The 'Power T' on the 50-yard line of Neyland Stadium will be the landing zone when the Navy's Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, jump into the stadium to begin the University of Tennessee's spring football game.

The Leap Frogs' jump demonstration, April 16, is part of Knoxville Navy Week, which runs from April 11 through April 17.

"Knoxville Navy Week is an opportunity for East Tennesseans to see the Navy up close," said Lt. Javan Rasnake, lead planner for Knoxville Navy Week. "It is important for the Navy to come here to share our capabilities and to renew bonds between East Tennessee and the Navy."

Navy Week will kick off at noon, April 11, with a public event in Market Square. During this event, the U.S. Navy Band will provide patriotic music while Lt. Cmdr. Jeremy Farmer, commander of Knoxville Naval Operations Support Center, will accept a proclamation from Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero on behalf of the Navy.

The Leap Frogs are scheduled to conduct several jump demonstrations throughout the week, and the U.S. Navy Band has musical performances scheduled at local schools, a Tennessee Smokies baseball game, and the Smoky Mountain Air Show.

Along with U.S. Navy Band and the Leap Frogs, the Navy will bring a variety of assets to the Knoxville area to include Sailors from USS Tennessee, USS Constitution, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2, Navy Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics, Navy Bureau of Medicine, and Navy divers.

These assets will conduct community outreach events, displays, and demonstrations throughout the duration of the Navy Week to include USS Constitution Sailors who will volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.

Knoxville Navy Week Flag Host Rear Adm. Terry Moulton, deputy surgeon general of the Navy and a native Tennessean, will have the honor of throwing out the first pitch at a University of Tennessee Volunteers baseball game, April 12.

Moulton will also participate in various ceremonies and meetings with local businesses, along with civic and educational leaders during the week.

Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies will host Navy divers and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 members, April 13, where they will conduct interactive demonstrations and meet with the people of Knoxville.

"It is great for Americans to see the rich diversity of aquatic life interacting with our very own U.S. Navy divers," said Ryan DeSear, Ripley's regional manager of Tennessee and South Carolina. "It is a true honor and privilege that the U.S. Navy is taking the time to spend a day with us, and all the families that come through our aquarium. The people of our community get to witness the splendor of the seas at Ripley's Aquarium with our most honored service personnel."

Knoxville Navy Week is the second of 15 Navy Weeks in 2016 that focus a variety of assets, equipment, and personnel on a single city for a weeklong series of engagements designed to bring America's Navy closer to the people it protects.

For more information about Knoxville Navy Week and to see a list of all the scheduled events, visit http://www.outreach.navy.mil.