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!
ONR Brings STEM Outreach to New England Navy Week By: Office of Naval Research
ARLINGTON, Va.—The Office of Naval Research (ONR) will engage students in hands-on science education Sept. 24-26 during New England Navy Week at The Big E fair in Springfield, Mass.more...
Walter E. Carter Jr.: Strong Navy needed more than ever By Rear Admiral Walter E. Carter Jr. New England will celebrate Navy Week on Sept. 24-Oct. 2. The annual Eastern States Exposition, in Springfield, Mass., will be the center of the celebration. more...
9/11 Remembered in Omaha by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Susan Hammond Cmdr. Darren Nelson, commanding officer of Pre-Commissioning Unit Arlington (LPD 24), greets a veteran at Veterans Memorial Garden following a Patriot Day remembrance ceremony. more...
Vanessa flies with the Blue Angels By Vanessa Brown Channel 8's own Vanessa Brown takes a ride along with the Blue Angels. This weekend you'll have the chance to see the Guardians of Freedom Air Show here in Lincoln. But have you ever wondered what it's like to fly with the Blue Angels in one of their $18 million jets? Vanessa was lucky enough to experience that flight Wednesday. watch...
Blue Angels jet to Lincoln by Omaha World-Herald The main attraction of this weekend's Lincoln Air Show landed Thursday at the Lincoln base of the Air National Guard. Blue Angels, welcome to Nebraska.The six blue and yellow painted F/A-18 Hornets, flown by members of the Navy, will perform at the Lincoln Air Show this weekend. more...
Guardians of Freedom Airshow headlines local 9/11 events by the Lincoln Journal Star The Guardians of Freedom Airshow will be the big draw over the weekend, which also includes several memorials and events in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. more...
Navy Week proclamation signed By Omaha.com Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has signed a proclamation designating this week as Navy Week in advance of the Guardians of Freedom Airshow in Lincoln. more...
Distinguished Admiral visits the Tri-State By Clyde Gray Odds are you either have, or will see a lot of the U.S. Navy in town this week. Parachute teams, sailors and a Navy band, all here for Navy week. more..
America's Navy Gives Back to its Hometowns By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Steve Carlson Sailors attached to USS Ohio (SSGN-726) and Navy Operational Support Center, Cincinnati, participate in a community service project at the Cincinnati Region American Red Cross. more...
Navy Takes Over Aquarium Shark Tank By PRWEB.COM Ever wonder what it's like to be a Navy Diver? Here's your chance to not only get your questions answered, but to interact with Trident Refit Facility (TRF) Navy Divers. more...
Sailors Mentor Students on STEM Principles
Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Steve Carlson Sailors attached to Navy Operational Support Center Cincinnati, help Taft Elementary School students learn the principles of buoyancy and sail design through the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program. more...
Sailors aid in Habitat for Humanity
Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Steve Carlson Sailors attached to Navy Operational Support Center Cincinnati, take part in a Habitat for Humanity community service project. more...
Mayor Ballard honors "Golden Thirteen" naval officer with park renaming, dedication
Mayor Greg Ballard today was joined by Congressman André Carson, City-County Councillor Maggie Lewis, U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Mark D. Harnitchek, and friends and family of Lieutenant Junior Grade Graham Edward Martin to rename in his honor Fall Creek and 16th Street Park. Martin was one of 13 African-American enlisted men who became the first African-American commissioned and warrant officers in the U.S. Navy, known as “The Golden Thirteen.” more...
Navy teams up with Sanford Health for "Caps for Kids" By: WDAY Staff Reports, WDAY Fargo Navy Week continues with "Caps for Kids.” Sanford Children’s Hospital and the Navy teamed up to pass out Navy hats and memorabilia to young patients. These hats are the same hats worn by sailors from more than 500 Navy commands around the world. more...
Two VIP educators get ride in Blue Angels jet By Mike Nowatzki, Inforum Armbrust teaches chemistry at Red River High School in Grand Forks, but she found herself on the learning end of a fast-paced physics lesson Tuesday. She and Fargo South High School Principal Todd Bertsch each spent about an hour in the rear seat of a Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet, experiencing a thrill ride both struggled to put into words. more...
Naval officers help spruce up Friendship client’s boat By Tammy Smith, Inforum Five sailors, dressed in their blue-and-gray Navy working uniforms, made a special visit to Ralston’s south Fargo condominium to scrub, wax and vacuum his pride and joy: a 1979, baby-blue Larson boat. more...
Area Sailors Kick Off Fargo Navy Week By Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Susan Hammond, Navy Office of Community Outreach Area Sailors kicked off Fargo's first-ever Navy Week, Aug. 8, by helping the Fargo Parks and Recreation staff improve playgrounds in Mickleson Park and Island Park. more...
Fargo Navy Week By WDAY News 6 Culminates with the Fargo AirSho Saturday and Aug. 14 and is one of only 21 Navy Weeks around the U.S. in 2011. more...
A Strong Navy Vital to Nation By Rear Adm. Mark Guadagnini It’s Navy Week in Fargo, an event that may seem a bit out of place for a city more than 1,000 miles from the nearest coastal Navy base. more ...
Rear Adm. Stocks Visits Sailors at Habitat for Humanity Project U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brett Custer Rear Adm. Alton Stocks, commander, Navy Medicine East and Navy Medical Center Portsmouth, speaks to Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Harry Meyer of USS Abraham Lincoln, at the Habitat for Hummanity build site, July 29. more ...
Sailors Go Head to Head with Aspiring Chefs By USNavySeals Navy Week Los Angeles 2011 became the background for a unique competition, featuring what some may consider as unlikely competitors – Sailors against aspiring chefs.more ...
Sailors Tour Screen Actor's Guild By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean Gallagher
LA Navy Week Offers Tours, Special Events By Subha Ravindhran LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- For the very first time, it's Navy Week in Los Angeles. Ship tours and other special events will be happening at the Port of L.A. more ...
Overflow Crowds Cause Early Closure of Navy Week Carrier Tours By Art Marroquin and Melissa Evans, Daily Breeze.com Navy Week unleashed its own Carmageddon on Wednesday, creating hellish traffic conditions for tourists hoping to board the first aircraft carrier that has docked at the Port of Los Angeles in more than 20 years. more ...
Abraham Lincoln Arrives Docks in L.A. for Navy Week By Martha Groves, Los Angeles Times A 20-story floating city nicknamed Abe arrived Monday morning at the Port of Los Angeles, complete with several thousand giddy personnel who, throughout the day, donned civvies to storm Southland beaches and attractions as part of L.A. Navy Week. more ...
USS Abraham Lincoln Helps Los Angeles Community Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Casey Smith was among the Navy Sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) who worked removing dirt and gravel at a landscape renovation project during Los Angeles Navy Week 2011. more ...
Rear Adm. Shatynski Visits Mattel Rear Adm. Mike Shatynski, vice commander Naval Surface Forces 3rd Fleet, speaks with Mattel employees at the firm's corporate headquarters. more ...
America Needs a Strong Navy, Now More Than Ever By Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert It's Navy Week in Los Angeles, not a routine event in a city currently without a coastal Navy base. However, L.A. is rich with naval influence and heritage nonetheless. more ...
NRD Los Angeles Helps Kids with Science and Math As a vibrating string puts off enough energy to cause white ping-pong balls to quiver in mid-air, Damage Controlman 1st Class Jerry Wirth answers children's questions on the Navy science displays... more ...
Rear Adm. Sadler Presents CoNA Plaque Rear Adm. John “Chris” Sadler, commander, Naval Air Forces Reserve and deputy commander, Naval Air Forces, kicks off the air show and presents Kevin Walsh, air show director of the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show. more ...
NOSC Detroit Reaches Out to Local High School Program Navy Counselor 1st Class Steven Justice of Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Detroit connects with 10th grader Maurice Cleveland following a presentation given to Horizons-Upward Bound at Cranbrook. more ...
Sailors Participate in Habitat for Humanity U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Steve Johnson Sailors from Navy Operational Suport Center Detroit and Navy Recruiting District Michigan hammer nails into new walls at a Habitat For Humanity community relations (COMREL) event during Detroit Navy Week 2011, one of 21 Navy Weeks being held this year across the country. more...
America's Navy speaks to Detroit fox2 Rear Adm. John E. Jolliffe, Vice Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, is interviewed by television reporter in studios of WJBK-TV Fox2. more...
Sailors Help Community During Navy Week The Navy Week in Rochester has brought a large contingent of personnel from the United States Navy to the Flower City. They're making their presence known throughout the area mostly through community service (watch).
Celebrate Navy Week in Rochester Navy Week in Rochester, a city nearly 600 miles from the nearest Fleet Concentration Area, is an unusual notion. But the citizens of Rochester, (more)...
Navy Week kicks off in Rochester today Gretchen Herbert joined the Navy in 1984, and even then, she felt the opportunities for female officers were significant. Those opportunities have only grown over time (more)
Celebrate Navy Week in Rochester Navy Week in Rochester, a city nearly 600 miles from the nearest Fleet Concentration Area, is an unusual notion. But the citizens of Rochester, (more)...
Admiral: Alcoa Aluminum ‘Critical’ to Navy Success Employees of Alcoa Davenport Works were reminded of the importance of their products to the nation’s military defense as the aluminum manufacturer played host Tuesday to several U.S. Navy members. more...
Admiral: Navy Needs Well-Educated Recruits Rear Admiral Tilghman Payne told a group of Quad-Cities area educators Monday that the Navy Region Midwest will recruit 39,000 new sailors in the coming year — and that education plays a key role in the quest for top-notch recruits.more...
Rear Adm. Payne visits Wall of Honor Rear Adm. Tilghman D. Payne, Commander, Navy Region Midwest, surveys the 'Wall of Heroes' display in the main entrance at Exelon Energy. more...
Q-C Airshow Has 'Awesome' Start The Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron roared back into the skies at Saturday’s Quad-City Air Show at the Davenport Municipal Airport for the 25th anniversary of the show.more...
Planes, Flags, Fun Highlight QC Air Show DAVENPORT — Before the loop-de-loops and corkscrew turns filled the sky above the Davenport Airport, all eyes were on Paul McCowan, who parachuted to the ground with a 3,500-square-foot American flag attached to him.more...
10 Reasons Why You Don't Want to Miss the Quad Cities Airshow Many living in the Quad-City area were able to see the quick flash of a jet passing overhead or hear the thunderous roar of its engines as performers for the 2011 Quad-City Air Show practiced on Thurday or Friday. more...
Leap Frog is Interviewed During Chattanooga Navy Week Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (SEAL) Aaron Darakjy, assigned to the U.S. Navy parachute demonstration team, the Leap Frogs, talks to a WPLZ radio talk-show host about life as a Navy SEAL during Chattanooga Navy Week.more...
Blue Angels 'Adapt,' Return to the Skies Nearly a month after the unsafe performance of a maneuver led to the grounding of the Navy's Blue Angels and a change in command of the flight demonstration squadron, the crew will return to the skies this weekend at the Quad-Cities Air Show.more...
Navy Week Kicks Off With Proclamation Navy Week kicked off today with local mayors and county officials proclaiming it Navy Week in the Quad Cities, one of 20 cities in the country to host special Navy Week activities, through June 22.more...
Navy Chefs Whip Up Morale-Boosting Grub Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Campbell deftly poured chicken soup into a huge silver pot and cast an eye at the other station where Shawna Schutts, a future Navy culinary specialist, prepared other parts of the meal Thursday at Scott Community College’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Center.more...
U.S. Navy Represents Very Best of Our Nation It’s Navy Week in the Quad- Cities June 15-22. Your Navy is a unique branch of the U.S. military that fights on the oceans, under the ocean, and over the oceans.more...
Navy Divers at the Tennesee Aquarium Navy Divers 2nd Class Thomas Seymour and Andrew Mixon interact with the audience at the Tennessee Aquarium. The divers are part of a team of six Navy divers assigned to Trident Refit Facility, Kings Bay, GA.more...
MCPON Kicks Off Chattanooga Navy Week CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The master chief petty officer of the Navy kicked off Navy Week in Chattanooga, Tenn., June 13, by visiting the Chattanooga Aquarium where the main attraction wasn't sea life, but Navy Divers.more...
MCPON Talks to Chattanooga Kiwanis Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON), Rick West addresses members of the Kiwanis Club during Chattanooga Navy Week. more...
Navy Divers Educate Public About their Work The Navy's Trident Dive Team from King's Bay, Ga., spoke at the Tennessee Aquarium Tuesday as part of Navy Week, explaining what they do each day on the job.more...
United States needs a strong Navy Navy Week in Chattanooga begins 11 June and it’s an interesting concept for a city whose closest Navy sea port is about 400 miles away. more...
Chattanooga Celebrates Navy Week Anchors aweigh! Area residents get a chance to celebrate their patriotism with members of the U.S. Navy during Chattanooga Navy Week, Saturday through June 19.more...
When our Navy dissappeared As we celebrate Navy Week here in Philadelphia and all over the country, many Americans may not be aware of the origins of our Navy. more...
Rear Adm. Braithwaite at VA Medical Center Rear Adm. Kenneth Braithwaite, vice chief of information, talks to a patient at the VA Medical Center in Wilmington, Del. during an event at Philadelphia Navy Week 2011. more...
Rear Adm. Braithwaite at Al Dupont Children's Hospital Rear Adm. Kenneth Braithwaite, vice chief of information, and Cmdr. Gus Gutierrez, commanding officer of USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) talk to a patient at the AI Dupont Children's Hospital about becoming a Navy SEAL during a Caps for Kids event at Philadelphia Navy Week 2011. more...
Cadets Pass and Review for Rear Adm. Braithwaite Students at the Delaware Military Academy (DMA) report all cadets present or accounted for before a pass-in-review for Rear Adm Kenneth Braithwaite, vice chief of information. more...
Rear Adm. Weikert Speaks to Cadets Rear Adm. Scott A. Weikert, Civil Engineer Corps Deputy Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, speaks about the Navy's role as America's Away Team to cadets in the Air Force Junior ROTC program at Swenson Arts and Technology High School during Philadelphia Navy Week 2011, one of 21 Navy Weeks planned across America this year. more...
Seabees Volunteer During Philadelphia Navy Week 2011 Equipment Operator 2nd Class Daniel Reardon and Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Lucas Wallace of CBMU 202 DET Washington D.C., finish framing up the form prior to pouring a cement pad at a Navy Community Relations (COMREL) event at the Carousel House. more...
Braithwaite Speaks on Naval Importance in Philly Vice Chief of Information, Rear Admiral Kenneth Braithwaite speaks to a group of students at the National Constitution Center about the importance of Philadelphia in naval history during an event at Philadelphia Navy Week 2011. more...
Rear Admiral Beeman Tours Philadelphia Eagles Facility Deputy Director, Medical Service Corps, Rear Adm. Thomas Beeman is given a tour of the Philadelphia Eagles training facility to discuss traumatic brain injuries during Philadelphia Navy Week 2011. more...
Philadelphia Mayor Recieves Plaque From Kauffman Officers Philadelphia Mayor Nutter (center) displays the ship's plaque he received from officers aboard the USS Kauffman (FFG 59) after declaring this week Philadelphia Navy Week 2011 following a morning ceremony aboard the flight deck of the ship. more...
USS Kauffman Sailors Knock Out Rocky Run Sailors from the USS Kauffman (FFG 59) complete the final stage of a 'Rocky Run' up the front steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, re-enacting the the iconic movie scene from the Philadelphia-based boxing film 'Rocky.' more...
Military Appreciation Day at Campbell's Field Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Vincent Wiersema performs the National Anthem to kickoff the Armed Forces Appreciation Day celebration in Campbell's Field at a Camden Riversharks baseball game. more...
Future Sailors Make an Oath Navy Cmdr. Tom Gelker, commanding officer of Navy Recruiting District, Philadelphia, administers the oath of enlistment to Future Sailors during Armed Forces Appreciation Day, prior to the start of a Camden Riversharks baseball game in Campbell's Field. more...
Navy Band Country Current Plays Penn Station The U.S. Navy Band Country Current, from Washington, D.C., performs a free public concert at Penn Landing during Philadelphia Navy Week 2011, one of 21 Navy Weeks planned across America this year. more...
USS Kaufman Arrives at Philly Navy Week Chief Master-at-Arms Timothy Bergstresser from Naval Support Activity Philadelphia checks to make sure line handlers are in postion on the pier at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia as USS Kaufman (FFG 59) pulls in for a port visit during Philadelphia Navy Week 2011. more...
Blue Angels Fly at N'awlins Air Show
The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron perform at the N'Awlins Airshow on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve base Belle Chasse. more...
Marquita Guillory Gives Caps for Kids
Marquita Guillory, wife of Rear Adm. Victor G. Guillory, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, Commander, U.S. 4th Fleet, gives a Navy ballcap to a young patient at Ochsner Hospital Children's Ward. more...
Rear Adm. Guillory on WWL-TV
Rear Adm. Victor G. Guillory, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, Commander, U.S. 4th Fleet, is interviewed by WWL-TV morning show co-anchors Eric Paulsen and Sally-Ann Roberts on topics ranging from how the U.S. Navy serves as "America's Away Team" around the world as a global force for good, to upcoming planned events during New Orleans Navy Week 2011, one of 21 Navy Weeks planned across America this year. more...
Rear Adm. Guillory Meets President of Urban League of Greater New Orleans
Rear Adm. Victor G. Guillory, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, Commander, U.S. 4th Fleet, meets with Nolan Rollins, President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater New Orleans during New Orleans Navy Week 2011, one of 21 Navy Weeks planned across America this year. more...
The Navy celebrated the Centennial of Naval Aviation during the N'Awlins Air Show at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans. more...
Rear Adm. Victor G. Guillory, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, U.S. 4th Fleet, returned to his hometown of New Orleans Tuesday to deliver the ceremonial first pitch at the New Orleans Zephyrs baseball game in Zephyr Field. more...
Navy Band New Orleans Full Steam Brass Band entertains visitors in front of Jackson Square in the French Quarter of downtown New Orleans. more...
Members of the Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team visit with young patients at Children's Hospital New Orleans. more...
Navy Lt. C. J. Sorenson, a pilot with the Navy Blue Angel Flight Demonstration Team, signs autographs for spectators of the Blue Angels' performance at the N'Awlins Airshow once safely back on the ground. more...
Rear Adm. Herman Shelanski, Director, Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Readiness Division, greets Navy recruiters, future Sailors, Sea Cadets and members of Molly’s Adopt a Sailor, an organization that supports deployed U.S. military personnel by sending them letters and care packages, during Denver Navy Week. more...
Visitors tour the exhibits and food area during the 2011 N'Awlins Air Show preview show for students, military members and their family members and invited guests Friday, May 6, 2011 at the Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. more...
The U.S. Navy Blue Angel perform during the 2011 N'Awlins Air Show preview show for students, military members and their family members and invited guests Friday, May 6, 2011 at the Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. more...
Students from the NAS-JRB child development center walk between exhibits during the 2011 N'Awlins Air Show preview show for students, military members and their family members and invited guests Friday, May 6, 2011 at the Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. more...
Rear Adm. Herman Shelanski, Director, Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Readiness Division, speaks before members of the Aurora Gateway Rotary Club during Denver Navy Week. more...
Rear Adm. Herman Shelanski, Director, Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Readiness Division, entertains a young patient at The Children’s Hospital with his juggling skills during to a Caps for Kids visit with Sailors from Navy Operational Support Center Denver. more...
N'awlins Air Show marks 100 years of the Navy taking flight The Navy’s Blue Angels will be the headline performers. With “Fly Navy 100 Years” painted on their blue fuselages, the F/A-18C Hornet pilots in the Blue Angels squadron arrived Thursday morning, announcing their presence with formation flying in New Orleans skies before landing at the Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base. more...
Vice Adm. Kevin M. McCoy, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command tours the hyperbaric chambers at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children and Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center. more...
Musician 3rd Class Clifton Murray and the U.S. Navy Band Northwest, Passage, perform at Westminster High School during Denver Navy Week, one of 21 Navy Weeks planned across America for 2011. more...
Denver Navy Week Celebrates Diversity Coinciding with the annual Cinco de Mayo Festival and Parade, May 5, Denver Navy Week served as the perfect platform to promote awareness and celebrate diversity in the Mile High City. more...
Rear Adm. William M. Roberts, Fleet Surgeon, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, receives a thank you gift from Dr. Loring Abeyta, John Wesley Iliff senior adjunct in religion and society at Iliff School of Theology, following Roberts’ discussion with military chaplains enrolled in the school. more...
Rear Adm. William M. Roberts, Fleet Surgeon, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, visits with physicians at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus during Denver Navy Week. more...
Students of Sierra High School depart the Navy Simulator during Denver Navy Week. more...
Musician 3rd Class Sarah Reasner of Palmer, Alaska, and Navy Band Northwest rock band “Passage” lead the students of Liberty High School in the singing of a popular song during Denver Navy Week. more...
Mermaids swim with Navy Diver 1st Class Bryce Weber of San Diego-based Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (MDSU-1) at the Denver Aquarium during Denver Navy Week. more...
Vice Adm. Kevin M. McCoy, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command and John Lynch, retired National Football League strong safety tour the Denver Bronco’s training facility. more...
Colorado governor proclaims May 2-8 as Denver Navy Week Colorado’s President of the Senate, Brandon C. Shaffer, speaking on behalf of Gov. John Hickenlooper, kicked off Denver Navy Week, May 2-8, with a proclamation read on the Capitol steps. more...
Osama death sheds new light on Denver Navy Week May 2 through 8 is Denver Navy Week, which is similar to Fleet Week in New York. Admiral Kevin McCoy joined 9NEWS Monday morning to discuss the Denver Navy Week and current events. more...
Bird's-eye View of Cowtown Children take a tour in a World War II plane and get to watch some stunt flying from the air before the Air Power Expo this weekend ... more...
Sailors Pack Food for Local Families Operations Specialist 2nd Class Clarence Parson, Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class George Reinert and Electricians Mate 1st Class Jason Cook from Navy Recruiting District Dallas, spend their afternoon at the North Texas Food Bank. more...
Rear Adm. Carodine Throws Out First Pitch Rear Adm. Kenneth Carodine, deputy commander, Navy Warfare Development Command throws the first pitch to Frisco Roughriders player Ben Snyder at a home game against the Arkansas Travelers.more...
Rear Adm. Carodine Speaks at King of Glory Lutehran Church Rear Adm. Kenneth Carodine, deputy commander, Navy Warfare Development Command speaks to members of the community at King of Glory Lutheran Church about the current humanitarian missions of the U.S. Navy. more...
Rear Adm. Vinci Tours Veterans Administration While touring Veterans Administration North Texas Healthcare System, Rear Adm. Richard C. Vinci meets employee and U.S. Navy veteran Belinda Theophile, who proudly shows her basic training photo and pennant to the Admiral.more...
Fort Worth Proclaims Navy Week Rear Adm. Richard C. Vinci, commander, Navy Medicine Support Command receives a Navy Week proclamation from Fort Worth councilmember Carter Burdette. more...
Navy Week Proclamation City of Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell presents the City Proclamation of Austin Navy Week to Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Juan M. Garcia III. more...
Angels over the Bay
Air show spectators look to the sky as the Blue Angels from the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron performs a break away maneuver during the “Angels over the Bay” air show at Keesler Air Force Base March 20. more...
Education should be Mississippi's priority
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has urged Mississippi lawmakers to make education a priority, saying too few of the nation's young people are fit to serve their country in the military or other ways. more...
USS Mississippi ready for next year An attack submarine named for the Magnolia state, the ninth Virginia-class attack submarine, is about 80 percent complete, its commander said during a tour of the state for Navy Week. more...
Rear Adm. Branch visits his alma mater U.S. Navy photo by Rob Mims (March 18, 2011) Marcia French, an English teacher at Long Beach High School, introduces Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic Rear Adm. Ted Branch to her class March 18. Branch is a 1975 graduate of the school and French was one of his classmates.more...
USS Arlington To Be Christened In Pascagoula Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding will christen the USS Arlington, an amphibious transport dock ship, on Saturday during a ceremony at its Pascagoula facility. more...
Mississippi Navy Week By Ray Mabus MERIDIAN — Two hundred and sixteen years ago this week, Congress authorized construction of the USS CONSTITUTION, one of the first six frigates of the U.S. Navy. more...
Long Beach expresses pride, appreciation for Navy neighbors Patriotic music and prayer kicked off a proclamation signing ceremony on the steps of Long Beach City Hall Monday. Mayor Billy Skellie honored the Navy servicemen and women who proudly call South Mississippi home. more...
NAS Meridian to celebrate 50 years with ‘Golden Wings’ While Curtis Strickland plans to mark his 50 years of service next weekend by saying goodbye to Naval Air Station Meridian and beginning his travels, NAS Meridian will celebrate it's 50th anniversary by bringing in a huge traveling air show for the community. more...
Meet U.S. 'away team' in Navy Week Two hundred and sixteen years ago this week, Congress authorized construction of the USS Constitution, one of the first six frigates of the U.S. Navy.more...
Students get taste of Special Warfare fitness U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christine Hannon Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Joseph Jones prepares students at Tampa’s Plant High School for the Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge as part of Tampa Bay Navy Week 2011, the first of 21 scheduled across the country. more...
U.S. Navy color guard preforms at Sun Dome U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Frank E. Neely USS Constitution’s color guard and Musician 3rd Class Sean Meyer of Navy Band Southeast perform the National Anthem for a basketball game at the University of South Florida Sun Dome as part of Tampa Bay Navy Week. more...
Rear Admiral Vinci Speaks to Press U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ruben Perez (Jan. 27, 2011) Rear Adm. Richard Vinci, Deputy Chief, Logistics and Installations, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, tallks with local media about the Navy's 100th anniversary of aviation and Navy Week. more...
Sailors Talk to Girl Scouts About Careers in Science and Technology By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christine Hannon (Jan. 26, 2011) Sailors from USS Constitution, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) and several other local commands spoke with the Girls Scouts of West Florida Jan. 23, about some of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers that are available in the Navy. more...
Navy on the Airwaves wfla radio (25 Jan. 2011) Lt. Albert Sharlow and Quartermaster 3rd Class Jared Hutchins from USS Constitution are interviewed live on radio WFLA AM 970. more...
Sailors Share Experience wih Tampa Bay Children U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ruben Perez Sailors from various commands to incllude the USS Constitution and Navy Recruiting District Miami answer questions about the Navy experience at the Joe and Anna Salesian Boys and Girls Club during Tampa Bay Navy Week . more...
Sailors Volunteer in Tampa Bay U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ruben Perez (Jan. 25, 2011) Sailors from the Tampa Bay Area volunteer to prepare one of several meals per day that feed homeless families at Tampa Bay Metropolitan Ministries. more...
Charley Dives into Navy Week MyFox Tampa Bay (Jan. 24, 2011) Navy Week 2011 kicks off in Tampa this week, and Charley Belcher got the scoop on everything going on downtown. more...
Navy Week 2011 Season Kicks Off in Tampa Bay By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer P. Harman (Jan. 24, 2011) The first of 21 Navy Weeks across the country scheduled for 2011 kicked off when Tampa's mayor proclaimed Jan. 22-29 as Tampa Bay Navy Week 2011 during the Children's Gasparilla Parade in Tampa, Fla. more...
Pirates, Parents Invade Tampa MyFoxTampaBay (Jan. 22, 2011) Tampa's weeks-long pirate celebration kicked off Saturday, and the kids got to go first. more...
It takes a village Ken Herman, AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN (Dec.18, 2010)
ABOARD USS CARL VINSON — Sadly, surprisingly, it's come to this: The greatest warfighting machine in the history of the world needs me. more..
Beyond The Headlines – Christmas On A Carrier Chattanooga Pulse (Dec. 12, 2010) By Louis Lee Christmas trees adorn most living and communal spaces on the USS Carl Vinson today. They’re brightly decorated reminders that no one on board will be with loved ones this holiday season. But that doesn’t seem to bother anyone on the aircraft carrier. They all know the drill. Duty calls and they respond. more...
U.S. Navy coming to Chattanooga Chattanooga Times Free Press (Nov. 15, 2010) Question: What does Chattanooga have in common with Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Denver, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and several other of the nation's most well-known cities? more...
Chicago selected for 2011 Navy Week Celebration Lake County Journal (Nov. 11, 2010) By NSGL Public Affairs America’s Navy will “come home” to Chicago in conjunction with the Taste of Chicago and Naval Station Great Lakes Centennial Celebration, June 25 – July 4. more...
Blue Angels to perform at Keesler Airshow Sun Herald (Nov.9, 2010) The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels will be part of the next air show at Keesler Air Force Base, bringing the act to the base for the first time since 1978, officials said. more...
Arizona Cardinal's President Embarkes USS NIMITZ
During Phoenix Navy Week March 10, 2009
Because of Pat Tillman, the Cardinals and the military will forever be linked. So when team president Michael Bidwill was invited by the Navy as part of a group to visit the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, it was natural for Bidwill to bring along a gift – a Tillman No. 40 jersey...more
Navy, Arizona Representatives Meet, Phoenix Navy Week
Observance Starts San Diego Navy Compass- March 5, 2009
Phoenix Navy Week 2009 activities started March 4 with Commander, Navy Region Southwest, Rear Adm. Len Hering providing opening remarks before the Arizona State Legislature House Committee on Military Affairs and Public Safety. Responding to Committee Chair State Representative Jerry Weiers greetings to the Navy, Hering said, "The Navy gets tremendous support from Arizona. We have just over 7,000 active duty and reserve Sailors that call Arizona home."... more
Navy "Bachelor" Runs for Charity During Phoenix Navy Week West Valley View - March 3, 2009 Andy Baldwin is many things - doctor, Navy lieutenant and advocate . . . Yet, he's most known for being the good-looking, eligible bachelor on the 10th season of ABC's The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman, which aired spring 2007. Since then, the 32-year-old has been able to use his celebrity status to do things that matter most to him, which will bring Baldwin to the palm-lined streets of Litchfield Park Saturday...more
Phoenix Navy Week's SEAL Fitness Challenge Underway Phoenix, AZ. - March 12, 2009 The Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge, Saturday, March 14th, promotes fitness for all ages during Phoenix Navy Week, one of 22 Navy Weeks planned across America in 2009.
RADM Wolfe Describes the SEAL Fitness Challenge March 10, 2009 Rear Admiral Patricia Wolfe describes Phoenix Navy Week's SEAL Fitness Challenge as well as other activities during an interview with KNXV ABC 15.
RADM Hering Pitches In During MLB Spring Training and Phoenix Navy Week Phoenix, AZ. - March 6, 2009
San Diego Padres pitcher Mitch Canham signs a baseball for Rear Adm. Leendert R. Hering Sr., commander, Navy Region Southwest after throwing the first pitch at a pre-season game at Peoria Sports Complex. Hering was on hand for festivities during Phoenix Navy Week, one of 22 Navy Weeks planned across America in 2009...more
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