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This Press Room provides links to print, audio, video and still images and stories documenting the wide variety of Navy Week events. These "clips" are products produced by external media outlets, such as radio and television stations and newspapers, as well as professional Navy Public Affairs Officers and Mass Communication Specialists. They are listed in chronological order and will change on a regular basis. Please revisit this page frequently for current Navy Week news!

10 Connects dives with Navy Bomb Squad!
By Melanie Brooks 10 Connects
March 19, 2010

Clearwater, Florida - You've probably never heard their names or seen their faces. They are the unseen heroes of the Navy, suiting up in dive gear nearly every day, making their way into deep dark waters and dangerous crevices. More.. Video..

MacDill gears up for 2010 Airfest
By April Kellogg My Fox Tampa
March 18, 2010

TAMPA - Get ready for some shows in the skies this weekend. The 2010 Airfest is being held at MacDill Airforce Base. It's a highly anticipated show -- six F/A 18 Hornets flown by none other than the Blue Angels. More..

Sailors share Life in the Sub During Navy Week Tampa Bay
By USNavySeals
March 18, 2010
Navy Week Tampa Bay is in full swing, and sailors have traded life in the sub for sunny Florida, at least during Navy Week. 10 Connects shares the stories of the men of the state’s namesake, the Navy sub USS Florida. More..
Blue Angels fly into Tampa for this weekend's Airfest
By CHIP OSOWSKI News Channel 8
March 18, 2010
TAMPA - Lt. Rob Kurrle admits having the jitters the first time he performed as a member of the Blue Angels, headliners for this weekend's Airfest at MacDill Air Force Base. More..
Navy Chef Shows Popular Submarine Dish
Posted by USNavySeals
March 18th, 2010
A culinary arts student usually has one ultimate thing on his or her mind: run the kitchen of a swanky, snooty restaurant. And the one of the kitchens that they may not think of running is one situated inside a sub, like the USS Florida. Some may even think, what do they serve there anyway? Gruel? More..
Blue Angels to star in Airfest
By WALT BELCHER, The Tampa Tribune
March 17, 2010

TAMPA - The Navy's famed Blue Angels take to the sky this weekend at MacDill Air Force Base's Airfest, the annual epartment of Defense-sponsored show designed to showcase the country's military services. More...
Navy photographer's photos of war in Afghanistan from Navy Week Tampa Bay 2010
by Grayson Kamm,WTSP
March 17, 2010

Tampa, Florida -- As part of Navy Week in Tampa Bay, we're getting a look at some amazing images, shot by a Navy combat photographer. They show a side of the fight in Afghanistan we usually don't see.
more...
FSU's Hinkle flying with Blue Angels
By Doug Blackburn DEMOCRAT Senior WRITER
March 17, 2010
Lee Hinkle's friends have long known she has the right stuff. Today she gets to prove them right. Hinkle, Florida State's vice president for university relations, More..

MacDill AirFest, featuring the Blue Angels, takes to the sky over Tampa
Times Staff Writer Kelly Smith
March 18, 2010

It's the event that makes both military buffs and tiny tots gape in awe. MacDill AirFest takes off this weekend with tens of thousands of spectators, all looking up. And it's free admission and parking. More..

Navy Week Returns to Tampa Bay
By MC2 Jennifer P. Harman,
Navy Office of Community Outreach
March 17, 2010

TAMPA, Fla. (NNS) - Tampa Bay Navy Week, Mar. 12-21, includes a jam-packed schedule of parades, concerts, sporting events and a Blue Angels air show in Tampa, Fla. more...

Navy Week: Surprises about life on a submarine
WTSP (VIDEO)
March 16, 2010
Here in Tampa Bay, we're used to having pirates invade. But this week, the good guys are coming ashore. It's Navy Week.
WATCH THE VIDEO

Navy Week Tampa 2010 - Sailors visit, share submarine life stories
By  Grayson Kamm, WTSP
March 16, 2010

Tampa, Florida - Here in Tampa Bay, we're used to having pirates invade. But this week, the good guys are coming ashore. It's the Navy Week Tampa Bay 2010. more...

Navy chef whips up lessons for students
My FOX, Tampa Bay
March 15, 2010

TAMPA - Chefs in the Navy are considered the best in the military. Today, culinary students at Chamberlain High School shared the grill with one of them. The novice chefs learned a restaurant is not the only place they can use their skills. more...

The US Navy plans beach landing
By Victoria Benchimol
ABC Action News
March 14, 2010

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- The US Navy Parachute Team (Leap Frogs) will perform a "beach landing" at North Shore Beach on Sunday morning. more... 

Navy Week comes to Tampa
Tampa Bay WTSP News,
March 13, 2010

Tampa, Florida - Airfest 2010 is next weekend March 20 and March 21. Leading to Airfest is Navy Week.  The 2010 Tampa Bay Navy Week, in conjunction with Airfest,  will be packed with events demonstrating the mission of the U.S. Navy and...

Navy Week drops anchor
By WALT BELCHER
The Tampa Tribune
March 12, 2010

TAMPA - The Navy's high-flying Blue Angels, the Leap Frogs parachute team, a rocking Navy band, Navy divers and the top Navy chef from the USS Florida are all coming to town for Tampa Bay Navy Week. more...

The Navy's global mission
By VICE ADM. SAMUEL J. LOCKLEAR III
Special to The Tampa Tribune
March 12, 2010

Today through March 21, the Navy will showcase its people and capabilities during Tampa Bay Navy Week. Built around the MacDill Air Force Base AirFest, which will feature the Navy's precision flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, Tampa Bay Navy Week is designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy. more...

Navy Weeks Bring America's Navy Home
By Lt. Cmdr. Lisa Braun,
Navy Office of Community Outreach
March 11, 2010

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- The Navy Week 2010 season kicks off March 12, giving residents in 20 cities across the nation an opportunity to meet Sailors and learn about the Navy's critical mission and broad-ranging capabilities. more...

Navy Week comes to Tampa
By Shelley Rossetter, |
Times Staff Writer
March 11, 2010

TAMPA — Skilled chefs, a talented photographer and a bevy of skydivers are coming to town next week to show there's more to the Navy than sailors. more...

Weeklong naval invasion
Herald Tribune
March 11, 2010

It's Tampa Bay Navy Week, complete with flight demonstrations, exhibits, speakers and Navy band performances. more...

The US Navy plans beach landing
By Victoria Benchimol
ABC Action News, March 10, 2010

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- The US Navy Parachute Team (Leap Frogs) will perform a "beach landing" at North Shore Beach on Sunday morning.
 more...


Tampa Bay Thunder water polo team to play Navy Special Warfare Team at North Shore Pool
By Terry Tomalin,
Times Outdoors-Fitness Editor
March 10, 2010

When it comes to sports, few are as physically demanding as water polo. Sometimes described as "rugby in a pool," water polo players are fit, strong and more than able to take a stray kick or punch. more..

Navy chef whips up a tasty club sandwich
By Victoria Benchimol
ABC Action News
March 9, 2010

TAMPA, FL - It's Navy Week in Tampa.  Navy chef Juan DeJesus and Capt Tom Calabrese from the USS Florida  stopped by our ABC Action News studios this morning.  The Navy boasts some of the best chefs in the country! more...

Navy will tell its story in KC
The Star (Jan. 18, 2010)
Kansas City will host a Navy Week from April 23 through May 2, giving area residents a chance to hear the Navy’s story. more...

Navy selects Charleston to host 2010 Navy Week
Moultrie News (Jan. 13, 2010)
America's Navy will come home to Charleston April 12-18. Charleston has been chosen as a host city for a Navy Week celebration in 2010. more...

Blue Angels will highlight Navy Week in Charleston, SC
Charleston Military Community Examiner (Jan. 13, 2010) By Susy Raybon,
Mark your calendar for one of the greatest shows ABOVE the earth! The Navy’s Blue Angels will be at Charleston Air Force Base April 17, to perform their amazing aerial skills…not stunts. more...

Get Ready for Navy Week 2010
USNavySeal (Jan. 13, 2010)
The arrival of a new year means that the Navy will once again tour the entire country to “tell their story”. It is time, once again, for Navy Week! more...

Charleston to host Navy Week events
The Post and Courier (Jan. 9, 2010)
Charleston has been selected as one of 20 cities to host a Navy Week celebration in 2010, the Navy announced this week. more...

Navy Week coming to Phoenix in March
The Arizona Republic
(Jan. 8, 2010) By Jahna Berry
Phoenix was one of 20 cities chosen to host the seven-day event, which showcases the military branch to residents. The celebration will be held March 22 - 29 and will take place in several Valley cities, said Lt. Lynn Valverde, a Navy spokeswoman. more...

Navy Week scheduled for Baltimore this summer
Baltimore Sun (Jan. 8, 2010) By Jacques Kelly
Navy Week will be celebrated this summer in Baltimore. The coordinated program will be held Aug. 28 through Sept. 6. Plans call for a large naval vessel to anchor in the Inner Harbor. more.. 

Boston to host U.S. Navy Week June 30-July 7
Daily News Tribune (Jan. 7, 2010) By Chris Bergeron
America’s Navy will come home to Boston June 30 through July 7.  
Boston has been chosen as a host city for a Navy Week celebration in 2010, giving area residents an opportunity to meet some of the Navy’s Sailors and learn about the Navy’s critical mission and its broad-ranging capabilities.   more...

Milwaukee to host Navy Week celebration
Journal Sentinel (Jan. 7, 2010) By Meg Jones
The Navy is coming to Milwaukee for a Navy Week celebration in June.
As part of Navy Week, the Blue Angels precision flight team will perform at the Milwaukee Air & Water Show June 12 and 13. more...

Fleet’s In! The U. S. Navy Spreads the Love to Land-Locked Dallas
Art&Seek Blog (Jan. 7, 2010) By Jerome Weeks

The United States Navy has announced that Dallas will be one of 20 cities to host a Navy Week in 2010. The other lucky, sea-soaked ports-of-call include Des Moines,  Salt Lake City and Little Rock, Ark. more...

U.S. Navy and Blue Angels coming to Milwaukee in June
Journal Times (Jan. 7, 2010)
MILWAUKEE - The U.S. Navy is coming to Milwaukee in June to celebrate Navy Week, according to a Navy press release Thursday.
From June 7 through 13, area residents will be able to meet the sailors and divers, learn about the Navy's mission and watch a parachute demonstration during the 2010 Navy Week Celebration. more...

Navy plans outreach events in San Antonio
San Antonio Business Journal (Jan. 7, 2010)
The U.S. Navy has picked San Antonio to be one of 20 host cities for its 2010 Navy Week.
The Navy will come to San Antonio April 15-25. The goal of the Navy Week celebration is to showcase the role the U.S. Navy plays in national security. more...

Navy Week Celebration Set For Milwaukee
WCCO TV (Jan. 7, 2010)
Milwaukee will host a Navy Week celebration June 7-13. The U.S. Navy schedules about 20 Navy Weeks each year.
The community outreach program will include performances by musical groups, diving demonstrations and flight simulations. more...

Chicago to host 2010 Navy Week
Chicago ABC-7 (Jan. 7, 2010)
The U.S. Navy has chosen Chicago for its Navy Week celebration from August 7-15, 2010.
The Navy holds about 20 of these weeklong celebrations a year in communities across the country. Officials said it gives area residents an opportunity to meet sailors and learn about military service. more...

Atlanta to host Navy Week
Atlanta Journal Constitution (Jan. 7, 2010) By Mashaun D. Simon 
Atlanta is among 20 cities chosen as a host city for the United States Navy’s Navy Week celebration. The event is scheduled for October 11-17. more...

Boise to host 2010 Navy Week celebration
Idaho Statesman (Jan. 7, 2010) By Bethann Stewart
The U.S. Navy will come to Boise Aug. 20 to 29.
The U.S. Navy conducts about 20 Navy Weeks each year, reaching out to communities across the country to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy. more...

Past Navy Weeks Media
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New Orleans Navy Week 2009 (November 4-9)

Houston Navy Week 2009 (October 24 - November 1)

Greenville Navy Week 2009 (October 5-11)

Albuquerque Navy Week 2009 (October 3-11)

Reno Navy Week 2009 (September 14-20)

York Navy Week 2009 (September 11-20)

Knoxville Navy Week 2009 (September 1-7)

Central Ohio Navy Week 2009 (August 31 - September 5)

Omaha Navy Week 2009 (August 24-30)

Salinas Navy Week 2009 (August 2-9)

Boston Navy Week 2009 (June 30 - July 6)

Quad Cities Navy Week 2009 (June 18-24)

Oklahoma City Navy Week 2009 (June 6-7, 12-20)

Chattanooga Navy Week 2009 (June 5-13)

Rock County Navy Week 2009 (May 24-31)

Rochester Navy Week 2009 (May 25-31)

Spokane Navy Week 2009 (May 11-18)

Denver Navy Week 2009 (May 4-10)

Des Moines Navy Week 2009 (April 20-26)

St. Louis Navy Week 2009 (April 18-26)

Phoenix Navy Week 2009 (March 4-14)

 

 

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Last Modified: March 20, 2010