Category: News

CARR Families and Friends,

As I mentioned last week, it is important for everyone to be familiar with the Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System (NFAAS). NFAAS standardizes a method for the Navy to account, assess, manage, and monitor the recovery process for personnel and their families affected and/or scattered by a wide-spread catastrophic event. NFAAS provides valuable information to all levels of the Navy chain of command, allowing commanders to make strategic decisions which facilitate a return to stability. The site can be accessed at https://navyfamily.navy.mil/. I encourage all of our family members to register in the event of a natural disaster. (more…)

CARR Families and Friends,

This week we are back at sea taking part in COMPTUEX. This exercise is designed to test all of Carr’s mission areas and ensure we are deployable to anywhere world-wide. We last completed COMPTUEX back in JAN/FEB 2011 prior to our last deployment. (more…)

USS CARR Families and Friends –

Congratulations to the winners of the First Kiss/First Hug Drawing –

First Kiss – IC1 Derek Hotop and his wife Emily
First Hug – OSC Chris Van and his wife Kathy

Also, for those new dads who did not get a chance to get home to see their newborn during deployment, they will be allowed to depart as soon as the brow is across and the first kiss and first hug are done. I hope to see many of you on Tuesday morning! (more…)

USS CARR Families and Friends –

We are starting to move North in preparation for our return to Norfolk – we are now on the same time zone as Norfolk!  The most dangerous time during deployment are the last few weeks before return to port, as people’s focus strays from the task at hand.  Please email your Sailor and remind him or her to keep focused until we are safely pierside in Norfolk.

I want to make you all aware of Operation Jingle.  The opportunity exists for all Sailors who reside on CARR, local barracks, or in PPV housing to have their families stay for free in a local hotel from (more…)

USS CARR Families and Friends –

A reminder that on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 there will be a FRG meeting at the Little Creek Clubhouse, 2156 Wellings Court, Virginia Beach 23455 at 6 pm. This meeting will include information regarding what to expect on homecoming day and a guest speaker to cover the reintegration process within our families.  Please RSVP to usscarrfrg@gmail.com with your number of attendees and if you would like childcare.  The FRG will provide childcare at the location.  Tickets for first kiss and first hug will be available for purchase, 1 ticket for $1.00 or 6 tickets for $5.00. The FRG looks forward to seeing you all there. (more…)

USS CARR Families and Friends –

Day 118 – Sunday, October 9^th
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Today we were supposed to arrive in Cartagena, Columbia; however, due to emergent tasking we are at sea boarding a vessel suspected of carrying drugs.

I can’t add much detail other than to say the vessel had been secured and a thorough search is underway. (more…)

USS CARR Families and Friends –

This week’s email is shorter than usual – we are now operating in 4^th Fleet which encompasses the waters south of Cuba down through South America. Our new mission is to counter transnational organized crime…this include disrupting the movement of drugs. As a result, our tempo has picked up as we sharpen our skills at a new mission and I can’t talk as freely about our day-to-day operations (more…)