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The Navy arrives today in the Port of Los Angeles, kicking off a weeklong series of ship tours and other events designed to showcase the nation's sailors. This is the first time Navy Week - a program launched nationwide five years ago - is coming to the area. "Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they've made in their Navy and to increase awareness of the Navy in cities that don't have active duty naval bases," said Cmdr. Christopher Scholl. The Navy has a presence in San Diego and Ventura, but not in the Los Angeles area, he...

CINCINNATI (NNS) -- The Cincinnati Reds honored the service of past, present and future Sailors before the start of their major league baseball game against the New York Mets, ending Cincinnati’s first-ever Navy Week in grand fashion Sept. 3. The pre-game festivities included a crowd-pleasing performance by Navy Band Great Lakes rock band “Horizon,” a parachute demonstration by the Navy Leap Frogs, an on-field enlistment of Delayed Entry Program Recruits (DEPers), the 25th reunion of the Reds-sponsored Navy Boot Camp Hall of Fame Company 233, an on-field presentation of a Bronze Star Medal, and finally the ceremonial first pitch thrown...