By Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community Outreach
MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Cleveland Navy Week, Sept. 4-10, will bring between 50 and 75 sailors from across the nation to volunteer throughout the community and discuss why the Navy matters to Cleveland. For some of these sailors, their participation in this Navy Week has special meaning because they have hometown ties to Cleveland.
Sailors with hometown ties include:
Sean Gantose: https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2023/08/cleveland-native-returns-home-for-navy_46.html
Clark Lappert: https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2023/08/cleveland-native-returns-home-for-navy_2.html
Michael McGlynn: https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2023/08/cleveland-native-returns-home-for-navy.html
Jasmyn Phinizy: https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2023/08/cleveland-native-returns-home-for-navy_31.html
In addition to hometown sailors, Cleveland Navy Week will feature in-person demonstrations, performances, and engagements throughout the week including:
Namesake sailors - Sailors serving aboard PCU Cleveland (LCS 31), a future Freedom-class littoral combat ship, and USS Ohio (SSGN 726), a guided missile submarine.
U.S. Fleet Forces Band - Performances and masterclasses with Navy Musicians.
Naval History and Heritage Command - Educational presentations and lesson plans about the deep ties between Ohio and the Navy.
USS Constitution - Demonstrations about the oldest commissioned ship in the Navy.
U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command - Educational presentation on the importance of atmospheric and oceanographic science and the overall value of STEM education to the Navy.
Navy Weeks are the service’s signature outreach program, designed to allow the citizens of Cleveland to learn about the Navy, its people, and its importance to national security and prosperity. The Navy Office of Community Outreach (NAVCO) coordinates Navy Weeks.
For more information on Cleveland Navy Week, contact Lt. Caroline Ready at (901) 874-5805 or caroline.e.ready.mil@us.navy.mil