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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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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for everyone that has a family member, spouse or loved ine aboard the wasp to share stories, relieve stress, make new friends, and all aorund support for each other.
Location: anywhere that has affiliation with the Wasp
Members: 48
Latest Activity: Apr 9, 2019
Discussion Forum
USS Wasp in Ft. Lauderdale for Fleet Week 2012
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom. Last reply by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom Apr 30, 2012. 2 Replies 2 Likes
USS Wasp / Wasp Class LHD background, facts, figures, photos
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom Apr 26, 2012. 0 Replies 1 Like
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Comment by MarylandMom on December 4, 2011 at 8:31am
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Hello everyone !! My son arrived in Norfolk to the USS WASP in Oct. He is in the IT program. Just this week he upgraded his clearance and is with OPS. Whatever that is. He should be in Norfolk over the next 4 yrs. We are thrilled with it only being 5hrs away. He completed his A & C school in Pensacola, Fl. Dec 17th, will make 1yr since PIR. I just found this page today. I'm so glad to have others on the same ship to discuss with !! Have a great day !!
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Comment by StarChild (Ship9 Div007) on November 23, 2011 at 11:26pm
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From my house to your house:Happy Thanksgiving!My Sailor made advancement to E-4!! I am so proud of him.
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PLEASE KEEP THIS TRUCK MOVING AND SHOW OUR SUPPORT!!!
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MAY WE SAY A PRAYER THAT THEY SEE THEIR FAMILIES SOON... ALL THE TROOPS COME HOME FOR GOOD! ♥
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Comment by tackijacky on November 2, 2011 at 5:17pm
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Donna.. unfortunately my son is coming from the sub school in Groton, CT where he was academically dropped from A school. He will be coming in undesignated, so I am not sure what he will be doing, just glad he is finally moving forward in his Navy career
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Comment by Donna_ship12_div029 on November 2, 2011 at 3:15pm
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My sailor is also reporting to the Uss wasp, by nov 18. What job does yours do? Mine is ATI.
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Hi Everybody,
My son just got his orders to report to the USS Wasp by 18 Nov 11, looking forward to getting to know everybody on here.
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Hello All,
My daddy passed away a month ago and my Sailor spoke. He is named after my daddy and he spoke about his name. I was so proud. When he cried I cried. I googled the uss wasp and now I receive alerts.This helps me out a lot since I don't hear from him much. He will send me an email when he get a chance.
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Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on September 11, 2011 at 9:05pm
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Hi, nice to meet you all! My son's a corpsman and was on the Iwo Jima last year, hence my knowledge about LHDs :)
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And they're eating well ~ this CNN story from 9/7/11 is about "the créme de la créme of Navy chefs" aboard the Wasp! Link: "Navy chef has captive clientele"
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Hi Tamara, thank you for the welcome!
Here's a CNN story from aboard the Wasp dated September 2, 2011: "Navy is changing the way it prepares for storms".
LHD-class Navy ships are unique in that they are both amphibious assault ships and "hospital" ships with great medical capabilities. USS Wasp is able to provide medical care to up to 600 patients, which makes them ideal for humanitarian missions as well as for handling combat-related casualties. (For example, last year the USS Iwo Jima (LHD7) took part in the four-month Operation Continuing Promise, providing medical care in eight countries in the Caribbean and South America.) The Wasp has four main and two emergency operating rooms, four dental operating rooms, x-ray rooms, a blood bank, laboratories, and patient wards.
When hurricane Katrina hit, USNS Comfort (a hospital ship, not an LHD) was dispatched to aid relief. Thankfully these latest storms haven't been of that magnitude - but then again, hurricane season doesn't officially end until November 30th.
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