Sailors from the nation’s newest submarine, the New Mexico, will be in Albuquerque as part of the 2008 Navy Week celebration Sept. 10-17. As part of the celebration, the UNM Naval ROTC hosts an open house Friday, Sept. 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the NROTC, 720 Yale Blvd NE. A flight simulator will be set up in the NROTC parking lot; and the Navy Band will perform at noon in front of the modern art sculpture next to the Student Union Building.
“It is an honor for my staff and me to participate in events scheduled for Albuquerque Navy Week 2008. The Navy Office for Community Outreach, Navy Recruiting Command and Navy Recruiting District Phoenix have scheduled a full week of special events in the Albuquerque area. We encourage all students interested in scholarship and career opportunities with the Navy or Marine Corps to stop by during our Open House,” said Commanding Officer and Professor of Naval Science Captain Ronald Kennedy.
Other 2008 Navy Week Albuquerque events include a visit from Lt. Andrew Baldwin, a participant in the “Bachelor.” He will speak to medical students and at hospitals throughout the region. Rear Admiral Mike Bachmann, commander, Naval Space and Warfare Systems Command, will also speak at civic organizations about the role of the Navy today.
Musicians from Navy Band Southwest in San Diego will perform throughout the week and at Expo New Mexico. The Navy's F/A-18 Flight Simulator will be available for free rides at the fair and at various other locations statewide.
Local sailors are teaming up with airmen from the Kirtland Air Force Base for a 9/11 Remembrance Walk and sailors from all over the region will join the Albuquerque Navy League to celebrate the Navy's 233rd birthday during the annual Navy Ball.
Sailors will visit local high schools and UNM to talk about their journeys around the world while serving in the Navy. They will also visit children in local hospitals to deliver official Navy ball caps as part of the “Caps for Kids” program.
This year, 20 cities have been selected to host a Navy Week. These cities include: Tampa, Sacramento, Nashville, Dearborn, Denver, Los Angeles, Oklahoma City, Roanoke, Boston, Duluth, Wilmington, Delaware, Spokane, Chicago, Buffalo, Cleveland, Albuquerque, Austin, Orlando and Columbia, South Carolina.
For more information on the Albuquerque Navy Week, please contact LT. Lynn Valverde (623) 910-4400 or by e-mail at lynnvalverde@msn.com.
Media Contact: Cartolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at September 8, 2008 04:22 PM