MSRON

Brenda Sue - our son Dan is in MSRON 2, BOATDET 21. He's a Gunners Mate, just arrived in Portsmouth less than 2 weeks ago. He likes it a lot. Doing PT, getting oriented, lots of classroom training. We'd be interested in hearing what the rest of you hear from your Sailors. How many of your Sailors are in East Coast MSRON units? Glen

Danny is coming home for the weekend and is bringing 2 other Sailors with him. We've restocked the steaks and beer and I'm going to have to stake out my claim on the remote control for some college football tomorrow. :) We're so glad we're close enough for him to come home and that we get to meet some other Sailors and open up our home to them. It makes me feel good....like buying a meal for a traveling Sailor, Marine or soldier in the airport. It's just the right thing to do!

I have to laugh. Our son called my wife the other day and asked if the potatoe salad we gave him 2 weeks ago was still ok to eat. It's been sitting in his fridge. You can put a uniform on them but they are still the same kids sometimes.

Hey all - are any of you in this group relatives of MSRON 2 Sailors? Glen

Hey Moms; Viv and I had a house full for Thanksgiving. Danny brought 3 other Sailors from Portsmouth with him - kids from Hawaii, New Hampshire and Seattle that couldn't get home. We had a great time and disposed of a LOT of food.

So jealous here, Glen. I would love to have been able to feed some Sailors who could not get home! I bet that was fun!!
Who did the cooking? Did they help with the dishes?

Humph. Dishes? What are those? Short answer: No. Actually we had 15 pp here so we used paper plates and flatware and just chucked them. They were very willing to help put away the turkey, sweet potatoes, green bean caserole, pie and large quantities of beer. :) They were great, actually. One was very talkative, one was very very quiet and one was in between. We had a good time. 2 were from Dano's squadron and one was from Rivron 3. I'm really glad we did it and will probably do the same for Christmas.

Brenda Sue - congratulations on the E4! Dano's gotta wait before he can sit for the exam. I think they messed him up while on hold at Great Lakes - he should have been able to take the test in Sept and missed it I think.

Lynn - welcome to our group! Our son is a GM as well and have been assigned to MSRON since late summer. He loves it so far. He's on a boat detachment and just deployed overseas. Feel free to send a private message to us and we'll tell you more - I hesitate to say much on here about details as it's public.

Ours is MSRON 2, Becky. He's overseas right now.

Hi Doreen!
My son is also in Bahrain and a Master at Arms! MSRON3.

Shawne - welcome to the MSRON group! Which squadron is your son in?

Spoke to the boy today, for quite a long time. It was great to hear his voice. He sent my wife flowers yesterday - made her cry.

Jerica - Welcome to our group! It's great to have you. Our son Danny is in MSRON 2 and is deployed in Kuwait at the moment. It's his first deployment and he likes what he's doing. He's been on a couple of different details while over there and he likes some more than others of course. I think he likes the small boats, small unit environment. Feel free to email me and I can tell you more detail about his work than I want to put on here for security reasons - glenhobbes@yahoo.com. Welcome aboard!

Eaglemom - feel free to email me at the address below. I'd be happy to answer your questions and give you more details. Welcome to the group and to MSRON2!

Hey all, just wanted to double check where msron 3 is exactly? My wife is in MS for school now. Leaves for MSRON 3 august first after leave. Anyhow, we had orders that detailed coronado/north island. But, at school today, she was told MSRON 3 is in Imperial Beach////????? Ok, all you should know more than I, please let me know where MSRON 3 is exactly please. hahah thanks.
justin

MSRON Two is returning this Saturday - for more information, visit/join the msrontwo frg group on facebook.

MSRON 7 Improves Readiness through Monster Mash on Guam

By Jesse Leon Guerrero, Joint Region Marianas Public Affairs

SANTA RITA, Guam (NNS) -- Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 7 held its quarterly Monster Mash exercise to test its Sailors physically and mentally at U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) July 30.

More than 70 Sailors separated into groups of eight to tackle the exercises at training stations spread over the nine-mile course, which started at the command's compound. Each of the six stations challenged participants with specific tasks focused on combat skills and other training required of MSRON 7's personnel.

"It's a little more high speed than I thought it would be, and we haven't even made it halfway through," Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Jabril Muhammad said after hiking from Dadi Beach to near the Orote Airfield. "We're actually going over skills that we do in the field and that we do on missions."

Muhammad and his teammates on Team 1 took several minutes at the Orote station to write out answers to questions dealing with rules of engagement, justifications for the use of deadly force, radio communications, and other subjects.

Other stations required navigating with map coordinates, utilizing tactical movements to secure routes, applying first aid and transporting a simulated victim with injuries, assembling and using a multiband radio, and disassembling and assembling different firearms. All of the teams' performances were based on how fast they could complete the tasks and without errors, which would add penalty minutes to their overall time.

Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Maurice Speaks said it was his fourth time to participate in a Monster Mash.

"We get to show off our physical skills along with what we've been learning in training," Speaks said. "It's a collaboration, putting it all together. It works out and it's a good test."

Chief Master-at-Arms (EXW/FMF) Glen Golden said the Monster Mash will help prepare the command for Unit Level Training Readiness Assessment certification tests in October. The teams have to prove they can properly clear a road, go on patrol, and safely conduct other tasks that rely on their individual combat skills.

"Individual combat skills are basic unit skills that are required for any environment we work in," Golden said.

MSRON 7, which was commissioned in May 2004, provides rapidly deployable forces to conduct or support anti-terrorism and force protection missions. It promotes the Maritime Strategy by providing security for American citizens, through the application of sea power, and by strengthening partnerships with allied nations.

For more news from U.S. Naval Forces, Marianas, visit www.navy.mil/local/guam/.

Eagle mom - I just got back from Virginia to visit my son. A girlfriend was telling me about the homecoming of her boyfriend's MSRON squadron. She said it was nothing like a ship's homecoming! She was kind of disappointed. She said people were running around in sweat pants and t-shirts instead of dressing up for their guys.

OH - Where to stay? There is a fairly newly remodeled Navy Lodge in Norfolk (near that base). All those cities are pretty close together!

Heading to Norfolk this morning to help decorate - the boy gets home tomorrow!!

Becky, how neat! My son is not MSRON 2 - so he wouldn't be in any of the pictures - but thanks for the idea!

Welcome to our friends who've recently joined this group. Since our son joined MSRON TWO last year we've learned a lot about these units. It seems we have Sailors stationed all over the world on land bases and deployed to some very interesting spots! We're also quite a mix of rates, given the breadth of MESF's mission - MAs, GMs, BMs and many others. Welcome to the group!

Deborah, I know the feeling. My son left for Kuwait on his 20th birthday a few years ago. I wrote a blog about it on my page.
This will be my fourth Christmas without him. His second out of the country during Christmas.

Hello all!  WOW it has bee a while since anyone had anything to say here!  My son has recently graduated GM school and has been assigned to MSRON 3.  I was wondering if anyone got fill me in on what to expect.  Thanks!

Sondra - so he's on the West Coast?  Our son is in MSRON 2 in Portsmouth, VA. I'm told the even numbered squadrons are on the East coast and odd numbered on West.  Not sure if that holds true or not....

 

 

My son has expressed an interest in MSRON and although it shouldn't matter, I can't help but wonder what I should feel about his idea. Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Vivian - My son is still waiting to go to Mississippi for training.  He has a C school in Indiana that he has to complete too.  You might be right on where they are stationed because he seems to think that he will be in San Diego.  He is so excited about his choice.

Deborah - How long has your son been in Bahrain??  Thanks for the offer of any help.  I am sure I will have questions when he gets closer to finishing his training.

Hope you had a Happy Mothers Day!  That sounds exciting and dangerous at the same time!  Thanks for giving me a little insight to what he will be doing.  He needs to be in a place that he can't spend any of his money and save it.  lol  I think he knows more than he is telling me which is ok with me.  He knows that I already worry about him.  I try to explain that that is my job!  My son is a GM.  I thinkthat is what you are asking me, right?  lol

Good Moring All

My name is Brenda and I have a son Jess that has joined the wonderful outfit of msron 4. I just do not know what to expect when he is deplied. Do we as his family at least get to know he is going. I know there will be times we will not know where he is at. But I feel like I am in the dark and scared. If any one can help me feel a little more at ease would be greatly appreciated. Look forward to getting to know some of you. Have a great day. Brenda

Brenda!  My name is Brenda also - and. .  . my son is part of MSRON 4.  You will know where you son is - as much as he tells you where he is.  Mine has been on three deployments (6 - 8 months each) and has had the opportunity to see MANY different countries!  Most of the time I don't know where he is - or I find out after he has left there.  One time he did get to spend several weeks on the islands that Prince William and Kate are honeymooning!!!

Thank you Brenda. My son Jesse is an engineman and worked very hard to get to choose this job. Finished sencond in his class at A school. Did not realize when he joinded he would choose such a dangerous job. But I guess I should not be surprised he always loved the dangerous stuff. LOL like mountain biking down a side of the mountain where there was no trail. His heart belongs to fire fighting and emt. So he does get to follow his heart alittle in this job. So what postion does your son hold in msron 4 Brenda? Thank you again for the information. I do feel alittle more at ease. How long has your son been in?

I just recieved orders to MSRON 7 out of Guam!!

Congradulation Chelsea my name is Brenda and I have a son on msron 4. I just want to a moment to thank you for serving. I appreciate all of you brave men and women that give of your self to protect our country that we may the freedom that we do have. What job will you be doing for msron 7? My son Jesse is an engineman.

My son just received his orders to MSRON 2 in Portsmouth,VA.  I am not sure what to expect.  Any information on MSRON 2 would be very much appreciated.

Lucretia - our son's been in MSRON 2 for going on 2 years.  He's on one of the boat teams and is a gunnersmate.  I believe most of the MAs like your son are on security teams and not necessarily attached to boats but I could easily be mistaken.  We can message privately and I can tell you more - I don't want to put a lot of specifics about their previous deployments on here as it's public.  Welcome to the group!