This site is administered by the Command Ombudsman to provide information about family readiness and news from the ship. If you have questions or concerns please contact me at [email protected] so I may communicate personally. I am the Face of the Command and Voice for the Families! Please feel free to leave comments on our community page but do keep in mind that this is a family oriented page. All comments and postings should be appropriate to the intended family audience. Comments and postings that do not follow these guidelines will be removed:
-we do not allow graphic, obscene, explicit, or racial comments or submissions, nor do we allow comments that are abusive, hateful, or intended to defame any one person or organization.
-we do not allow solicitations or advertisements of any kind. This includes promotion or endorsement of any financial, commercial, or non-governmental agency. Similarly, we do not allow attempts to defame or defraud any financial, commercial, or non-governmental agency.
-we do not encourage comments or suggestions that encourage illegal activity.
-you participate at your own risk, taking personal responsibility for your comments, your username and any information provided.
***IMPORTANT***
- REMEMBER OPSEC!! Do not post information that is classified, For Official Use Only (FOUO), pre-decisional, proprietary, business-sensitive, or Privacy Act protected. That includes SHIP SCHEDULES, personnel lists, rosters, organization charts, directories or other sensitive information. Such posts will be removed and may be reported to law enforcement authorities.
- You are encouraged to quote, republish or share any content on this page on your own blog, Web site or other communication and publication. If you do so, please credit the command, organization or the person who authored the content as a courtesy (photo or article byline can be U.S. Navy or Petty Officer Joe Smith, for example). The appearance of external links on this site does not constitute official endorsement on behalf of the U.S. Navy or USS ESSEX (LHD 2). Thank you for your interest in and support of the men and women of the US NAVY. For further information visit the DoD user agreement at: http://www.ourmilitary.mil/user_agreement.shtmlo
