Set in conjunction with the Big E, Hartford-Springfield in tandem are the 13th of 15 cities selected to host a Navy Week in 2025, bringing Sailors from across the country and a variety of assets, equipment, and personnel for a week-long series of engagements designed to bring America's Navy closer to the people it protects.

Connecticut is represented by two nuclear submarines named after the state: the USS Connecticut (SSN 22) based in Bremerton, Washington, and the USS Hartford (SSN 768) homeported in Groton, Connecticut. Massachusetts is represented by the pre-commissioning unit USS Massachusetts (SSN 798), located in Norfolk, Virginia and the USS Springfield (SSN 761) in Guam.

Connecticut River Valley Navy Week holds special significance as it coincides with the U.S. Navy’s 250th birthday, a historic milestone celebrating a quarter-millennium of maritime excellence, national security, and global leadership.

Navy Week public events include:

• Daily static displays, parade participation, concerts and demonstrations at The Big E
• Kickoff/swearing in ceremony at The Big E (Monday, September 22 @ 10 AM)
• Navy Band concert on Pratt Street (Tuesday, September 23 @ 5PM)
• Small Business Engagement at CT State Community College Asnuntuck (Thursday, September 25, 8:30 AM-2:30 PM)
• Navy Band concert at Parkville Market (Saturday, September 26 @ 7 PM)

Media organizations wishing to cover Navy Week events, to include interviewing hometown heroes and the senior Navy executive, should contact Lt. j.g. Madison Kwok at (808) 754-6863 or madison.k.kwok.mil@us.navy.mil

Stories featuring Sailors from the Hartford-Springfield​ area:

CTI2 Lauren Duran — Newington, CT

https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2025/09/newington-high-school-alum-returns-home.html

Capt. Jennifer McGuire Haveman — Agawam, MA

https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2025/09/agawam-high-school-alum-returns-home.html

IS2 Jaden Foster — West Hartford, CT

https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2025/09/west-hartford-native-returns-home-for.html

Lt. William McNamee — Wallingford, CT

https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2025/09/wallingford-native-returns-to.html

IT1 Hillary Powell — Pittsfield, MA

https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2025/09/massachusetts-native-returns-home-for.html

IT1 Jamal Jabbaar — Boston, MA

https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2025/09/boston-native-returns-for-connecticut.html

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