2011 Navy Week was a smashing success!
The highlight of this year’s event was the rare opportunity for the public to tour the USS Abraham Lincoln, the first aircraft carrier to dock at the Port of Los Angeles in over 20 years.
Here are some links to selected press coverage:
- Adm. Greenert Talks Navy Week Los Angeles 2011
- Navy Week Attracting Crowds, Hit with Businesses
- Free Tours of USS Abraham Lincoln to Resume Saturday
- Overflow Crowds Cause Early Closure of Navy Week Carrier Tours
- USS Abraham Lincoln Helps Los Angeles Community
- America Needs a Strong Navy, Now More Than Ever
- Rear Adm. Shoemaker Gives Media Interviews on Flight Deck of USS Abraham Lincoln
- NRD Los Angeles Helps Kids with Science and Math
- USS Abraham Lincoln Arrives in Los Angeles for Navy Week; First Look Photos of Ship
For complete information, see the official page on navyweek.org.
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I was an Electronics Technician onboard from 82-84 and 86-88. I had both good and bad times on the Midway, but it has tuernd out to be the only ship out of 7 that I served on that I care to remember. I checked onboard for the first time the day I tuernd 21, and left for the last time the day I tuernd 27. Saw it in Bremerton for a COC ceremony in ~95, it looked terrible, but I visited Midway as a museum in 2010 and I started to tear up almost immediately, it looked how I remembered it. Good job!