All Hands on Deck: Our Coverage of Navy Week in St. Louis

Attention everyone! Navy Week is coming to St. Louis, Missouri from May 8-14, 2023, and we’ve got you covered! Our team will be blogging to bring you all the latest news and highlights of the week-long event.

During Navy Week, 75 Sailors from across the fleet will be participating in various education and community outreach events throughout the city. There will be opportunities to meet Namesake Sailors from USS Harry S. Truman, USS St. Louis, and USS Constitution, enjoy musical performances by Navy Band Great Lakes, witness exciting demonstrations by various Navy organizations, and even participate in volunteer activities with local organizations.

Our coverage will include interviews with Navy personnel and local leaders, photos and videos of the events, and live updates here on StrongerNavy.org. Stay tuned for more information on Navy Week in St. Louis, and join us in celebrating and honoring the men and women who serve in America’s Navy

The Navy’s senior executive for the week is Rear Admiral Ingrid Rader, Reserve Deputy Director for Maritime Information Warfare, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Rader is participating in community engagements, meeting with students and speaking with local businesses, civic, education, and government leaders.

“I am excited to represent the Navy and engage with the city of St. Louis and surrounding areas,” said Rader. “Being able to share the Navy’s story and interact with the citizens is both an honor and privilege.”

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 why the Navy matters to cities like St. Louis.

“We are excited to bring the Navy Week program to St. Louis,” 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.”

Throughout the week, Sailors will participate in various community events, including volunteering with organizations such as the Veterans Community Project, Girl Scouts, St. Louis Food Pantry, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, and the Black Girls Do STEM. Additionally, Rear Admiral Ingrid Rader, Reserve Deputy Director for Maritime Information Warfare, U.S. Pacific Fleet, will serve as the Navy’s senior executive for the week, participating in community engagements, meeting with students, and speaking with local businesses, civic, education, and government leaders.

The Navy Week program has served as the Navy’s flagship outreach effort into areas of the country without a significant Navy presence since 2005. Navy Weeks allow the Navy to showcase how it serves America at sea, in the air, and ashore, and each year the program reaches more than 140 million people, about half the U.S. population.

The calendar of events for St. Louis Navy Week includes various volunteering opportunities, meetings with local leaders and students, performances by Navy Band Great Lakes, and more. The Navy Week concludes with an air show performance by the Blue Angels, which is sure to be a highlight of the week.