Wednesday, July 12, 2023

U.S. Navy Sailors from Wisconsin return home for Milwaukee Navy Week

By Alvin Plexico, Navy Office of Community Outreach

MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Milwaukee Navy Week will bring sailors from across the nation to volunteer throughout the community and share how they provide the Navy the nation needs. For some of these sailors, their participation in this Navy Week has special meaning because they have hometown ties to Wisconsin.

Sailors with hometown ties include:
Augustin Juarez: https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2023/07/milwaukee-native-returns-home-for-navy_13.html

Allen Keller: https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2023/07/wonewoc-native-returns-to-wisconsin-for.html

Austin Klug https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2023/07/milwaukee-native-returns-home-for-navy.html

Faith Nelson https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2023/07/milwaukee-native-returns-home-for-navy_36.html

Brian Wierzbicki https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2023/07/wisconsin-native-returns-home-for-navy.html

Dietrick Wortham https://navyoutreach.blogspot.com/2023/07/milwaukee-native-returns-home-for-navy_12.html

In addition to hometown sailors, Milwaukee Navy Week will feature in-person demonstrations, performances, and engagements throughout the week including:

Namesake sailors – Sailors serving aboard USS Milwaukee (LCS 5), a Freedom-class littoral combat ship.

Navy Band Great Lakes – Performances and masterclasses with Navy Musicians.

Naval History and Heritage Command – Educational presentations and lesson plans about the deep ties between Wisconsin and the Navy.

USS Constitution – Demonstrations about the oldest commissioned ship in the Navy.

Navy Expeditionary Combat Command – Educational STEM presentations and fitness demonstrations by technicians, medics, and divers.

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 Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee Navy Week, contact Melissa Heintz at (703) 203-4352 or melissa.l.heintz.civ@us.navy.mil.