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Welcome to NALO! Whether this is your very first Navy command or one of many along your journey, checking into a new duty station can feel like a lot all at once with new routines, new faces, and a new place to call home. My role as your Command Ombudsman is to help make this transition smoother for both you and your family. As you begin settling in, I encourage you to take time to browse the NALO Navigator website . It was created specifically to be a central resource for Na

Military life comes with its own language, acronyms, traditions, and occasional moments that make you wonder whether someone is secretly testing your ability to stay calm. We all have our own unofficial definitions: TRICARE: Telephone Roulette PCS: Packing, Crying, Stressing TAD: Temporarily Away, Definitely FRG: Friends, Resources, and Group-Text Notifications Of course, behind the humor are real experiences: long phone calls, sudden schedule changes, moves that seem to requ

In New Orleans, termite season usually refers to the time of year when winged termites, also called swarmers, come out in large numbers to mate and start new colonies. Very romantic for them. Absolutely horrifying for the rest of us.

Whether you are leaving NALO and New Orleans or just arriving, this season is more than a move. It is a transition. It is the closing of one chapter and the beginning of another. And here at NALO, we know that every PCS comes with its own story.