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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

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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."

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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

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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 Kearsarge (LHD-3)

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Welcome family and loved ones of sailors serving on USS Kearsarge, homeport Norfolk, VA! Please be sure to review and observe the OPSEC guidelines below to keep our sailors safe :) Introduce yourself and join in the chat! Current group Admin: Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom

Location: Norfolk VA - and everywhere!
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USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)

"Reveille to Taps" - This is a very cool three-minute timelapse video of Sailors performing their daily operations onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge.

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Comment by embarkguru on August 31, 2010 at 7:03pm: Ladies,
I am one of the Ombudsmen for the Kearsarge. Since this is the first "real" deployment that the ship has done in a couple of years and with its unexpected departure, we have had a tremendous outreach of parents who have their Sailors on board the ship right now. With technology being what it is now, we no longer have to wait on those...remember, square things with stamps...letters! Stacey and I would love to recommend this sight for those parents who are trying to find a way to bond with anyone like themselves that have their children on board and so far away. Since we are not the creators of this site nor it admins, we would love to have permission to promote it with our Command parents. Please let us know by emailing us at kearsargeombudsman@gmail.com. Thank you!

Comment by Vessel2 on August 31, 2010 at 12:28pm: My son is an air traffic controller on the ship, he said before they left (he has to know the weather at all times and what it might possibly do) that the ship will not tackle the hurricanes (there were two as of last Friday). They don't want to have to deal with any damage right now heading out although he said they could go through one, they won't.

Comment by Vessel2 on August 31, 2010 at 8:58am: Love it JulieR! I was told when I first married my husband by a wonderful woman who had gone through vietnam war with her husband that the only thing I ever needed to know about the military was on the LES (that is the old term for leave and earning statment). All of the rest of the acronyms were not that important, I still get a chuckle to this day about it. Have a great day everyone, you are all in my heart and prayers! One of these days they are going to learn to give medals to the families that stay behind and run everything!!!!

Comment by Lori on August 30, 2010 at 9:01pm: Hi everyone
I hope everyone is doing okay, just wanted to say hello.

Comment by Vessel2 on August 30, 2010 at 9:22am: would you please email the email from the ombudsman as well...
vessel2@hotmail.com
thanks! blessings today all.............

Comment by Lori on August 29, 2010 at 7:09pm: We also have a map, It was fun for us to do while he was away. we show my son when he got back and he told us were he had been that we did'nt know about. His first deployment was for 7 months. I hope this one goes by faster.