got back he was working midnight shift and then left in Sept to start his pre-deployment training.
We did get a short phone call from him Wed. saying he was arrived at his final destination and working and settled in. It was good to hear his voice. Now it would just be nice to have an email or 2.
Oh well, it is my job to just keep breathing.

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