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A place were we family members with Sailors on amphibious boats can come and talk ask questions and just hang out.. so anyone out there with a loved one on a amphibious jump on in lets share stories..
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Latest Activity: Jul 6, 2023
Discussion Forum
How to Communicate with a Sailor on Ship Deployment
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom. Last reply by 10mileloop Jun 18, 2017. 17 Replies 0 Likes
Tiger Cruise
Started by Margaret_ProudTexasMomof2Sailors. Last reply by hope4answers Dec 27, 2016. 23 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 5, 2014 at 11:07pm
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CTMomof3 - hope you can find some USS Anchorage moms! This story on Wednesday about the ship retrieving the Orion capsule is so cool! http://www.adn.com/article/20141203/uss-anchorage-crew-retrieve-ori...
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Comment by CTmomof3 on November 30, 2014 at 8:07pm
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Hi Does anyone here have a sailor on the USS Anchorage?
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Forever proud, that is crazy cool! My Tiger Cruise was cancelled b/c it was deemed too rough to take us out to the ship, so it was a sad bus ride for about 300 people back to Norfolk :( I'm green with envy!!
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Comment by Forever proud on November 20, 2014 at 7:54pm
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Proudkmom welcome! My son just got back from deployment. His ship carries LCACs and I got a chance to ride one! The Tiger Cruise (family and friends can join the ship for the last couple of days of the deployment) participants were transported to the ship via LCAC and it has to be one of the top 5 experiences of my life! Please let me know if I can help you deal with deployment. This was my son's first as well. (((NMH)))
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Welcome! Watching the LCACs roar out of Little Creek is an impressive sight, not to mention the sound :) When he's not deployed (and the weather's warm!) the beach at the Little Creek base is great. Here's another good group for getting together with other deployment moms: http://navyformoms.com/group/carepackageideas
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Comment by Proudkmom on November 18, 2014 at 11:26pm
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Hello,
My son is deploying soon. He is LCAC crew at Little Creek. It is his first deployment. Needless to say, I am pretty anxious about this. It's nice to connect with you all since you know what it's like.
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Some happy news - Sailors and Marines deployed during the holidays will receive free $10 phone cards. From navy.mil:
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) -- Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) announced Nov. 17 that Sailors and Marines in more than 70 deployed units away from their homeports and those forward deployed to overseas ports during the holiday season will be given a free $10 phone card to call loved ones back home.
"NEXCOM has been giving away free phone cards to deployed Sailors and Marines for many, many years," said Thomas Harris, NEXCOM Afloat Personal Telecommunications Service Program. "This is just one small way that we can thank these service members and their families for their service to our country."
The $10 AT&T prepaid phone cards can be used via the Afloat Personal Telecommunications Service system, the ship's Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) system or ashore in the United States or any foreign port where AT&T has a presence. NEXCOM distributed 36,250 free phone cards for the holidays.
Ships and submarines that will receive the free phone cards are: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), USS New York (LPD 21), USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), USS Vicksburg (CG 69), USS Mitscher (DDG 57), USS Cole (DDG 67), USS Mahan (DDG 72), USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), USS James E Williams (DDG 95), USS Simpson (FFG 56), USS Samuel B Roberts (FFG 58), USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), USS Ross (DDG 71), USS Makin Island (LHD 8), USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), USS San Diego (LPD 22), USS Comstock (LSD 45), USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), USS Cape St. George (CG 71), USS Milius (DDG 69), USS O'Kane (DDG 77), USS Halsey (DDG 97), USS Gridley (DDG 101), USS Sampson (DDG 102), USS Sterett (DDG 104), USS Dewey (DDG 105), USS Michael P Murphy (DDG 112), USS Gary (FFG 51), USS Rodney M Davis (FFG 60), USS Michigan (SSGN 727), USS San Francisco (SSN 711), USS Olympia (SSN 717), USS Chicago (SSN 721), USS Key West (SSN 722), USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723), USS Louisville (SSN 724), USS Pasadena (SSN 752), USS Hawaii (SSN 776), USS Ohio (SSGN 726), USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720), USS Helena (SSN 725), USS Boise (SSN 764), USS California (SSN 781), USS Florida (SSGN 728), USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), USS George Washington (CVN 73), USS John S McCain (DDG 56), USS Lassen (DDG 82), USS McCampbell (DDG 85), USS Mustin (DDG 89), USS Stethem (DDG 63), USS Shiloh (CG 67), USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Ashland (LSD 48), USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and USS Germantown (LSD 42).
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Comment by Up&Down on September 30, 2014 at 9:05pm
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k12kau
yes I go on the ships fb page many times a day. I did find a picture of him on the ship :)
I'm not too please where they are now. (let's not disclose here).....I pray for all the men & women's safety while being deployed
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Up&Down
Have you been on the ships Facebook page? They have a lot of pictures. Even of the Marines on the ship, might see him in one. Also can get some what of an update on where they were.
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k12kau.....
I haven't heard from my son lately, too. A brief email several weeks ago saying that he was fine and very busy.
He is part of the Maritime Raid Force (MRF)....works with the Marines.
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