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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

**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)

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

Great Intro To Destroyers

Started by CryptoDad. Last reply by Mimi Aug 6, 2015. 3 Replies

Underway.....

Started by shermur (ship 12 div 121). Last reply by Ingrid Jul 8, 2014. 3 Replies

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Comment by Leach73 on May 22, 2014 at 9:35am

Hello to all.

Back to the subject of cars again...For the most part, do all of your Sailors have their own car in Norfolk? My Sailor arrived to Norfolk on Tuesday and this morning she sent me a text to tell me that she feels she might really need to have one.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on May 21, 2014 at 7:38pm

Hey Double trouble!!! One of my twins in out of Norfolk. He was deployed RIGHT away also for 7 months. He had been in Norfolk since February. you can suggest your son look him up he is off of the USS Bainbridge also a destroyer. 

Comment by arknavymom on May 21, 2014 at 6:57pm
Double trouble, our son is on Arleighe Burke on second deployment. He's GM2. Leaving Friday to visit grand baby and momma. Glad to meet another Arleighe Burke mom!
Comment by doubletrouble on May 21, 2014 at 6:28pm
Hi everyone! Our sailor is headed to Norfolk next week, he is home for a few days first! He will be on the USS Arleigh Burke. He's excited to get on his ship, it is deployed & he says he will be flown out to the ship to finish the deployment.
This will be our first deployment, we have two sailors, twin! Our other is a submariner on the USS Pittsburgh. He has been on a short training mission, but no deployment yet.
Comment by Leach73 on May 21, 2014 at 5:31pm

Hi mik3tn. Have you been to Norfolk to visit your son?

Has he been on the ship for long? How has his experience been so far?

Comment by Leach73 on May 21, 2014 at 12:15pm

Hello to all. My Sailor arrived in Norfolk yesterday. She will be on the USS Porter. Anyone here with a Sailor on the same ship?

Thanks to lemonelephant who told me about this group of Destroyer Moms.

Comment by Suwigg (Mom - LS2/Italy) on May 1, 2014 at 6:21pm

Barbydahlzz - funny!

We went on Family and Friends Day Cruise the last day the film crew was on board.  They went with us, along with Admiral Halsey's granddaughter.  The crew performed a weapons demo while we were at sea.  Very cool!

Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on April 30, 2014 at 8:47pm

Suwigg!!!!   how AWESOME is that!!!  My son shot off rubber bullets thats is in some scene...  he said some of his friends are on the Halsey and tried to get on her while filming hahahha

Comment by Suwigg (Mom - LS2/Italy) on April 30, 2014 at 5:14pm

My son was on the Halsey while it was ported in San Diego.  They had a hull swap and he's now on the Russell.  While the Halsey was in SD, the TNT show "The Last Ship" was filmed.  It will air on TNT June 22nd and my son was filmed in 3 scenes.  I'll be looking for him!

Comment by Barbydahlzz ALUM 09/075 USS JPJ on April 30, 2014 at 1:51pm

the USS JPJ is gearing up for hull swap to Pearl from SD  ...  my sailor is BEYOND excited

 

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