Community Outreach

From Navy and Fleet Weeks to television shows and films, band performances and performance team flyovers. Where the Navy works to connect with U.S. citizens where they live and work.

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02 August 2019

Grand Junction Celebrates Its First Navy Week

Grand Junction, Colorado might be a land-locked state and hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean, but that didn’t stop the Navy from sailing into town July 22 – 28 to celebrate the town’s first ever Navy Week. Navy Week is an outreach program that travels to cities without a significant Navy...
05 July 2019

Quad Cities Celebrate Navy Week

The eighth Navy Week of 2019 took America’s Navy to Quad Cities, Iowa, June 24-30. Navy Weeks play a vital role in connecting the American public with Sailors, assets and Navy equipment. The weeklong engagement introduced the local communities, who do not have frequent visibility of the Navy, with...
28 June 2019

“The Unsung Heroes of the Warrior Games”

As the 2019 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games started June 21, athletes have been testing their strengths and endurance. A total of 40 Sailors and Coast Guardsmen, who advanced to the DoD level in March as part of the Navy Wounded Warrior–Safe Harbor program, are in the Team Navy. Behind the...
31 May 2019

Celebrating Oklahoma City Navy Week

Sailors from across the United States are in Oklahoma City, May 27-June 2, to show the Navy to the community. Oklahoma City Navy Week’s major highlights include senior Navy leadership; Sailors from locally assigned units such as Strategic Communications Wing (STRATCOMMWING); Sailors from the oldest...
30 May 2019

New York Fleet Week Celebration Concludes

Marking its 31st annual time-honored celebration of the sea services, Fleet Week New York wrapped up its weeklong event on May 27. The Fleet Week celebration has been held nearly every year since 1984 and is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area...
18 April 2019

Navy Week Celebrated in Puerto Rico for the First Time

San Juan welcomed members of the U.S. Navy during the first Puerto Rico Navy Week, April 8-14. Hailed as the Island of Enchantment, the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico hosted the first Navy Week outside the continental U.S., introducing the local communities to the importance of the U.S. Navy...
12 April 2019

Celebrating Navy Week Wilmington

The Port City, Wilmington, North Carolina, welcomed U.S. Navy Sailors to town during the annual Azalea Festival, coinciding the event with Navy Week in the city April 1-7. Navy Weeks play a vital role in connecting the American public with Sailors, assets and Navy equipment. The weeklong engagement...
03 April 2019

Miami Navy Week Celebrated

The third Navy Week of 2019 took America’s Navy to Miami, Florida, March 25 – 31. Sailors showcased the mission, capabilities and achievements of the U.S. Navy through a variety of community outreach events. The primary purpose of the Navy Week program is to increase awareness by presenting the...
20 March 2019

Charleston Hosts Navy Week

The crew of USS Charleston (LCS-18) made a visit to its namesake city for Navy Week, March 11-17, to showcase the mission, capabilities and achievements of the Independence class littoral combat ship. Navy Week Charleston featured more than 80 community outreach events, giving the residents the...
08 March 2019

First Navy Week of 2019 Kicks Off in Mobile

Beginning the first of 14 scheduled Navy Weeks held across the country, a port visit by ship to Mobile, Ala., coincided with the city’s Mardi Gras celebration. The Navy Week brought a variety of events, equipment, and Sailors to the city for a weeklong series of engagements with the public, key...

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