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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 July 29, 2012 at 4:12pm: Oh Trisha, sorry to hear, no fun :) I found that taking reusable freezer icepacks and putting them under my pillow at night got me through!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 26, 2012 at 2:52pm: Some recent Iwo news :)

U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embarked aboard multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) conducted a port visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, July 11-18 ~ navy.mil

Night flight ops aboard USS Iwo Jima, July 21, 2012 - dvidshub.net

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 23, 2012 at 12:54pm: Welcome harbinger! go to the Discussion above titled USS Iwo Jima Ombudsman & Family Readiness Group, you'll find website links and email addresses there.

Atsmyboi, it's pretty cool, isn't it? :) Trish, so glad to hear she likes the Medical Department - my son says that the A/C can get pretty icy there, wish I had the same at my house, this heat + humidity is getting to me!

I haven't been able to post from my Droid for a while, wonder what's up with that.....

Comment by harbenger on July 23, 2012 at 12:02pm: hi marcy-corpsman how do u make a friend requests on fb for the iwo jima page i liked the group but i cant figure out how to send them a friend request id really like to get in touch with some of you guys as this is my first deployment that my spouse and i are going threw. i had some other questions but keeping opsec in mind i know i cant just post what im thinking so if you have any suggestions on other ways i can get my questions concerning port procedures overseas answered that would be a big help

Comment by atsmyboi on July 10, 2012 at 5:28pm: This is my sailors first command and first deployment. I'm so excited for him! He's been gone since late March. Ive sent him 5 care packages and several letters. Mail is slow, but understandably so. I love hearing about his daily life, even though he can share only limited information. I'm EXTEMELY proud of my sailor.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 10, 2012 at 12:30am: Cool! Trisha's daughter is a corpsman too and is joining the Iwo this week. Trish, at least she'll get some good stories from this "adventure" .... hope she's doing ok.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 10, 2012 at 12:09am: Hey Tina, welcome to our Iwo Jima group! What does your sailor do?

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 6, 2012 at 9:53am: Oh Trish, we can relate - there's comfort in knowing that she's off on an adventure of a lifetime, but it's still hard on moms. I think care packages are as much for us and our sanity as for our sailors :) Hang in there, and let us know when you hear from her!!

Comment by harbenger on July 3, 2012 at 6:59pm: does anyone else know if they were having trouble with the phones today july 3, 2012 my spouse said she was having trouble with the phones tonight