Navy Week

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Navy League
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The 2010
Des Moines Navy Week, in conjunction with Drake Relays, will be packed with events demonstrating the mission of the U.S. Navy and our proud heritage. These events will include:
"Leap Frogs" parachute demonstration team,

USS Constitution crewmembers,

Navy rock band,
Interactive Navy experience simulators and more!

The goal of this program is to give the public an up-close look at the men and women of the U.S. Navy serving throughout the world and the jobs they do.

Rear Adm. Randall M. Hendrickson
Deputy Director, Missile Defense Agency

Rear Adm.
Gregory A. Timberlake
Assistant Deputy Surgeon General for Total Force Integration Director, DOD/VA Interagency Program Office

"Rear Adm. Randall M. Hendrickson Deputy Director, Missile Defense Agency , and Rear Adm. Gregory A. Timberlake Assistant Deputy Surgeon General for Total Force Integration Director, DOD/VA Interagency Program Office,
will serve as our leading spokespeople. Also participating are Sailors with significant ties to the local area."

For more information about the 2010 Des Moines Navy Week,
contact Lt. Cmdr. Lisa Braun
at (901) 874-7048 or e-maillisa.braun@navyweek.org

Navy Weeks . . .

Sailors Perform Community Service During Des Moines Navy Week
Navy.mil (April 26, 2010) By Ensign Michael Sheehan, Navy Office of Community Outreach
Sailors from Navy Recruiting District (NRD) Minneapolis, the USS Constitution, Navy Operational Support Center Des Moines and the Navy Parachute Demonstration Team, also known as the Leap Frogs, volunteered their time in Des Moines public schools, Ronald McDonald House, Habitat for Humanity, Blank Children's Hospital and local Boys and Girls Clubs. more...

Parachute Team 'Leaps' Into Iowa
KCCI-8 Des Moines (April 23, 2010)
Watch as the Navy's Leap Frogs jump and land onto North High School's football field. more...

Navy Week kickoff lands at North High
Des Moines Register (April 23, 2010) by Cynthia Reynaud
North High students watched with anticipation Tuesday as five yellow specks in the sky drifted toward where they sat in North's John R. Grubb Community Stadium. more...

5 things not to miss at Drake Relays
By Erin Randolph
Des Moines Register
April 22, 2010
This year the Drake Relays isn't all about promoting athletes. It's also about promoting a healthy lifestyle. more...

Sailors Help Build Des Moines Community
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michelle Kapica, Naval Special Warfare Command Public Affairs, April 22, 2010
DES MOINES, Iowa (NNS) -- Sailors swapped their Navy uniforms for jeans and T-shirts when they volunteered to help build a home for a family April 21 in conjunction with Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity in Des Moines, Iowa. more...

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2010 Navy Weeks

In 2010, 19 cities have been selected to host a Navy Week.
These cities include:
- Tampa Bay, Fla.
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- Charleston, S.C.
- San Antonio, Texas
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Birmingham, Ala.
- Spokane, Wash.
- Little Rock, Ark.
- Milwaukee, Wis.
- Boston, Mass.
- Twin Cities, Minn.
- Chicago, Ill.
- Boise, Idaho
- Baltimore, Md.
- Cleveland, Ohio
- St. Louis, Mo.
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Atlanta, Ga.

Follow this link for information about Navy Weeks held throughout America in 2010...

Drake Relays

Listen to Des Moines Navy
Week Radio Interviews
NAVY_WEEK_TALK.mp3
April 16, 2010

Navy Weeks retrospective;
A year in pictures

U.S. Navy Leap Frogs;
demonstration video

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