![]() Divers from Virginia Beach-based Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 will hop into a tank at the South Carolina Aquarium. The Norfolk-based Fleet Forces band will hold a series of concerts. While the Navy draws from throughout the fleet for participants, many of this upcoming week’s star attractions are based in Virginia. That footprint will be enhanced this year during Navy Weeks in Charleston and Wilmington, N.C. Both Carolinas are home to a large Air Force, Army and Marine Corps presence, but each has only a small Navy footprint. And so it’s particularly challenging and it’s particularly important for us to have these programs to connect with the community.”Įven on the coasts, the Navy competes with other military services for attention. “The country doesn’t see us like they do the Army and the Air Force. And so those natural connections that communities used to have, you know, with the military, with the Navy, those are going away,” said Rob Newell, assistant chief of information for the Office of Navy Community Outreach. “Back in 1995, 40 percent of all youth in our country had a parent who served. ![]() ![]() E-Pilot Evening Edition Home Page Close Menu
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