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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.

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OPSEC GUIDELINES

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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

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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 Kelly on July 26, 2014 at 8:57pm: Hi Darlene,
My son couldn't get through A school down in San Antonio so he is being sent (undesignated)on Aug 6. I have no idea as to what to expect. Will they be there awhile or head out soon?

Comment by Darlene on July 26, 2014 at 8:44pm: Kelly, My son is on USS William Lawrence ,has been there since July 9. There does not look like there is a specific group for that ship. I am on the San Diego moms site too but it is not very active either. When will he be there?

Comment by Kelly on July 24, 2014 at 9:21am: Good morning everyone.I am new to this group. My son just got his orders for the USS William P Lawrence. Is there a particular group started for these sailors?

Comment by Darlene on July 14, 2014 at 8:08pm: My son's first time on his ship...Good Luck ...Blessings...I know you will do awesome!

Comment by Suwigg (Mom - LS2/Italy) on July 8, 2014 at 8:31pm: At the time of filming (fall 2012), Halsey was in San Diego. In January of 2013, Russell and Halsey had a hull swap. Halsey's home port is now Pearl Harbor. My son and most of the crew remained in San Diego and are now on the Russell. You can watch the Last Ship on the internet: http://www.tntdrama.com/shows/the-last-ship.html

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 8, 2014 at 3:19pm: Page from my fathers diary from WWII

He was aboard the USS Wilson

Another paige about kamikaze attacks.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 8, 2014 at 11:21am: Suwigg how thrilling, wish I got that channel but I don't so have to wait till one can get it on Netflix or Amazon Prime. Or when I move I may get it on a new cable service. sounds like a fun show.
My son proudly serves on the USS Bainbridge, they still have a few of the crew that were aboard at that time. The ship still performs pirate patrol.

Comment by TwoForTheNavy on July 8, 2014 at 10:33am: Yes The Last Ship is on TNT, Sunday nights. It is a post apocayptic show. A vast amount of the human race has died from a virus.

Comment by Leach73 on July 8, 2014 at 8:52am: Hello to all! How interesting! So from what I gather, The Last Ship comes out on the TNT channel on Monday nights? what time? I'm not much of a TV watcher and I'm not sure if I have that channel on my cable line-up but I'd love to watch it.

I watched the movie Captain Phillips over the weekend and omg!! could not contain my tears...to see in action what the Navy does and hearing the names of the destroyers...the Bainbridge and all the Navy terminology that I have become familiar with, it just puts things into a new perspective.

God bless our Sailors!

Suwigg - Congrats to your son and his buddie! How cool!!!

Comment by Suwigg (Mom - LS2/Italy) on July 7, 2014 at 8:14pm: The Last Ship is awesome - especially because it was filmed on my son's ship and he and some of his buddies appeared in the 1st episode. My son was only in for a split second but the guy on the left is one of my son's best buds. I was on the ship for a Day Cruise on the last day the film crew was on board. We met and talked with one of the producers.