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190305-N-MW694-0254 MOBILE, AL (March 5, 2019) Navy Band Southeast marches in the King Felix lll Mardi Gras Parade during the final day of Mobile Navy Week. The Navy Week program serves as the Navy's principal outreach effort in areas of the country without a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal/Released)
February
Our busy season kicked into high gear beginning in February when the Media Outreach Department visited the USS Hopper along with other ships docked at Pearl Harbor to interview sailors and tell their stories. The first Navy Week also took place in Mobile, Alabama.
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190227-N-MW694-0082 MOBILE, AL (Feb. 27, 2019) A student participates in a pull up competition during a Navy Day at Baker High School held in support of Mobile Navy Week. The Navy Week program serves as the Navy's principal outreach effort in areas of the country without a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal/Released)
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190227-N-FO865-0014 .MOBILE, AL (Feb 27, 2019) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Class Jonah Avillanoza from Mobile Unit 2 helps coach Zachary Fore of Baker High School don on EOD 9 bombsuit during Navy Recruiting Command's “Swarm” Mobile evolution. Recruiters from Navy Recruiting Command and Navy Talent Acquisition Group New Orleans, along with the Navy’s virtual reality asset, the Nimitz, compile a “Swarming Team,” which is a new recruiting strategy in support of the national policy to build a 355-ship Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandon Woods/Released).
March
The Event Planning Department finished their Navy Week in Mobile and executed two others in Charleston, South Carolina and Miami, Florida. This month, the Media Outreach Department visited King’s Bay, Georgia and San Diego where our teams interviewed sailors and shared their stories with local media throughout the nation. There was also an Executive Engagement Visit to Denver.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (March 16, 2019) Navy Diver 2nd Class Mitchell LaFave, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, interacts with aquarium visitors while diving in a tank at the South Carolina Aquarium during Charleston Navy Week, March 16. The Navy Week program serves as the Navy's principal outreach effort in areas of the country without a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jordan R. Bair/Released)
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MIAMI, FL (March 26, 2019) Members of the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, the "Leap Frogs," congratulate each other after a demonstration jump for Miami Navy Week at the Miami Seaquarium. Miami Navy Week, March 25-31, is a series of events in the Miami area connecting Americans with their Navy. It is one of 14 Navy Weeks organized by the Navy Office of Community Outreach in 2019, and the first time Miami has hosted a Navy Week. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maria G. Llanos/Released)
April
In April, the Media Outreach Department was able to share the stories of hundreds more sailors from ships in Bahrain and Norfolk. Executive Outreach hosted an EEV in Illinois and there were two Navy Weeks in North Carolina and Puerto Rico.
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190406-N-EV253-0761 WILMINGTON, N.C. (April 6, 2019) Coastal Carolina veterans and Sailors assigned to Virginia-class submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) wave to parade goers during at the Azalea Festival Parade during Wilmington Navy Week. The Navy Week program serves as the Navy's principal outreach effort in areas of the country without a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sara Eshleman/Released)
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (April 9, 2019) Lt. Tim Loret and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) 3rd Class Dan Livesay, assigned to Mobile Unit Twelve demonstrate an EOD bomb suit to one of the children at Boys and Girls Club during Navy Week Puerto Rico. Navy Weeks focus a variety of outreach assets, equipment and personnel on a single city for a week-long series of engagements with key influencers and organizations representing all sectors of the market. During a Navy Week, 75-100 outreach events are coordinated with corporate, civic, government, education, media, veterans, community service and diversity organizations in the city. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maria G. Llanos/Released)
May
In May, the Executive Outreach Department completed four EEVs. Navy Band Southwest also performed at a cathedral in Oklahoma, the Event Planning Department hosted one Navy Week and Media Outreach traveled to Japan where they interviewed more than 300 sailors forward deployed to the Western Pacific.
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190527-N-YM720-2232 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (May 27, 2019) Navy Band Southwest holds a Memorial Day concert at Saint Joseph's Old Cathedral as part of Navy Week 2019. Navy Weeks are designed to raise awareness about the Navy in areas that do not have a large naval presence. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Allen Michael McNair)
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| OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (May 2019) From right to left: MMNCM(SS) Jason Hays, ETN2(SS) Wyatt Current, and MMN2(SS) Ian Hopkins chat with the Daily Oklahoman's Don Mecoy about Navy Week. |
June
In June, the Media Outreach Department continued to share sailors' stories with local media following visits to Germany, Oklahoma and Virginia. This month included two EEV'S, and two Navy Weeks in Tennessee and Iowa.
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| PHILADELPHIA, PA (June, 2019) Rear Adm. Paul Pearigen, NMW commander and chief of the U.S. Navy Medical Corps, visits Children's Hospital of Philadelphia during a Navy Outreach EEV. |
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190627-N-DA737-0135 DAVENPORT, IA (Jun 27, 2019) Cmdr. Chavius Lewis, commanding officer of the littoral combat ship Sioux City (LCS 11), blue crew, throws the ceremonial first pitch before the start of a River Bandits Minor League baseball game during Quad Cities Navy Week. Navy Weeks are a series of outreach events coordinated by the Navy Office of Community Outreach designed to give Americans an opportunity to learn about the Navy, its people and its importance to national security and prosperity. Since 2005, the Navy Week program has served as the Navy's flagship outreach effort into areas of the country without a significant Navy presence, providing the public a firsthand look at the Navy the nation needs. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang/Released)
July
July was another successful month for the NAVCO team. The Blue Angels headlined an air show in Grand Junction, Colorado, two Navy Weeks were completed, and the Media Outreach Department visited three cities to interview sailors. Navy Band Southwest also performed at a Rockies baseball game.
JACKSONVILLE, FL (July, 2019) MC1 Amanda Moreno interviews a sailor during an MPV at Navy Facilities Engineering Command Southeast
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GRAND JUNCTION, CO (July, 2019) U.S. Navy Blue Angels headlined the Grand Junction Air Show to close out Western Slope Navy Week (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Holly Herline)
August
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The Media Outreach Department traveled to Gulfport, Mississippi and San Diego and the Event Planning Department held a Navy Week in Boise, Idaho. During this month, Navy Band Northwest performed at the Western Idaho Fair.
BOISE, ID (August, 2019) The US Navy Northwest Band performs at the Western Idaho Fair
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BOISE, ID (August, 2019) The U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard performs at the Western Idaho Fair
September
September was an exciting month for the Media Outreach Department as we tested new video interviews featuring sailors stationed in the Pacific Northwest. Five EEV'S, two Navy Weeks, and a Blue Angles flyover through the Saint Louis Arch occurred this month.
ST. LOUIS, MO (September, 2019) The Blue Angels fly through the St. Louis Arch for an air show in Missouri (Photo by Dave Carter)
WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (Sept. 2019) Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Brown, with the Navy Office of Community Outreach's Media Department, interviews a pilot during our first video media production visit.
October
The Event Planning Department finished the year with a Navy Week in Charleston, West Virginia. There were also EEV's to Buffalo, New York and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
CHARLESTON, WV (Oct. 9, 2019) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Phillip J. Bains, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2,lets a student from Belle Elementary School try on a diving helmet during Charleston Navy Week, Oct. 9, 2019. The Navy Week program serves as the Navy's principle outreach effort in areas of the country without a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brenton Poyser/Released)
CHARLESTON, WV (Oct. 12, 2019) Lt. Brandon Zachry, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) 2, performs the coin toss prior to the University of Charleston vs. Notre Dame College (Ohio) football game during Charleston Navy Week, Oct. 12. The Navy Week program serves as the Navy's principle outreach effort in areas of the country without a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brenton Poyser/Released)
November
The Media Outreach Department conducted a remote MPV this month highlighting the service of our Navy reservists and the Executive Outreach Department hosted an EEV in Texas.
SHERMAN, TX (Nov, 2019) Captain Jason Rimmer, commanding officer of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), and native of Sherman, Texas, speaks to members of the Grayson Rotary Club about the status of the Navy and his career.
PARAMUS, NJ (November, 2019) ABE1 Chaonan Tao explains to students at Ben Porat Yosef Elementary School how Sailors aboard aircraft carriers prepare planes for their mission, how catapults operate and how the flight deck crew prepare to launch and recover aircraft.
December
It was a dynamic year for the Navy Office of Community Outreach, and we're looking forward to many more great experiences is 2020!
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (December, 2019) Employees from the Navy Office of Community Outreach took a holiday picture after enjoying a potluck. The Navy Office of Community Outreach strives to connect Americans with their Navy through outreach programs such as Navy Weeks, Executive Engagement Visits and the American Connections Media Outreach Program. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Randy Ott).
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