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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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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

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**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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USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

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For families and friends of sailors serving aboard the mighty USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7). New members, be sure to use the information in the Discussion "USS Iwo Jima's Ombudsman Team and the Family Readiness Group (FRG)." Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom, current group Admin

Location: Mayport FL and everywhere!
Members: 113
Latest Activity: Aug 26, 2019

USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Videos

USS Iwo Jima Homecoming December 20, 2012 - a Cox Video Diary

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Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on September 26, 2012 at 1:22am: Welcome NanaJ!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on September 21, 2012 at 1:38am: Hi to our newest members!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on September 19, 2012 at 11:09pm: Welcome, SailorDuncansMOM!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on September 17, 2012 at 7:54pm: From the Iwo Jima's homecoming in 2010 :)

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on September 17, 2012 at 7:49pm: PCilla, are you on the Ombudsman and FRG lists? Best bet is to join their Facebook pages, and ask questions of the Ombudsman Team for the most accurate info (you can email them, too). Time off will depend on your sailor's situation and he/she will be your best source for that.

As far as tips, plan ahead as much as you can! Southwest Airlines flies into Norfolk, has great rates, no fees for bags and if plans change, no change fees (though flight prices may change). Book your rental car early too, as rates there jump when the demand is high. The Navy Lodge is closest to the base but gets filled up; Hampton Inn on Hampton Blvd is the next closest. Bring a welcome-home banner or sign, you'll feel left out of the fun if you don't! :) Make your own (many do, on poster board) or order from buildasign.com (inexpensive if you order early, shipping goes up when you need it sooner). http://www.buildasign.com/Troops

Navy Lodge: Navy Lodge info and photos

Comment by PCilla88_OSGF on September 17, 2012 at 7:23pm: Hi all! Just a few questions, since this is our first deployment. I know theres still no exact date or anything but I live in Florida. So how should I go about travel plans? Any advice? tips? Do they get any time off when they return? or is it business as usual the day after homecoming?

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on September 17, 2012 at 7:14pm: An amazing photo of our Iwo Jima in fog ~

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on September 15, 2012 at 11:53pm: Just a reminder that we all need to be observing OPSEC right now - especially on Facebook and other social media. Make no mention of rumors, operations, ship movements, dates. Be sure your sailors secure their pages as well and that everyone understands the potential consequences. From the U.S. Navy: 20 Tips for Keeping Safe and Staying Out of Trouble Online.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on September 6, 2012 at 7:37pm: This is a fun fundraiser by the FRG - you buy a square (one day in one month), decorate it with an appropriate message about your sailor or the ship that's supportive, and the calendar is displayed on the ship! Ask the FRG for more details. I'll PM you a link to more info, too :)

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on August 30, 2012 at 5:21pm: Quiet here! How is everyone doing? Tomorrow we're mailing 58 care packages from Arizona to the ship, what a month this has been! Massachusetts mailed 42 packages, and we're counting up the rest. Lots of treats headed to the sailors on the Iwo Jima!