Marne Week is a fantastic display of our “Dogface” Soldiers displaying their readiness and fitness in some good old-fashioned competition. Individuals and teams go head-to-head with each other in more than 25 events ranging from combatives and tug-of-war to functional fitness and ultimate frisbee, and even family friendly events, such as spouse kickball. Though all of the competitions are...
Fleet Week is an annual, multi-day celebration of our nation’s Sea Services held on the LA Waterfront at the Port of Los Angeles over the Labor Day Weekend. Free to the public, the event features public ship tours, military displays and equipment demonstrations, live entertainment, a kids’ STEM Expo, aircraft flyovers, the 11th Annual Conquer the Bridge Labor Day morning 5.3-mile walk/run...
Members of the California Military Department activate in an emergency response role to assist local, state and federal first responders following a pair of strong earthquakes that struck near Ridgecrest, California, July 4-5, 2019. The earthquakes measured 6.4 and 7.1 in magnitude, respectively.
Beyond the Horizon is a U.S. Southern Command annual Joint Training Exercise designed to improve the operational readiness of U.S. Forces and to provide a tangible humanitarian benefit to the people of Guatemala.
Eager Lion 19 is a multilateral exercise hosted the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise and improve interoperability among partner nations, and considered the capstone of a broader U.S. military relationship with the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF). Jordan is one of U.S. Central Command’s (USCENTCOM) strongest and most reliable partners in the Levant sub-region.
Fleet Week San Diego is a week-long event that provides a means for the local and regional public to get exposure to the United States Sea Services; Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Throughout the week the services host public ship tours, showcase capabilities and engage in community relations projects around the San Diego area.
In 1997, after extensive planning and team building, Fleet...
The 39th Annual San Francisco Fleet Week - San Francisco's largest annual civic sponsored event. . It's a free event in the Fisherman's Wharf district that features the Blue Angles, a full air show over the SF Bay, and ship tours all weekend long drawing thousands of people into the city.
This year, Fleet Week is October 6 - 14, 2019. Most activities and the large air show are over the...
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel James Lanari
San Diego (NNS) – December 7, 1941, began just like any other Sunday morning in scenic Oahu, Hawaii. The sun lazily rose over the horizon, delivery boys tossed newspapers on doorsteps, and the aroma of breakfast wafted from the galley. “Chow” as sailors liked to call it, was served promptly at 7 a.m. aboard the...
