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20125-N-DR144-077 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 25, 2012) Pilot Lt. Ashley Ruic, left, Plane Commander Lt. Cmdr. Tara Refo, and Radar Operator Lt. j.g. Ashley Ellison, all assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, dress out in the squadron's ready room before joining two other VAW-125 officers in flying the first all-female-crewed combat mission in an E-2C Hawkeye aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)
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CHRIS LEFT ON 1/4/2012 GOT 1 PHONE CALL AND HIS PACKAGE OF CLOTHES NO MAIL YET ANY ONE ELSE HEARD ANYTHING, IM SURE THEY ARE VERY BUSY. ANY WAY CANT WAIT FOR 3/2/12, ALSO HOW LONG DO YOU GET TO SEE THEM AFTER GRADUATION HIS A SCHOOL IS IN FLORIDA JUST WONDERING HOW MANY NIGHTS TO MAKE HOTEL RESERVATIONS FOR.
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Thank you to all of you who welcomed me to the site and given so much information. My son , Jameson, flew to Great Lakes on Wednesday 1/11/12. We miss him , but know he is in good hands. He will eventually be doing.SEMS?? on a sub....?? I will be "surfing" the Navydads site to learn as much as I can about his journey.
Hope all is well with your loved one!!
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I just joined the NavyDads.com members last week and am a little concerned over the amount of "female" offerings to "be their friend" and "look at my pictures". Occassionally I get this junk spam at work and detest it. Have others had this issue and what are we doing to prohibit it? Paul
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My son Zach is hours away from RTC. He sent me a text while layed over in Denver. He enjoyed his first ever flight! He's got a great attitude so far and I'm encouraged by it. He should be landing in Chicago 11PM and then we wait for his " I'm here" call.
Unfortunately, his mom had to go to a conference same day he left. She's been delayed since she left the house. There is a small chance she will miss the "I'm here" call while she is in flight. I told Zach to send her a…
ContinuePosted by Becki Bohan on January 18, 2012 at 11:27am 0 Comments 0 Likes
... in Gulf Shores one last time before Kaitlin leaves for GL on Monday. She has been showing them different videos about boot camp (way different from Grandpa's days in the Army during the Korean War). Right now she is at the gun range with Dad and Grandpa getting in a little practice.
My mother-in-law summed up the emotions very well yesterday when we arrived and she started crying. "I am just a little verklempt." Perfect definition!


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Everyone go check out the new video of our Sailors. It is my fourth video. So they will get better. Just keep adding those photos. Continue
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