navy week

2021 Navy Week kicks off in the F-M Area

this year's celebration features in-person events with something for everyone.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The U.S. Navy is in town as they fill the Red River Valley with sailors from all over the country for a week long celebration of service. “For example in Fargo we are going to have from 40 sailors from Boston from Millington TN from the DC area. We come here and we communicate with the…

Navy Sailors Serve Breakfast and Lunch to People at the Salvation Army

The lunch was part of Navy Week

FARGO, N.D. — Ten members of the U.S. Navy served up smiles while helping feed people lunch at the Salvation Army. Sailors from the U.S.S. Constitution and U.S.S. North Dakota took part, giving people mac–and–cheese, salad, bread and pastries. As part of Navy Week, the sailors look to continue a tradition of taking part in at least one community service project,…

Navy Divers Visit Longfellow Elementary to Teach Students About the Opportunities of Serving

Kids got to watch a remote-control robot and try on diving masks

FARGO, N.D. — Navy Week continues in the metro as kids got to play with some gear used by Navy divers. Kids got to try on diving masks and had a front–row seat to see a remote–controlled robot rolling around the Longfellow Elementary gym. The kids, who are part of the Boys and Girls Club of the Red River Valley Youth…

U.S. Navy Works with College for Kids & Teens During Navy Week

The program offers a variety of STEM related labs such as Lego Robotics

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The U.S. Navy is working with kids and teens to grow an interest in STEM related fields in the metro. Sailors are working closely during Navy Week with the College for Kids & Teens at MSUM. Kids in this program have the opportunity to work with a variety of STEM related labs such as Lego Robotics. The USS…

Sailors Visit the Fargo-Moorhead Area for Navy Week

The Fargo–Moorhead area may not have a coastline but this week there are sailors!

FARGO, N.D.– The Fargo–Moorhead area may not have a coastline but this week there are sailors! The U.S. Navy is paying a week-long visit to Fargo–Moorhead. Metro Navy Week is a chance for the Navy to inform people about what they are all about. Rear Admiral Gene Price hopes people receive… “A better understanding of what we do,” Price said. “That…

Fargo Moorhead Navy Week Kicks Off July 23

The last Navy Week in the area was in 2015

FARGO, N.D. — The F–M area is gearing up for another “Navy Week” which will kick off on July 23. The last one was three years ago in 2015. This year, it’ll coincide with the Fargo Airsho. Navy Week organizers will be working with organizations across the community, like the Boys and Girls Club, YMCA, and Kiwanis Club. There will be…