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USS Ashland LSD-48
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Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the US Navy. group for mom, wife, fiancee, girlfriend, family, friends, & shipmates of this ship.
Location: Norfolk
Members: 25
Latest Activity: Feb 28, 2020
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Comment by CBostic on June 25, 2013 at 1:42pm
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New to USS Ashland LSD-48! My son is going to be leaving out Thursday! I already miss him and he hasn't left yet! Everyone help keep me up to date and everything! Prayers and thankfulness to all our SAILORS! PROUD NAVY MOM
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Comment by Dee on June 25, 2013 at 1:38pm
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Hello this is a question that may have been answered a dozen times before but since I still don't know what the answer is I will ask. Since The USS Tortuga and the USS Ashland are doing a hull swap then does the USS Ashland face book page become the new face book for the old Tortuga crew and vice versa for the USS Ashland? I am obviously new on here as this is my sons 1st deployment which happens to be on the USS Tortuga. Hope that was understandable.
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Comment by chew92 on June 22, 2013 at 11:14am
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Welcome Navy Mon 292....whatever we know and can share you certainly learn here. We can be supportive too. I didn't realize how much I missed y son until I saw him in Norfolk. We are all so missing them.
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Comment by NavyMom292 on June 22, 2013 at 8:23am
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My son is on the USS Ashland and I am so grateful for this website which I recently joined, especially knowing they are getting ready to be deployed. Thank you for this
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They will have email also; sorry for leaving that out.
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Welcome all new USS Ashland sailor moms!!!!: I just got email from Family Readiness Group who keep us in the know about how to keep in touch and support us when deployment is near. In addition to email there is new postal address that will take effect July 1, 2013. All FPO mailed letters to the old address will be forwarded for 60 days. My son is an ET3 so his address will be:
ET3 John E. Hawley USS Ashland (LSD 48)
FPO AP 96660-1736 Do not use this address until 7/1/2013
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I spent 3 days with my sailor on a short leave in Norfolk until 6/7/2013. I got a full tour of the ship and I was very impressed. The FRG meeting was cancelled so I have no news from that. I was able to have my sailor in civilian clothes for those days at the Residence Inn (Marriott) on Brambleton in Norfolk near downtown and the river.. The suite has 2 bedrooms with attached bathrooms, a living room and full kitchen. We walked all over Norfolk but loved best time together relaxing in the home like environment of the Residence Inn. Son liked to sleep. :)
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Family Readiness Group USS Ashland LSD 48; I got an email from this group commenting this is the group that gets info out to family "as sailors sometimes do not do such a good job of keeping family informed". That's all I've go so far. The Facebook page with the emblem is a Navy communication, the FRG is a civilian group communication to family. The FRG posted on the Facebook page to get the word out to family to volunteer!!! Wow, that's all I know so far.
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OK! I have been busy. I just joined the OFFICIAL Facebook for the USS Ashland. It has the official seal. (There are others but I did not open the site.) There is an invitation to join the Family Readiness Group by emailing USSAshlandfrg@yahoo.com. What they do is explained on the Facebook page. It just poped into my head to check out Facebook. Why did I not do this earlier? I will tell you what I found out after the email.
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This same info was told to me over a year ago about the Ashland and "the ship in Japan!! My tight lipped son shares naught about the commings and goings of the Ashland where he is assigned at Norfolk. The Ashland took a little sail up the coast (US coast) but then returned to Norfolk, I am recently retired so I told my son I could come to Norfolk fron California any time an stay at the Navy Lodge by the gate to the base. BUT NO ANSWER FROM SON!!!!!
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