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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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USS TORTUGA
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This group is for anyone with a sailor on the USS TORTUGA in Saesbo, Japan.
Location: Saesbo, Japan
Members: 47
Latest Activity: Aug 25, 2014
About the USS TORTUGA
General Characteristics: Keel laid: March 23, 1987
Christened: November 19, 1988
Commissioned: September 7, 1990
Builder: Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, La.
Propulsion system: four Colt Industries 16 Cylinder Diesels
Propellers: two
Length: 610 feet (186 meters)
Beam: 84 feet (25.6 meters)
Draft: 21 feet (6.4 meters)
Displacement: approx. 16,000 tons full load
Speed: 22 knots
Well deck capacity: four LCAC or 21 LCM-6 (on deck: one LCM-6, two LCPL and one LCVP)
Aircraft: none, but two landing spots allow for operation of aircraft as large as the CH-53E
Crew: Ship: 20 Officers, 25 Chief Petty Officers, 302 Enlisted
Crew: Marine Detachment: approx. 400 + approx. 100 surge
Armament: two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, two 25mm Mk-38 guns, six .50-calibre Machine guns, two Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) systems
Cost: $153 million
Homeport: Sasebo, Japan
Discussion Forum
Mailing a letter to our Sailor
Started by number1fanofmyson. Last reply by number1fanofmyson Feb 27, 2013. 10 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by JLmom(Lisa) on January 14, 2013 at 2:59pm
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Welcome to our group, they only have wifi while in port and even then they are outside of the ship, no service inside, only email or an occasional ship phone call while under way, hope this helps
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Comment by blm on November 22, 2012 at 1:54pm
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Mine is the shortest girl in front. She texteded this am while eating turkey.
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Comment by Navymomx2 on November 22, 2012 at 9:26am
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I think I see my son in this picture. The one in the background with the bald head!! LOL I haven't got to ask him yet but pretty sure I know that head!! :) Which one is yours?
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OMG there was another one-tagged as greetings from OS group
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there were two!!
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just checked tortuga facebook page and saw my daughter!!Made my day!!
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oh that would be great to see-let us know if you find one.
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Wondering if anyone got any video of the homecoming today. I got on youtube to see if anyone posted anything and didn't see anything.
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I heard from Christina last night-heading back to port safe and sound. Thumb in healing, still in splint and hurting but showing progress. Making plan with fellow sailors for Thanksgiving, we will miss her like crazy, but glad she has found friends on ship. These are our first holidays without her-it will be so difficult but she sounds good, so I am happy!
Happy Thanksgiving to all
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