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Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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Destroyer Moms (DDG)

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Moms of Sailors serving on a destroyer

Members: 394
Latest Activity: Aug 1, 2021

Description and List of all Destroyers in the Navy

Destroyers - DDG Crew: 278 (24 officers)

Ships:

USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51), Norfolk, VA click here
USS BARRY (DDG 52), Norfolk, VA click here
USS JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG 53), San Diego, CA
USS CURTIS WILBUR (DDG 54), Yokosuka, Japan click here
USS STOUT (DDG 55), Norfolk, VA
USS JOHN S. McCAIN (DDG 56), Yokosuka, Japan
USS MITSCHER (DDG 57), Norfolk, VA
USS LABOON (DDG 58), Norfolk, VA
USS RUSSELL (DDG 59), Pearl Harbor, HI

USS PAUL HAMILTON (DDG 60), San Diego, CA
USS RAMAGE (DDG 61), Norfolk, VA click here
USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62), Yokosuka, Japan
USS STETHEM (DDG 63), Yokosuka, Japan click here
USS CARNEY (DDG 64), Mayport, FL
USS BENFOLD (DDG 65), San Diego, CA
USS GONZALEZ (DDG 66), Norfolk, VA
USS COLE (DDG 67), Norfolk, VA cllick here
USS THE SULLIVANS (DDG 68), Mayport, FL
USS MILIUS (DDG 69), San Diego, CA

USS HOPPER (DDG 70), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS ROSS (DDG 71), Norfolk, VA
USS MAHAN (DDG 72), Norfolk, VA
USS DECATUR (DDG 73), San Diego, CA
USS McFAUL (DDG 74), Norfolk, VA
USS DONALD COOK (DDG 75), Norfolk, VA
USS HIGGINS (DDG 76), San Diego, CA
USS O'KANE (DDG 77), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS PORTER (DDG 78), Norfolk, VA
USS OSCAR AUSTIN (DDG 79), Norfolk, VA

USS ROOSEVELT (DDG 80), Mayport, FL click here
USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL (DDG 81), Norfolk, VA
USS LASSEN (DDG 82), Yokosuka, Japan
USS HOWARD (DDG 83), San Diego, CA
USS BULKELEY (DDG 84), Norfolk, VA
USS McCAMPBELL (DDG 85), San Diego, CA
USS SHOUP (DDG 86), Everett, WA
USS MASON (DDG 87), Norfolk, VA
USS PREBLE (DDG 88), San Diego, CA
USS MUSTIN (DDG 89), Yokosuka, Japan

USS CHAFEE (DDG 90), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS PINCKNEY (DDG 91), San Diego, CA
USS MOMSEN (DDG 92), San Diego, CA
USS CHUNG-HOON (DDG 93), Pearl Harbor, HI click here
USS NITZE (DDG 94), Norfolk, VA
USS JAMES E. WILLIAMS (DDG 95), Norfolk, VA
USS BAINBRIDGE (DDG 96), Norfolk, VA
USS HALSEY (DDG 97), San Diego, CA
USS FORREST SHERMAN (DDG 98), Norfolk, VA click here
USS FARRAGUT (DDG 99), Mayport, FL

USS KIDD (DDG 100), San Diego, CA
USS GRIDLEY (DDG 101), San Diego, CA
USS SAMPSON (DDG 102), San Diego, CA
USS TRUXTUN (DDG 103), Norfolk, VA
USS STERETT (DDG 104), San Diego, CA
USS DEWEY (DDG 105), San Diego, CA
USS STOCKDALE (DDG 106), San Diego, CA
USS GRAVELY (DDG 107)
USS WAYNE E. MEYER (DDG 108)
USS JASON DUNHAM (DDG 109)
USS WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE (DDG 110)
USS SPRUANCE (DDG 111)

USS ZUMWALT (DDG 1000), San Diego, CA click here

OPSEC Points:
Don’t discuss current or future destinations/ ports of call/deployment bases.
Don’t discuss current or future operations or missions.
Don’t discuss current or future dates and times of exercises or missions.
Don’t discuss readiness issues and numbers.
Don’t discuss specific training equipment.
Don’t discuss people’s names and operations.
Don’t speculate about current or future operations.

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Comment by Dianne on December 1, 2008 at 12:37am: Welcome Mary!!

Comment by mary b on November 30, 2008 at 5:06pm: Hi everyone my son Patrick Brake is on the O'Kane and this was the first of many hoildays that he wont be home. So he wrote a poem for us to read at Thanksgiving. I thout it was good so I asked him if I could post it and here it is.

" Thankful Day of Thanksgiving "

During this day of thanks giving, this day to feast
Nothing really matters, expect for my family so far to the east,
The pies, cranberry sauces, and even the meanest ole turkey, Tom
only matter because they're cooked by moms

Today, tomorrow, yesterday and beyond
My thanks and love is to my family that I'm so fond
Truly you guys make the sun shine brighter
you make my heart that much lighter.

And while my place at the table is an empty chair
I'm still there, because you all are here with me, in the air.
And in this Thanksgiving view
I'm truly most Thankful for all of you.

I'm thankful for all the mid-days
For all the times you watched me play
For coming to all my shows
and for supporting me in the front row.

So thankful for the chance to succeeded in college class
So thankful that you all are apart of my stained glass
Thankful that you can set me free, yet still hold me so close and tight
In the end I guess I'm just so thankful for my chance to flight.

While this trukey day may seem less
don't fret, because no matter the distance I'm blessed
So eat, drink, and be thankful and merry
but save me a tast of the two cranberries.

By: William Patrick Brake

Hope every one likes it

Comment by Dianne on November 29, 2008 at 12:11pm: Welcome De, tell us about your sailor!!

Comment by Dianne on November 27, 2008 at 1:08pm: HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!

Wendy, my son is taking the train to LA from SD. We just got his ticket a few days ago and there were open seats. There is no "easy" way to get around without having a car. I'm hoping that mine will want his since his ship is based in SD. That will make everything so much easier for him. My son is also only 19 and hates doing travel on his own. Although I did make him call for his own taxi, he didn't like it, but he did it LOL I'm glad your son worked it all out in the end.

Comment by Dianne on November 22, 2008 at 9:40pm: Wow ladies, these are some great ideas!!!

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on November 22, 2008 at 12:10pm: My son's been in the Gulf for 4 weeks and I've sent 3 care packages....with another ready to go on Monday! I figure whatever he doesn't want he can give away.

Comment by Dianne on November 21, 2008 at 9:29pm: My son will be the Surface Sonar Tech. Don't think he will be needed to do his job while they are in port. I guess I'm worried he will be bored. As a sonar tech, I wonder what his job will be while in port.

Comment by Dianne on November 21, 2008 at 11:26am: If they are not deployed...what is their job?

Yes Cody, my son has a car, but he doesn't want it yet. I'm hoping that will change and he will be able to drive up fron the base and visit family without having to take the train.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on November 21, 2008 at 8:13am: ProudMomma:
Glad you found us! I pray your youngest made it.

Comment by Dianne on November 20, 2008 at 10:24pm: So I have a question...What do our sailors do when their ship is in port? Where do they live? My son is almost done with A school, then on to OPPs then onto his ship. Anyway, if anyone has any info, I would greatly appreciate it!!