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Navy Week Program Sets Sail For Oregon: Willamette Valley Navy Week Sept 25-Oct 1 (Photo) - 06/07/23

(MILLINGTON, Tenn. NNS) – June 7, 2023. The U.S. Navy is preparing to bring a Navy Week to the Willamette Valley in Oregon from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1.

Willamette Valley Navy Week will bring between 50 and 75 Sailors from across the nation to volunteer throughout the community and discuss why the Navy matters to Oregon. This will be the first Navy Week hosted by the state of Oregon.

Willamette Valley Navy Week will feature in-person demonstrations, performances, and engagements throughout the week that will include:

  • Senior Navy Leaders – Flag officer and senior civilian Navy leaders with ties to Oregon and the surrounding area.
  • Namesake Sailors – Sailors serving on USS Oregon (SSN 793), a Virginia-class fast-attack submarine and USS Portland (LPD 27), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock.
  • Navy Band Northwest - Performances and masterclasses with Navy Musicians.
  • Naval History and Heritage Command – Educational presentations and lesson plans about the deep ties between Oregon 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 Wilmington 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.

"We are excited to bring the Navy Week program to Oregon," said NAVCO's director, Cmdr. Anthony Falvo. "Seapower and America's Navy are more important now than ever before. The U.S. Navy remains our nation's most powerful instrument of military influence and Navy Weeks allow us to showcase how the Navy serves America at sea, in the air, and ashore."

Since 2005, the Navy Week program has served as the Navy's flagship outreach effort to regions without a significant Navy presence, with over 250 Navy Weeks held in more than 80 different U.S. markets.

"We coordinate about 75 outreach events during a Navy Week through corporate, civic, government, education, media, veterans, and community service engagements," said NAVCO Navy Week program manager Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Chambers. "We are looking forward to another great year of engagements and bringing the Navy to every corner of the United States."

For information on Willamette Valley Navy Week, contact Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Chambers at (901) 232-4450 or kevin.l.chambers4.mil@us.navy.mil. 

Attached Media Files: Lt. Commander Kevin Chambers, NavyOutreachEmblem, Navy Week and Student Demonstrations, Navy Band at Navy Week,

Navy Week Program Sets Sail For Oregon: Willamette Valley Navy Week Sept 25-Oct 1 (Photo) - 06/07/23

(MILLINGTON, Tenn. NNS) – June 7, 2023. The U.S. Navy is preparing to bring a Navy Week to the Willamette Valley in Oregon from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1.

Willamette Valley Navy Week will bring between 50 and 75 Sailors from across the nation to volunteer throughout the community and discuss why the Navy matters to Oregon. This will be the first Navy Week hosted by the state of Oregon.

Willamette Valley Navy Week will feature in-person demonstrations, performances, and engagements throughout the week that will include:

  • Senior Navy Leaders – Flag officer and senior civilian Navy leaders with ties to Oregon and the surrounding area.
  • Namesake Sailors – Sailors serving on USS Oregon (SSN 793), a Virginia-class fast-attack submarine and USS Portland (LPD 27), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock.
  • Navy Band Northwest - Performances and masterclasses with Navy Musicians.
  • Naval History and Heritage Command – Educational presentations and lesson plans about the deep ties between Oregon 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 Wilmington 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.

"We are excited to bring the Navy Week program to Oregon," said NAVCO's director, Cmdr. Anthony Falvo. "Seapower and America's Navy are more important now than ever before. The U.S. Navy remains our nation's most powerful instrument of military influence and Navy Weeks allow us to showcase how the Navy serves America at sea, in the air, and ashore."

Since 2005, the Navy Week program has served as the Navy's flagship outreach effort to regions without a significant Navy presence, with over 250 Navy Weeks held in more than 80 different U.S. markets.

"We coordinate about 75 outreach events during a Navy Week through corporate, civic, government, education, media, veterans, and community service engagements," said NAVCO Navy Week program manager Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Chambers. "We are looking forward to another great year of engagements and bringing the Navy to every corner of the United States."

For information on Willamette Valley Navy Week, contact Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Chambers at (901) 232-4450 or kevin.l.chambers4.mil@us.navy.mil. 

Attached Media Files: Lt. Commander Kevin Chambers, NavyOutreachEmblem, Navy Week and Student Demonstrations, Navy Band at Navy Week,