CALENDAR FOR AMERICA 2007:
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AMPN/REF A ANNOUNCES BLUE ANGELS PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE FOR 2007.//
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RMKS/1. IN 2005, THE CHIEF OF INFORMATION (CHINFO) BEGAN A
COMPREHENSIVE INITIATIVE TO EFFECTIVELY ALIGN NATIONAL NAVY IMAGE,
AWARENESS, AND BRANDING EFFORTS BY COORDINATING EXISTING NAVY OUTREACH
ASSETS WHICH PREVIOUSLY OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY.
2. A KEY TACTIC IN THIS EFFORT IS THE EXECUTION OF DOZENS OF NAVY WEEKS
ACROSS AMERICA EACH YEAR, WHICH COLLECTIVELY MAKE UP THE NAVYS
"CALENDAR FOR AMERICA." DURING A TYPICAL NAVY WEEK, THE NAVY
ESTABLISHES A CONCENTRATED PRESENCE IN A U.S. CITY, CAPITALIZING ON AN
EXISITING MAJOR COMMUNITY EVENT SUCH AS AN AIR SHOW, STATE FAIR, OR
LARGE-SCALE FESTIVAL. MULTIPLE NAVY OUTREACH ASSETS ARE SCHEDULED FOR
THE NAVY WEEK, TO INCLUDE THE BLUE ANGELS, LEAP FROGS, SHIP VISITS
WHERE POSSIBLE, NAVY BANDS, NAMESAKE SHIP CREWS, FLAG OFFICER SPEAKERS,
SEAL AND EOD DISPLAYS, OSD'S AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU GRASSROOTS
ORGANIZATIONS AND PREMIERE RECRUITING ASSETS SUCH AS THE
F/A-18 FLIGHT SIMULATOR, NAVY NASCAR SHOW CAR, AND NEW ACCELERATE YOUR
LIFE EXPERIENCE. ON AVERAGE, A NAVY WEEK GARNERS MORE THAN A QUARTER
MILLION LIVE IMPRESSIONS AND MORE THAN 4.4 MILLION IMPRESSIONS VIA
REGIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS. 42 NAVY WEEKS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED TO DATE.
3. IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH CFFC, CNRC, CNATRA AND SPECWARCOM, THE
2007 CALENDAR FOR AMERICA HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AS FOLLOWS (READ IN
THREE COLUMNS):
CITY EVENT DATE
TAMPA, FL GASPARILLA PIRATE FESTIVAL JAN 20 - 27
GALVESTON, TX GALVESTON MARDI GRAS FEB 14 - 20
ATLANTA, GA GOLDEN CORRAL 500 MAR 12 - 18
PHOENIX/TUCSON, AZ MLB TRAINING/PHOENIX AIR SHOW MAR 15 - 28
LOUISVILLE, KY THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE APR 16 - 22
OMAHA, NE OFFUTT AIR BASE AFB AIR SHOW APR 30 - MAY 6
DENVER, CO CINCO DE MAYO APR 30 - MAY 6
PHILADELPHIA, PA STOTESBURY REGATTA MAY 13 - 19
CHARLOTTE, NC SPEED STREET MAY 16 - 26
LITTLE ROCK, AR RIVERFEST MAY 21 - 27
CHICAGOLAND, IL ROCKFORD, IL AIR SHOW MAY 30 - JUN 10
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK STAR SPANGLED SALUTE AIR SHOW JUN 04 - 10
CHATTANOOGA, TN RIVERBEND JUN 09 - 17
NEW ENGLAND NEW ENGLAND NAVY WEEK JUN 20 - JUL 4
DETROIT, MI GOLD CUP HYDROPLANE RACES JUN 27 - JUL 15
PITTSBURGH, PA THREE RIVERS REGATTA JUL 01 - 07
INDIANAPOLIS, IN INDIANAPOLIS AIRSHOW AUG 20 - 26
CINCINNATI, OH RIVERFEST AUG 27 - SEP 03
ST. LOUIS, MO ST. LOUIS AIR SHOW AUG 29 - SEP 07
SALT LAKE CITY, UT UTAH STATE FAIR SEP 06 - 16
MILLINGTON, TN MID-SOUTH AIR SHOW SEP 17 - 23
DALLAS, TX TEXAS STATE FAIR OCT 01 - 07
TWIN CITIES TWIN CITIES MARATHON OCT 07 - 14
RALEIGH, NC NC STATE FAIR OCT 14 - 21
SAN ANTONIO, TX CELEBRATE MILITARY WEEK NOV 04 - 10
4. IN COORDINATION WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS, MODIFICATIONS TO THE CALENDAR
FOR AMERICA WILL BE MADE AS CIRCUMSTANCES DICTATE. FOR MORE INFORMATION
ON THE CALENDAR FOR AMERICA OR TO FIND OUT HOW TO PARTICIPATE, CONTACT
THE NAVY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH AT 901-874-5800 (DSN 882-5800) OR
VISIT WWW.NAVY.MIL/NAVCO.
5. RELEASED BY VADM M. P. FITZGERALD, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.// BT
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