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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:
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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.
Discussion Forum
New Destroyer - DDG1000
Started by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick. Last reply by miss deb Aug 27, 2015. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Great Intro To Destroyers
Started by CryptoDad. Last reply by Mimi Aug 6, 2015. 3 Replies 5 Likes
Underway.....
Started by shermur (ship 12 div 121). Last reply by Ingrid Jul 8, 2014. 3 Replies 3 Likes
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Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on October 28, 2008 at 3:43am
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Comment by Tammy Lawson on October 20, 2008 at 10:32pm Hi Cindy Hi Mary...welcome!!
Our little group is growing :)
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Comment by Cindy O on October 20, 2008 at 8:06pm Hi All! My daughter is on the USS McCampbell!
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Comment by mary brake on October 20, 2008 at 12:53pm Hi, my son william just went to the O'Kane. talked to him saturday night/sunday moring about 1:30 am he is loving it, they are in Japan.Is there anyone who has a kid on the O'Kane
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Comment by Tammy Lawson on October 19, 2008 at 9:28pm just know they go out a lot and sometimes they can't tell you where they are but you get e-mails and it is wonderful. My son tells me all the places he has been when he gets back. I look forward to his stories. Tokyo is beautiful and Matt found all kinds of places to visit and he has only been there for about 4 months. Any questions threw them out there :)
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Comment by Kathy Ellingson on October 19, 2008 at 8:15pm Greetings fellow moms!!
I am not tehnically a desroyer mom yet. My son Aaron is finishing GM school in Great Lakes. He will head home and then on to Yokosuka Japan to be on the USS Fitzgerald.
Any and all advice is welcomed!! I found this site when he left for boot camp-it has been my sanity!!
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Comment by Tammy Lawson on October 19, 2008 at 4:54pm HI I am a newbe here :) My son is on the Stethem in Japan.
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Comment by proud navy mom on October 19, 2008 at 2:09pm Sorry typing error, the ship is the Stethem.
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Comment by proud navy mom on October 19, 2008 at 1:59pm Hi all,
My son Mike is on the Stehem DDG63 out of Yokosuka Japan.
Judy, thanks for the post about gift Ideas. I also get "I don't need anything". These boys don't understand that we moms like to buy things for our boys (girls), which helps us feel in touch, at least that's I how feel anyway! It is very hard for moms to realize our kids just don't need us anymore!!
Denise
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Comment by Judy Miller on October 19, 2008 at 11:09am Rehne and others, for Chris, he enjoys just about Anything. Some examples are - Pepperidge farm cookies, hot chocolate packets,powdered individual gatorade or propel mixes & drink bottle to use it with, different power bars (cliff, etc.) for when he doesn't have time to get to the mess hall, mid-way through deployment new gym socks/white t-shirts plus running shoes as all gets grey after awhile, microwave individual desserts or other options to microwave, books, vitamins, snack type food - pistachios, popcorn, poppycock, beef jerky, etc. Nothing in a glass bottle for obvious reasons and apparently avoid chocolate is it melts enroute to the ship. :-) For holidays past, I found traditional types of treats at World Market so gingerbread, candy canes, etc. to at least generate some holiday spirit. Last year, I sent a mini Christmas tree and some holiday decorations but that wasn't on a destroyer was a supply ship at that time but his office area did enjoy it!! They get all the latest movies on the ship so buying/sending those DVDs aren't necessary. We've sent more "Halloween", or Holiday type themed movies that wouldn't necessarily be shown. Without much storage, the gift ideas are really tough....... If your sailor didn't take their own sheets/blanket/pillow, I can guarantee you that they'll love what you send to refresh what the Navy supplies on the ship. And, if they didn't bring flip-flops for the shower, I'd strongly recommend that as well.
Good luck!!
Judy
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Comment by Proud Navy Mom on October 19, 2008 at 12:50am Hello my son Daniel is on the USS McCampbell (DDG85)
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