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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 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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Robin

USS Antietam (formerly USS Cowpens)

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USS Antietam (formerly USS Cowpens)

Members: 25
Latest Activity: Nov 14, 2019

Discussion Forum

Moms with Antietam Sailors

Started by barefootie Dec 31, 2018. 0 Replies

hello. Any moms out there with Antietam sailors?:)Continue

son will be station in japan

Started by Gina Jun 10, 2014. 0 Replies

Hi there my son will be leaving for Japan next week.other than being away to bc 3 mos ago this will be the very first time for him to be away from home. I'm pretty sure that he'll be ok. But I would…Continue

SEPARATION

Started by Sw33tTee826. Last reply by Elane Apr 26, 2014. 3 Replies

HELLO EVERYONEMY HUSBAND IS ON HIS WAY TO JAPAN NOW WITHOUT HIS FAMILY. THEY TOLD HIM BECUZ HE IS AN E3, THAT HIS FAMILY WAS NOT ALLOWED TO JOIN HIM WHICH IS DEPRESSING TO ME AND OUR FAMILY.I WANT TO…Continue

Way to Go USS COWPENS!

Started by R&BCook Jul 14, 2011. 0 Replies

USS George Washington, USS Cowpens Aid Vessel in Distress    By Lt. Cmdr. Dave Hecht, USS George Washington Public Affairs Officer …Continue

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Comment by barefootie on May 15, 2018 at 12:22am

Is anyone out there 

Comment by Robin on November 10, 2015 at 11:56am
FROM: Navy.mil: OKINAWA, Japan (NNS) -- Members of the Japan Air Self Defense Force and U.S. Air Force 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron visited the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) Nov. 9, for a tour of the ship and to conduct training.

28 JASDF staff members and 20 U.S. Air Force personnel arrived aboard to see what life is like on a naval warship and to better understand its day-to-day operations. The tour allowed the members to visit various areas, such as the ship's flight deck, bridge, medical and dental facilities.

"It was great to have this opportunity and training so that we can better understand each other," said Col. Kunihiko Yuze, the JASDF chief of staff for the Southwestern Composite Air Division."

Antietam continues to be a part of the U.S. Navy's goal to strengthen relations with Japan's Self-Defense Forces as well as its local community.

"I think it was very exciting for our visitors," said Lt. Cmdr. Axel Steiner, Antietam's executive officer. "It also shows how much the U.S.-Japan relations have evolved over the past few years."

Antietam is on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asian-Pacific region.
Comment by Cheryl-TedsMom on July 10, 2015 at 8:28pm

Here is an article RE: mail that just got delivered to the Washington. It explains why it took so long for our sailors to get theirs.http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/uss-george-washington-picks-up-...

Comment by Robin on July 8, 2015 at 9:31am
Cheryl - Got word yesterday he got a package about a week ago. It was after they left Sydney. (Apparently the cookies did fare too well :) )
Comment by Cheryl-TedsMom on July 5, 2015 at 8:44am

Is any one having trouble getting mail to their sailors?

We have sent 3 boxes since late May and so far the sailor says NaDa. (but we sent a box to his girlfriend on another ship & she got hers) ????

Comment by Robin on June 17, 2015 at 11:04am
Yeah! Got a FB message that he made it to shore in Sydney!!! He said the last month was not bad at all and was kept very busy. Never felt sea sick!!! (1st patrol) He said it was nice to step on dry land and is looking forward to the next few days.
Comment by Cheryl-TedsMom on June 6, 2015 at 8:59am

Sailor FINALLY confirmed that they are out to sea again. Not the best communicator, sigh.

Comment by Robin on June 5, 2015 at 2:18pm

Cookies are on the way!!!!  (Thanks for the address!!)

Comment by Cheryl-TedsMom on May 28, 2015 at 8:55pm

Robin - don't forget the cookies. My sailor loves his cookies!

Comment by pprice100 on May 27, 2015 at 3:03pm
Robin,
The mailing address for the ship is:

QMSN DOE,JOHN
USS ANTIETAM (CG54)
FPO AP 96660-1174

Change the first line to your sailor's rate/rank and name.

They can get letters and packages, and LOVE it when they do! In my experience, it takes three weeks for a package to get from Texas to the ship(no matter where it is!)

Patrick
(Navy Dad)
 

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