Ship visits, displays and family friendly events highlight Fleet Week San Diego's 20th anniversary
The San Diego Fleet Week Foundation is celebrating its 20th anniversary and is planning a full schedule of live events to honor and thank San Diego’s active duty and veteran community.
A 16-team double elimination softball tournament with military teams from the bases in the area as well as teams of first responders from the cities around San Diego Bay was held Oct. 12- 26 at Naval Base San Diego. After going through the main draw undefeated, the Camp Pendleton F2F Team has taken home the 2021 Fleet Week Softball Championship Award beating Naval Base Point Loma in the finals.

INNOVATION ZONE/STUDENT STEM DAYS
Nov. 4-5 • Broadway Pier • 8:30am • Registration required
Nov 5, 1-4pm & Nov 6, 10am-4pm • Open to public
Port Pavilion Building becomes home to the Fleet Week Innovation Zone. This space will showcase some of the latest high-tech equipment used in both military and civilian applications, and is an exciting attraction for all ages. Get an up front view of new and emerging technologies, many of them encouraging STEM education programs. Sponsored by the Judith Campbell Education and Community Foundation.

SHIP TOURS
Open to the public Nov. 5, 6, & 7 • Broadway Pier
Ship tour times: Fri. 1pm-4pm • Sat./Sun. 10am-4pm
The ships will host students on Thursday and Friday, and be open to the general public Friday afternoon. Tours of USS Fort Worth and USCG Benjamin Bottoms will be available on a first come, first served basis. Join us to celebrate the men and women of the military! Experience Marine static displays and other fun activities for the family. This is a free event. Visitors must be at least 5 years old to tour ships; strollers, glass, large bags and backpacks will not be permitted on board.

MILITARY FAMILY APPRECIATION DAY
Sun., Nov. 7, 10am-4pm • Broadway Pier, downtown San Diego
Presented by Lincoln Military Housing, bring the family for a day of games, activities, food and goodies for military families. There will be an afternoon concert at 3pm featuring Tim Hurley and his band and “Honey County” featuring Dani Rose and Sofie Lynn.

FLEET WEEK/SAN DIEGO MILITARY AFFAIRS COUNCIL BREAKFAST WITH SECNAV CARLOS DEL TORO
Mon., Nov. 8, 7:30-9am • Admiral Kidd Club, Point Loma
The SDMAC monthly breakfast, which normally takes place on the third Wednesday of every month will be held Mon., Nov. 8. with featured guest speaker Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro This event provides not only the opportunity to hear firsthand from the knowledgeable leadership, but also an opportunity to meet and network with 400+ military and civilian business leaders of the local community.

ENLISTED RECOGNITION LUNCHEON
Tuesday, Nov. 9 • 11:30am-1pm
Nautilus Pavilion, SeaWorld San Diego
This luncheon hosts over 300 military enlisted guests and honors those who have distinguished themselves by their community service and within their commands. Guests are seated with leaders of civic and business communities of San Diego, and are treated to gifts and raffle prizes.
The highlight of the event is the presentation of the USAA sponsored “Making a Difference Award” recognizeing an enlisted member of the active duty military services who has made extraordinary contribution to the San Diego military or civilian community during the preceding year.

VETERAN’S DAY BOAT PARADE & CELEBRATION
Thurs., Nov. 11 • Noon
Fleet Week Veterans Day Boat Parade in San Diego Bay honors the men and women of our military on Thurs., Nov. 11. See Navy skydivers, vintage aircraft fly overs, Coast Guard SAR demos, and more! Do you have a boat? Help celebrate our veterans and military by participating in our boat parade register today at www.fleetweeksandiego.org Free to enter! Trophies awarded! The parade can be watched from Shelter Island, Harbor Island, the Embarcadero, and Coronado.

“San Diego is definitely a military town,” said Bill Baugh a retired Army colonel and current 2021 president of the San Diego Fleet Week Foundation. “We’re proud of the work our military men and women perform, both in their service to our country and in our community, and we know that the people of San Diego join us in honoring and thanking these outstanding men and women.”
The mission of Fleet Week San Diego is to honor and celebrate the men and women of the military through public events that entertain and alliances that support and thank these heroes.
Fleet Week San Diego was created by community and business leaders who understood the great depth of public support for our Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen. This group sought to provide a means for San Diego to express its support in a way that would establish San Diego as a patriotic, pro-military city. They shared a vision to recognize the contributions made by the naval services to the many communities of the greater San Diego region.
In 1997, after extensive planning
and team building, Fleet Week San Diego was born. Nurtured by the Chamber of Commerce, the annual series of events grew quickly into a recognized feature of the region’s annual calendar. By 2001, Fleet Week San Diego had outgrown its home in the Chamber and was incorporated as The San Diego Fleet Week Foundation, a California Public Benefit Corporation and non-profit.
SDFW Foundation donates proceeds in excess of operating expenses from Fleet Week San Diego to charities that provide critical support to military families.

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