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Choose your Username.  For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either).  Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username.  While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

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

Events

**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed.  Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

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

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).  

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED.  Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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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USS Buffalo

This is for anyone that has family on the USS Buffalo stationed in Guam

Members: 41
Latest Activity: Jun 20, 2016

Discussion Forum

OPSEC

Started by buffaloombudsman May 16, 2011. 0 Replies

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Comment by NAYVMOM on June 20, 2016 at 6:06pm

BonnieB75, I sent you the ombudsman email address.

Comment by bonnieb75 on June 20, 2016 at 2:37pm
NAVYMOM- im not able to locate that Facebook
Comment by NAYVMOM on June 16, 2016 at 10:26am

bonnieb75-yes I have that information:

Michelle MoncadaFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/buffalo.omb

USS Buffalo Ombudsman
Comment by bonnieb75 on June 16, 2016 at 7:07am
Does anyone know who the current ombudsman is and their email address or Facebook page?
Comment by NAYVMOM on November 6, 2015 at 11:37am

What's new USS Buffalo Moms/Relatives/Friends? I'm wondering when visiting Honolulu to see your Sailor, where do you stay?

Comment by Bandit1998 on December 8, 2014 at 3:15pm

Just joined this group.  I don't see many current postings on here.  Is it still active?  My grandson just arrived in Honolulu on Nov 15, 2014  to serve aboard the USS Buffalo.  The boat was out on maneuvers when he arrived and it was a couple of weeks later that he got to meet the crew, etc.  He thinks they are all a great bunch and is eager to serve with them.  I think they might have gone out on another maneuver trip with him on board now.  I am anxious to hear how he likes "being underwater".

Comment by Tanner's grandma on July 8, 2014 at 4:41pm

My grandson is on the USS Buffalo stationed in Hawaii, not Guam. Perhaps there is another area where I should be trying to get information.  This is all new to me and I appreciate any help someone is willing to give.  This is the first time my family has had Navy connections and he loves what he is doing.   I wish to learn all I can in order to better support and understand his new life.  Thank you in advance for any help you may give me.

Comment by buffaloombudsman on December 29, 2012 at 7:46pm

Hello Everyone,

 

My name is Nikki Hennecy and I am currently the Ombudsman for the USS Buffalo Command.  I am rarely in this site because my main focus is communicating to our sailors and families via phone, email and Facebook. I just want to let everyone know that being in the Ombudsman’s email roster and Facebook requires authorization from your sailor who is assigned to the USS Buffalo Command. An Ombudsman Emergency Contact sheet is given to him to fill up and sign so the command can forward it to me for processing. On behalf of the Captain, we want to protect our sailors’ and their families’ privacy and safety so documentations like this are very vital. OPSEC is strongly encouraged at all times. If you are not part of the email roster or Facebook, please ask your Buffalo sailor to fill up the form and add your name in. As soon as I get it, I will update my listing. Thank you so much for continuously supporting our sailors. Have a safe holiday!

 

Best Regards,

Nikki Hennecy

 

Comment by rlbly on September 12, 2012 at 10:19pm

My son will soon be a NUB on the USS Buffalo. Looking forward to hearing from other Buffalo families. God Bless America and Please keep your loving arms around our boys.

Comment by Sara (jeffandgedsmom) on August 21, 2012 at 11:55pm

My son is en route to Guam assigned to the Buffalo. I am new to this site. He just finished school and leave. We miss him already.

 

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