This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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

Events

**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed.  Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).  

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED.  Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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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Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)

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USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)

For family and friends of Sailors aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). Freedom at Work.

Website: https://www.facebook.com/USSGeorgeHWBush
Members: 370
Latest Activity: Aug 11, 2022

 

Please help keep our Sailors safe by observing operational security (OPSEC) and not discussing specific details of the ship's schedule.

Ships Address: (this is for Sailors attached to the ship, squadrons have different addresses). You must know the Department and Division your Sailor is assigned to ensure mail finds its way to him or her.

 

(Rate or Rank/Name)
USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN 77)
UNIT 100331 BOX # (Box number is specific to each Sailor on board)
FPO, AE 09513

Here is the specific link the USPS Priority Mail APO/FPO Flat Rate Boxes, choose a pack of 10 or 25 boxes and they will deliver them right to your house. The APO/FPO boxes are the large size so you'll have to order the regular priority mail boxes if  you want medium or small. Also linked the needed customs forms that you can order at the same time. ALL ARE FREE. You can then use Click and Ship to ship it at a discount and you can even schedule the post office to pick the package up from your house.

Priority Mail APO/FPO Flat Rate Box

You will need to attach a Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note (2976-A) when mailing to the ship while it is deployed overseas.

Ombudsman Email: cvn77ombudsman@yahoo.com

FRG (Family Readiness Group) Email:  cvn77frg@cvn77frg.org

 

Official Web page of USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN 77)

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) on Facebook

GHWB Ombudsman on Facebook

CVN 77 FRG on Facebook

U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa (6th Fleet) on Facebook

AVENGER MONTHLY NEWSLETTER (Latest Edition)

MAIL CALL Written by MC3 Madlangbayan, Jeffrey

DEPLOYMENT 2017, January 21, 2017 - ???

USS George H.W. Bush departs for 3rd Deployment

USS George H.W. Bush Enters 6th Fleet

USS George H.W. Bush Arrives in Souda Bay, Crete (Greece)

USS George H.W. Bush Conducts Strikes from Mediterranean

Fight Against ISIS

USS George H.W. Bush Arrives in Souda Bay, Crete (Greece)

First U.S. aircraft carrier of Trump presidency enters the Persian Gulf

George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Conducts OIR Missions Against ISIS

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DEPLOYMENT 2014  February 15, 2014 - November 15, 2014

USS George H.W. Bush departs for 2nd Deployment

George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Enters 6th Fleet

USS George H.W. Bush Arrives in Greece

USS George H.W. Bush Arrives in Turkey

George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Enters 5th Fleet

George H.W. Bush Departs Manama, Bahrain

George H.W. Bush Departs Jebel Ali, UAE after port visit to Dubai. 

USS George H.W. Bush to Move into Arabian Gulf

USS George H.W. Bush Arrives in Jebel Ali, UAE for port visit to Dubai.

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) F/A-18s Strike ISIL Targets in Iraq

USS George H.W. Bush Arrives in Jebel Ali, UAE for port visit to Dubai.

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) F/A-18s Strike ISIS Targets in Syria.

USS George H.W. Bush Departs Manama Bahrain

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) relieves USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Arabian Gulf.

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) arrives in Duqm, Oman

George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Departs US 5th Fleet

George H.W. Bush Arrives in Marseille, France

USS George H.W. Bush Homecoming

George H.W. Bush Strike Group Returns to Homeport

Discussion Forum

Up-to-Date Ship's Activity Log

Started by SoCal_Sailor_Dad. Last reply by WWIV Apr 21, 2017. 2 Replies

Shoeboxes for Sailors

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Travel Radius for Norfolk Sailors

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Loved one on USS Bush

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Lancers

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Comment Wall

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Comment by Mloopey_Norfolk bound on October 2, 2014 at 9:27pm

Hi everyone.  I'm new to this group.  My daughter left Norfolk on Tuesday for the ship.  We got to follow her with her text messages all the way to the last stop before she was flown out to the ship.  I was hoping to hear from her today to let us know she made it safely aboard, but nothing...Did anyone's Sailor have to be flown out to the ship?  Did you get a call or email?  I don't even have an email address for her..

Comment by SailorMom94 on October 2, 2014 at 6:44pm
I got a email today (happy mom)
Comment by SailorMom94 on October 2, 2014 at 2:30pm
Thanks Denise, I've been copy and paste my last email as it has very important news from home. I guess I will just wait now. Ugh
Comment by Mahler on October 2, 2014 at 9:22am
Go Pink venom! It sounds like your sweetheart will be SO pleasantly surprised.

I've gotten a couple of good "coffee table" books. They're theme-based, as well, although not as exciting as a whole bedroom suite. One is a beautiful book on the world's greatest cities, which, my retired Army b/f of 20 years and my sailor can enjoy discussing. The other is a special edition magazine, also with some wonderful pics, on various cultures across the world... the good, the bad, AND the ugly, over the past generations.

Pretty pictures, and lighter conversation on various parts of the world, amongst loved ones, I'm hoping, will be a welcomed part of our conversations, all together, eventually. Sharing in stories about beautiful and awesome places, like Portugal, for instance, or eating "real" stuffed grape leaves in Greece, and the best mojito you ever did have, in Italy, is something I am so yearning for. <3
Comment by Mahler on October 2, 2014 at 8:57am
Anita in Ohio, that's so true! Just cuz u may c others skyping on t.v., or may hear, at church, someone who got daily emails, it doesn't mean we will all b so lucky, darn it.

I've heard of emailing only when they have an office position, some ships my b set up for easier weekly type phone calls, n I've also heard of the unlucky folks whose entire family's hear absolutely nothing, as tho their loved one has been wiped off the face of the earth, please excuse that expression (but I THINK their loved one could receive, but not send emails).

So, keep the faith, everyone. I have to transcribe a special email, for the entire crew, that pays homage/honors folks from all depts., the sailor who lost his leg, and the sailor who (there may be many in this position) lost his Grandpa.

I hope to send an email full of jokes, when I get use of a computer again, and may gather some inspirational thoughts, from family members, to warm my sailor's heart mind and soul, because they're from all the family, more than anything.

Our sailors are lucky to be loved and cherished. And we are lucky to have all it is they have to give, with their monumental and honorable efforts included.

God bless to all, if it's okay to say that. It doesn't feel right to apologize for saying something like that with all the religiously based "commotion" out there, presently. I've been seeing more spiritually based posts, these days, which I happen to find comfort in.
Comment by stuntsmom on October 2, 2014 at 8:20am
chris_mom1995 my sailor also works in the galley! when they had inspection in va back in January he hard to get a hold of! didn't know they were doing inspection... makes sense the decreased contact thanks
Comment by Anita n Ohio on October 2, 2014 at 7:16am

HI PINK!!   Welcome aboard :-)

Comment by Anita n Ohio on October 2, 2014 at 7:15am

Please don’t get discouraged if suddenly it seems you are not hearing from your loved one.  With all the activity going on – the free time they used to have might be limited right now. 

I know I didn’t hear from my Sailor via phone until a month ago (very first ship to shore call – EVER!!)   I’ve sat around for three years watching many posts go by how some heard almost daily from their sailor while I was lucky to get an email once every few months.  Different departments have different free time. 

Rest assured they are thinking of you always just as I’m sure you are of them.   Keep sending positive prayers and mojo to them.  They’ll feel it  :-)

Comment by SailorMom94 on October 2, 2014 at 1:01am
Stuntsmom I just think that they are all working so hard that they are pooped by the end of their shift.
Comment by stuntsmom on October 2, 2014 at 12:49am
sailormom94...us too! :-)
 

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