Grand Junction, Colorado might be a land-locked state and hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean, but that didn’t stop the Navy from sailing into town July 22 – 28 to celebrate the town’s first ever Navy Week. Navy Week is an outreach program that travels to cities without a significant Navy presence, giving people who might never otherwise interact with the Navy, an opportunity to learn what the U.S. Navy does. The weeklong engagement also plays a vital role in connecting the American public with Sailors, assets and Navy equipment introducing local communities with an understanding of why having a strong Navy is so invaluable to our country. Both residents and Sailors interacted in outreach events providing the opportunity for visible awareness of the mission, capabilities and importance of the U.S. Navy.
Future Sailors from Navy Recruiting Division (NRD) Metropolitan took the oath of enlistment from Rear Adm. Bret Batchelder, senior executive host of Western Slope Navy Week, at the Colorado National Monument, July 24. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Holly L. Herline)Naval Aircrewman 2nd Class Charles Hardmon, from Egg Harbor Township, N.J., assigned to USS Constitution, gives a presentation to campers of East Camp at the Lincoln Park Recreation Center as part of Grand Junction Navy Week. T(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, diamond pilots perform the “Diamond 360” maneuver in a demonstration at the Grand Junction Air Show in Grand Junction, Colo. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Gordon/Released)Capt. Fred Goldhammer, commanding officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), gives a flag flown aboard Mesa Verde to the family of Mesa County Sherriff’s Deputy Derek Greer at a memorial service for Greer during Navy Week Grand Junction. Greer, a Navy veteran, was killed after responding to 911 reports of a masked man with a gun. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Lt. j.g. Antonio Alamazan, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), speaks with local radio station about the Navy and ship during the Western Slope Navy Week and Mesa Verde Namesake visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brent Pyfrom/Released)Lt. Cmdr. David Gardner, the public affairs officer assigned to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, interacts with fans at America’s Navy’s Virtual Reality Experience during the Grand Junction Air Show at Grand Junction, Colo. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Gordon/Released)Naval Aircrewman 2nd Class Charles Hardmon, from Egg Harbor Township, N.J., assigned to USS Constitution, takes a selfie with West Camp summer campers at West Middle School during Grand Junction Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Sailors from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117 meet with Army veteran Ann Reynolds, who recently turned 100 years old, during a Meals on Wheels Mesa County meal delivery, July 23, 2019. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Holly L. Herline/Released)Rear Adm. Brett C. Batchelder, director of Maritime Operations (N04), U.S. Fleet Forces Command, speaks at a memorial service for Mesa County Sherriff’s Deputy Derek Greer during Navy Week Grand Junction. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Naval Aircrewman 2nd Class Charles Hardmon, from Egg Harbor Township, N.J., assigned to USS Constitution, gives a presentation to West Camp summer campers at West Middle School during Grand Junction Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)
Check to see if a Navy Week is coming to your community. Scheduled cities remaining in 2019 are:
Grand Junction, Colorado might be a land-locked state and hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean, but that didn’t stop the Navy from sailing into town July 22 – 28 to celebrate the town’s first ever Navy Week. Navy Week is an outreach program that travels to cities without a significant Navy presence, giving people who might never otherwise interact with the Navy, an opportunity to learn what the U.S. Navy does. The weeklong engagement also plays a vital role in connecting the American public with Sailors, assets and Navy equipment introducing local communities with an understanding of why having a strong Navy is so invaluable to our country. Both residents and Sailors interacted in outreach events providing the opportunity for visible awareness of the mission, capabilities and importance of the U.S. Navy.
Future Sailors from Navy Recruiting Division (NRD) Metropolitan took the oath of enlistment from Rear Adm. Bret Batchelder, senior executive host of Western Slope Navy Week, at the Colorado National Monument, July 24. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Holly L. Herline)Naval Aircrewman 2nd Class Charles Hardmon, from Egg Harbor Township, N.J., assigned to USS Constitution, gives a presentation to campers of East Camp at the Lincoln Park Recreation Center as part of Grand Junction Navy Week. T(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, diamond pilots perform the “Diamond 360” maneuver in a demonstration at the Grand Junction Air Show in Grand Junction, Colo. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Gordon/Released)Capt. Fred Goldhammer, commanding officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), gives a flag flown aboard Mesa Verde to the family of Mesa County Sherriff’s Deputy Derek Greer at a memorial service for Greer during Navy Week Grand Junction. Greer, a Navy veteran, was killed after responding to 911 reports of a masked man with a gun. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Lt. j.g. Antonio Alamazan, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), speaks with local radio station about the Navy and ship during the Western Slope Navy Week and Mesa Verde Namesake visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brent Pyfrom/Released)Lt. Cmdr. David Gardner, the public affairs officer assigned to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, interacts with fans at America’s Navy’s Virtual Reality Experience during the Grand Junction Air Show at Grand Junction, Colo. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Gordon/Released)Naval Aircrewman 2nd Class Charles Hardmon, from Egg Harbor Township, N.J., assigned to USS Constitution, takes a selfie with West Camp summer campers at West Middle School during Grand Junction Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Sailors from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117 meet with Army veteran Ann Reynolds, who recently turned 100 years old, during a Meals on Wheels Mesa County meal delivery, July 23, 2019. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Holly L. Herline/Released)Rear Adm. Brett C. Batchelder, director of Maritime Operations (N04), U.S. Fleet Forces Command, speaks at a memorial service for Mesa County Sherriff’s Deputy Derek Greer during Navy Week Grand Junction. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Naval Aircrewman 2nd Class Charles Hardmon, from Egg Harbor Township, N.J., assigned to USS Constitution, gives a presentation to West Camp summer campers at West Middle School during Grand Junction Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)
Check to see if a Navy Week is coming to your community. Scheduled cities remaining in 2019 are:
The eighth Navy Week of 2019 took America’s Navy to Quad Cites, Iowa, June 24-30. Navy Weeks play a vital role in connecting the American public with Sailors, assets and Navy equipment. The weeklong engagement introduces the local communities who do not have frequent visibility of the Navy, with an understand why having a strong Navy is so invaluable to our country. Both residents and Sailors interacted in outreach events providing the opportunity to meet Sailors firsthand with a visible awareness the mission, capabilities and importance of the U.S. Navy.
Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) pose for a picture with Kelly Sullivan Loughren, the ship’s sponsor and granddaughter of Albert Sullivan, one of five brothers who are the namesake for the ship, in front of the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum during a visit to Waterloo, Iowa as part of Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang/Released)Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Taylor Ruggles, assigned to USS Constitution, discusses life aboard the ship with a member of Lindsay Park Yacht Club during Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Nathan Roth/Released)Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians assigned to EOD Group One suit up a member of the Quad Cities Elite FIRST Robotics Competition Team in a bomb suit at the Arconic Learning Center during Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Helen Brown/Released)Kelly Sullivan Loughren, the sponsor of guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and granddaughter of Albert Sullivan, one of five brothers who are the namesake for the ship, explains the story behind artifacts in the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum to Sailors assigned to USS The Sullivans during a visit to Waterloo, Iowa as part of Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang/Released)The U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, diamond pilots perform the Low Break Cross maneuver during a demonstration at the Quad City Air Show at the Davenport Municipal Airport in Davenport, Iowa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Schumaker/Released)Members of Navy Band Great Lakes play a concert at the Family Museum during Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang/Released)Sailors assigned to USS Constitution parade the colors before the start of a River Bandits Minor League baseball game during Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang/Released)Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) visit the Sullivan family memorial in Calvary Cemetery in Waterloo, Iowa as part of Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang/Released)After being suited up by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians assigned to EOD Group One, a member of the Quad Cities Elite FIRST Robotics Competition Team greets his peers at the Arconic Learning Center during Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Helen Brown/Released)Hull Technician 3rd Class Pamela Hensley, assigned to USS Constitution, discusses the ship’s hull construction with visitors at Putnam Museum during Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Nathan Roth/Released)
Check to see if a Navy Week is coming to your community. Scheduled cities in 2019 are:
The eighth Navy Week of 2019 took America’s Navy to Quad Cites, Iowa, June 24-30. Navy Weeks play a vital role in connecting the American public with Sailors, assets and Navy equipment. The weeklong engagement introduces the local communities who do not have frequent visibility of the Navy, with an understand why having a strong Navy is so invaluable to our country. Both residents and Sailors interacted in outreach events providing the opportunity to meet Sailors firsthand with a visible awareness the mission, capabilities and importance of the U.S. Navy.
Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) pose for a picture with Kelly Sullivan Loughren, the ship’s sponsor and granddaughter of Albert Sullivan, one of five brothers who are the namesake for the ship, in front of the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum during a visit to Waterloo, Iowa as part of Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang/Released)Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Taylor Ruggles, assigned to USS Constitution, discusses life aboard the ship with a member of Lindsay Park Yacht Club during Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Nathan Roth/Released)Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians assigned to EOD Group One suit up a member of the Quad Cities Elite FIRST Robotics Competition Team in a bomb suit at the Arconic Learning Center during Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Helen Brown/Released)Kelly Sullivan Loughren, the sponsor of guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and granddaughter of Albert Sullivan, one of five brothers who are the namesake for the ship, explains the story behind artifacts in the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum to Sailors assigned to USS The Sullivans during a visit to Waterloo, Iowa as part of Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang/Released)The U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, diamond pilots perform the Low Break Cross maneuver during a demonstration at the Quad City Air Show at the Davenport Municipal Airport in Davenport, Iowa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Schumaker/Released)Members of Navy Band Great Lakes play a concert at the Family Museum during Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang/Released)Sailors assigned to USS Constitution parade the colors before the start of a River Bandits Minor League baseball game during Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang/Released)Sailors assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) visit the Sullivan family memorial in Calvary Cemetery in Waterloo, Iowa as part of Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang/Released)After being suited up by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians assigned to EOD Group One, a member of the Quad Cities Elite FIRST Robotics Competition Team greets his peers at the Arconic Learning Center during Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Helen Brown/Released)Hull Technician 3rd Class Pamela Hensley, assigned to USS Constitution, discusses the ship’s hull construction with visitors at Putnam Museum during Quad Cities Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Nathan Roth/Released)
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Sailors from across the United States are in Oklahoma City, May 27-June 2, to show the Navy to the community. Oklahoma City Navy Week’s major highlights include senior Navy leadership; Sailors from locally assigned units such as Strategic Communications Wing (STRATCOMMWING); Sailors from the oldest warship afloat, USS Constitution; Navy Band Southwest performances; and the Navy’s flight demonstration squadron “Blue Angels,” that will perform at the Star Spangled Salute Air Show at Tinker Air Force Base. There is also a virtual reality experience provided by Navy Recruiting District Dallas, and Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial.
During Oklahoma City Navy Week, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Greg Slavonic met with corporate, civic, education and government leaders in an effort to increase awareness of the Navy, its mission and the importance of the Navy to the people of Oklahoma City. He also penned the following article:
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower & Reserve Affairs
Over the last decade, much of our attention has focused on military forces in the Middle East. America’s Navy has continued to be a global force critical to the security of our nation and our interests — no matter where they are.
Oklahoma City is the host city for “Oklahoma City Navy Week” May 27-June 2. Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence. With the challenges our country faces today, the Navy’s job is continually growing.
The importance of the Navy is nothing new to Oklahomans. Like all Americans, Oklahomans have a vested interest in a strong, global U.S. Navy. On any day, the Navy and Marine Corps might be called on to attack a terrorist camp, keep watch over a potential conflict, capture a pirate vessel, or deliver emergency relief anywhere in the world.
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt presents a Navy Week proclamation to Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Gregory J. Slavonic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Allen Michael McNair/Released)
The Navy is ideally suited for this kind of mission because it’s fast, agile and flexible. It can go anywhere on the ocean on short notice, and do all its work from water.
Our Navy is the military branch that fights on the water in ships, under the water in submarines, and over the water in planes that take off and land on Navy aircraft carriers. This capability is vital and gives the Navy the power to protect America’s interests – anytime, anywhere.
Think 70-80-90:
Water covers about 70 percent of the Earth’s surface.
About 80 percent of the world’s population lives near the ocean.
About 90 percent of all international trade travels by sea.
What happens on the water is critical to American security, preservation of American jobs, and peace worldwide. It is vital to national defense and our ability to protect our interests on, under and over the water.
Navy planes fly about half the aerial combat missions in Afghanistan.
Navy SEAL teams carry out special operations worldwide. In a humanitarian crisis, the Navy can provide supplies and hospital-quality medical care.
Oklahoma City hosts Navy Week from May 27 to June 2. Sailors come to the city to share their stories, remember the importance of a fast, flexible force provided by sea power and the Navy. This way, the Navy protects America more than ever.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (May 30, 2019) Master Chief Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) teaches kids at Village Metro Library how to salute during Oklahoma City Navy Week Oklahoma City. Navy Weeks are designed to raise awareness about the Navy in areas that do not have a large naval presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Allen Michael McNair/Released)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (May 28, 2019) The Navy Band Southwest Brass Quintet performs during a wreath laying ceremony at the Oklahoma City National Memorial during Navy Week Oklahoma City. Navy Weeks are designed to raise awareness about the Navy in areas that do not have a large naval presence. (U.S. Navy Photo by Musician Second Class Nina Church/Released)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (May 29, 2019) Naval Aircrewmen (Avionics) Amanda Whitworth volunteers with Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity during Oklahoma City Navy Week 2019. Navy Weeks are designed to raise awareness about the Navy in areas that do not have a large naval presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Allen Michael McNair/Released)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (May 28, 2019) Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 725) meet with Scott Volk, a patient at Oklahoma City VA Medical Center during Oklahoma City Navy Week 2019. Navy Weeks are designed to raise awareness about the Navy in areas that do not have a large naval presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Allen Michael McNair/Released)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (May 28, 2019) Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) walk along the Oklahoma City Memorial following a wreath laying ceremony during Oklahoma City Navy Week. Navy Weeks are designed to raise awareness about the Navy in areas that do not have a large naval presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Allen Michael McNair/Released)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (May 27, 2019) Navy Band Southwest holds a Memorial Day concert at Saint Joseph’s Old Cathedral during Oklahoma City Navy Week 2019. Navy Weeks are designed to raise awareness about the Navy in areas that do not have a large naval presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Allen Michael McNair/Released)
The Port City, Wilmington, North Carolina, welcomed U.S. Navy Sailors to town during the annual Azalea Festival, coinciding the event with Navy Week in the city April 1-7. Navy Weeks play a vital role in connecting the American public with Sailors, assets and Navy equipment. The weeklong engagement introduces the local communities who do not have frequent visibility of the Navy, with an understand why having a strong Navy is so invaluable to our country. Both residents and Sailors interacted in an estimated 75 community outreach events providing the opportunity to meet Sailors firsthand with a visible awareness the mission, capabilities and importance of the U.S. Navy.
Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Cory Van Beveren, from Countryside, Illinois, assigned to USS Constitution interacts with a member of YWCA Lower Cape Fear during Wilmington Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Coastal Carolina veterans and Sailors assigned to Virginia-class submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) wave to parade goers during at the Azalea Festival Parade during Wilmington Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sara Eshleman/Released)Seaman Dakota Parson, from New Castle, Pennsylvania, assigned to USS Constitution, speaks to students at Cape Fear Elementary School about the history of “Old Ironsides” during Wilmington Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Ensign Tyler Norvell, right, from Jacksonville, Florida, a prospective Naval aviation student awaiting flight school, volunteers during a community relations event with Habitat for Humanity during Wilmington Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sara Eshleman/Released)Beverly Wyckoff, a volunteer at the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport, gives a tour of the museum to Sailors assigned to USS Constitution during Wilmington Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Amanda Stanaway, from Springfield, Ohio, assigned to USS Constitution, teaches a child at Community Boys and Girls Club of Wilmington how to tie a neckerchief during Wilmington Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Seaman Aubrey Wright, from Louisville, Kentucky, assigned to USS Constitution, speaks with students at New Hanover High School about her role aboard “Old Ironsides” during Wilmington Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Suzanne Jalot, host of 103.7’s “Sunny Morning’s with Suzanne Jalot,” interviews Chief Yeoman Patrick Parker, from Gorham, Maine, assigned to USS Constitution, during Wilmington Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Eugene Ashley High School Naval Junior ROTC students ask Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) questions about Navy life during Wilmington Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sara Eshleman/Released)Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Amanda Stanaway, from Springfield, Ohio, assigned to USS Constitution, speaks to students at Cape Fear Elementary School about the history of “Old Ironsides” during Wilmington Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Damage Controlman 2nd Class Andrew Basbas, from Jacksonville, N.C., mans a recruiting booth in the Azalea Street Fair during Wilmington Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sara Eshleman/Released)Stanley B., host of “Jammin’ 99.9’s Stanley B. in the Morning,” interviews USS Constitution Sailors Aubrey Wright, left, from Louisville, Kentucky; Seaman Dakota Parson, from New Castle, Pennsylvania; and Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Cory Van Beveren, from Countryside, Illinois; during Wilmington Navy Week, April 1, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)
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The third Navy Week of 2019 took America’s Navy to Miami, Florida, March 25 – 31. Sailors showcased the mission, capabilities and achievements of the U.S. Navy through a variety of community outreach events. The primary purpose of the Navy Week program is to increase awareness by presenting the Navy to Americans who live in cities that normally do not have a significant naval presence. Outreach events provided an opportunity to interact with Sailors firsthand and reinforce that their Navy is deployed around the world, around the clock, and ready to defend America at all times.
Adm. Craig S. Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), receives a proclamation from Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez during the Miami Navy Week proclamation ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maria G. Llanos/Released)Members of the U.S. Navy parachute team, the Leap Frogs, prepare for a night demonstration jump into Miami’s Regatta Park for a Miami Navy Week Celebration. Miami Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maria G. Llanos/Released)The U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard drill team performs during the Miami Navy Week proclamation ceremony, March 26, 2019 in Miami, Florida. Miami Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maria G. Llanos/Released)Aerographer’s Mate 2nd Class Jakob Gradert, assigned to the Naval Oceanography Office, educates children about Navy oceanography gliders during Miami Navy Week at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maria G. Llanos/Released)Yeoman Seaman Zhane Brown, from Chester, Virginia, assigned to USS Constitution, teaches Frost Science Museum spring break campers how to tie knots during Miami Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Aerographer’s Mate 3rd Class Luis Ferreiro, assigned to Fleet Weather Center San Diego, demonstrates water funneling during Miami Navy Week at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science during Miami Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maria G. Llanos/Released)Sailors assigned to Navy Band Southeast perform a concert for visitors at Miami Seaquarium during Miami Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Sailors assigned to the guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) and USS Constitution surround a sculpture of former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino at Hard Rock Stadium during Miami Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maria Llanos/Released)Hayle Crigel, the guest expirience manager for Hard Rock Stadium, gives a tour of the stadium to Sailors assigned to USS Constitution, the Ohio-class cruise missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728), Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, and Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 111 during Miami Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Aerographer’s Mate 1st Class Lydia Wallace and Aerographer’s Mate 2nd Class Jakob Gradert, assigned to the Naval Oceanographic office, speak to visitors about oceanography and how it helps the Navy during Miami Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Capt. James Kennedy, executive officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) and Command Master Chief Ben Hodges render salutes while taps is played during the Miami Navy Week 9/11 Observance at the Miami Military Museum. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maria G. Llanos/Released)Adm. Craig S. Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), is interviewed by Miami-area media following the Miami Navy Week proclamation ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maria G. Llanos/Released)Seaman Mary Bushatz, from Okeechobee, Florida, assigned to USS Constitution, teaches children at Coconut Grove Sailing club about “Old Ironsides” construction during Miami Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Sailors assigned to USS Constitution present the colors before the start of “American Steel, a 9/11 Observance” at Miami Military Museum during Miami Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)
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Beginning the first of 14 scheduled Navy Weeks held across the country, a port visit by ship to Mobile, Ala., coincided with the city’s Mardi Gras celebration. The Navy Week brought a variety of events, equipment, and Sailors to the city for a weeklong series of engagements with the public, key influencers, and organizations representing all sectors of the community. Navy Weeks serve as the Navy’s principal outreach effort in areas of the country without a significant Navy presence to educate Americans and raise awareness about what the U.S. Navy does globally in support of the national defense strategy.
Sailors assigned to USS Constitution parade the colors during the Joe Cain Procession and Parade at Mardi Gras during Mobile Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gian Prabhudas/Released)Cmdr. Joseph Fals, right, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), and Command Master Chief Vernon Milligan, command master chief of James E. Williams, participate in the King Felix III and Floral Mardi Gras Parade during Mobile Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal/Released)The Navy Band Southeast marches in the King Felix III Mardi Gras Parade during the final day of Mobile Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal/Released)Sailors assigned to Navy Recruiting Command perform push-ups while participating in the King Felix III Mardi Gras Parade during the final day of Mobile Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal/Released)Cmdr. Joseph Fals, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), is escorted off the ship by the Mobile Azalea Trail Maids after arriving in port to participate in Mobile Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal/Released)Rear Adm. Ronald R. Fritzemeier, right, chief engineer of Space and Naval Warfare Command, speaks with U.S. Coast Guard veteran Dean Chapman while visiting Eagles Landing, a homeless veterans housing center, during Mobile Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal/Released)Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson, left, speaks to Rear Adm. Ronald R. Fritzemeier, chief engineer of Space and Naval Warfare Command, and Command Master Chief of Program Executive of Ships and SEA 21 (TEAM SHIPS) Antonio D. Perryman, from Mobile, during the first day of Mobile Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal/Released)Command Master Chief of Program Executive of Ships and SEA 21 (TEAM SHIPS) Antonio D. Perryman, from Mobile, speaks to students during a Navy Day at Baker High School held in support of Mobile Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal/Released)Navy Band Southeast performs during a Navy Day at Baker High School in support of Mobile Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal/Released)Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd class Jonah Avillanoza, from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2, helps coach Zachary Fore, from Baker High School in Mobile County, Alabama, don on EOD 9 bomb suit during Navy Recruiting Command’s Swarm Mobile evolution. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Woods/Released)Personnel Specialist Seaman Jordan A. Young, from Red Oak, Texas, assigned to USS Constitution, shows students at Kate Shepard Elementary School in Mobile, Alabama, the food an “Old Ironsides” sailor would eat in 1812 during Mobile Alabama Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Olivia K. Manley/Released)Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey Scott Williams, from Vandalia, Ohio, assigned to USS Constitution, teach knot-tying to children at The Boys and Girls Club of South Alabama during Mobile Alabama Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Olivia K. Manley/Released)Personnel Specialist Seaman Jordan A. Young, from Red Oak, Texas, and Seaman Ana Tomic, from Vancouver, Washington, assigned to USS Constitution, present an “Honorary Sailor” certificate to a patient at USA Children’s and Women’s Hospital during Mobile Alabama Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Olivia K. Manley/Released)The Navy Band Southeast marches in the King Felix III Mardi Gras Parade during the final day of Mobile Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal/Released)Sailors assigned to Navy Band Southeast greet spectators in the King Felix III Mardi Gras Parade during the final day of Mobile Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal/Released)Rear Adm. Ronald R. Fritzemeier, right, chief engineer of Space and Naval Warfare Command, tours Eagles Landing, a homeless veterans housing center, during Mobile Navy Week. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal/Released)
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Navy Week Shreveport and Bossier City coincided with the Louisiana State Fair and focused on a variety of outreach opportunities coordinated with corporate, civic, government, education, media, veterans and community service and diversity organizations throughout the cities. Historically drawing thousands of attendees to participate and create a dialogue between Sailors and local residents, the events are designed to raise awareness about the Navy the Nation Needs in areas that do not have a large naval presence. These events provided residents the opportunity to meet Sailors firsthand and provided a visible example and raised awareness about what the Navy does around the world and its importance to the public.
Lt. Chris Donnelly, from Mechanicsburg, Pa., assigned to the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743), reads a book to children during an interactive story time at the Shreve Memorial Library as part of Shreveport-Bossier City Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)Sailors assigned to the ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) and the Naval Operations Support Center, Jacksonville, serve meals to residents of the Providence House as part of Shreveport and Bossier City Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)Cmdr. Rob Lightfoot, from Shreveport, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58), is rendered honors by the Unarmed Regulation Team during a visit to his alma mater, Captain Shreve High School, as part of Shreveport and Bossier City Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)Lt. Katherine Dawley, from Dover, N.H., assigned to the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743), reads a book to children during an interactive story time at the Shreve Memorial Library as part of Shreveport-Bossier City Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)The Navy Band Southeast performs for students in the auditorium of Airline High School as part of Shreveport and Bossier City Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)Seaman Shayne Chebahtah, from Slidell, La., assigned to USS Constitution, interacts with students at Plain Dealing High School during Shreveport and Bossier City Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Force Master Chief Kevin Goodrich talks with Gary Jaymes, staff member of the Volunteers of America, Veterans Transitional Housing Program, during Shreveport-Bossier City Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)Seaman Shayne Chebahtah, from Slidell, La., assigned to USS Constitution, interacts with students at Bellaire Elementary School during Shreveport and Bossier City Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular/Released)Sailors assigned to Navy Operational Support Center Jacksonville, Navy Recruiting District Jacksonville and Naval Construction Group 2, sort and bag potatoes at the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana as part of Shreveport-Bossier City Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)
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Navy Week Springfield coincided with the Big E, New England’s Great State Fair, and the largest of its kind on the east coast. Springfield’s Navy Week focused on a variety of outreach opportunities having more than 100 events coordinated with corporate, civic, government, education, media, veterans and community service and diversity organizations throughout the city. These events provided residents the opportunity to meet Sailors firsthand and provided a visible example and raised awareness about what the Navy does around the world and its importance to the public.
Capt. Rob Gaucher, chief of staff for Commander, Submarine Forces Atlantic, talks to Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) volunteering with Habitat for Humanity during Springfield Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)The U.S. Navy parachute team “Leap Frogs” performs an aerial demonstration at Forest Park during Springfield Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)Members of the USS Constitution conduct a pike team demonstration at the Big E, New England’s Great State Fair, during Springfield Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)Chief Aircrew Survival Equipmentman Andrew Young, assigned to the U.S. Navy parachute team “Leap Frogs”, shows a child how to pack a parachute following an aerial demonstration at Forest Park during Springfield Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) and the U.S. Navy Drill Team pose during a Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity build with organization staff during Springfield Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)Medal of Honor recipient retired Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Britt Slabinski talks to Sailors assigned to the USS Constitution during a pike team and gun deck demonstration at the Big E, New England’s Great State Fair, during Springfield Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)William O’Donnell, the Department of the Navy administration assistant, talks to Virginia Wimes and Vietnam War veteran Allen Hinton, who was presented a lapel pin to pay tribute to his service, at Forest Park during Springfield Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)Members of the Naval History and Heritage Command answer questions from children at Alfred M Glickman Elementary School during a historical presentation as part of Springfield Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)Sailors assigned to USS Constitution present the colors during the kickoff ceremony for Springfield Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Donovan Keller/Released)Members of the U.S. Navy parachute team “Leap Frogs” present William O’Donnell, the Department of the Navy administration assistant, with a lithograph during a visit to O’Donnell’s high school, Quabbin Regional High School, as part of Springfield Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)Lt. Bennett Geyer, assigned to the U.S. Navy parachute team “Leap Frogs”, shows a child how to pack a parachute following an aerial demonstration at Forest Park during Springfield Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)The U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard Drill Team performs at Forest Park during Springfield Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)
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