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LA Fleet Week returns: council touts military-community partnerships, ship tours and port role
Summary
Councilmembers and military leaders promoted LA Fleet Week events, highlighted the port's economic role and described joint emergency-preparedness work between city and military partners.
City leaders and military officials gathered in the John Ferraro Council Chamber to mark Los Angeles Fleet Week and to outline a slate of public events, community partnerships and joint emergency‑preparedness activities.
Councilmember Tim McCosker, who represents the harbor area, described Fleet Week as a reminder of the role sea services play in global trade and local jobs and encouraged Angelenos to attend ship tours, demonstrations and performances across the port area this weekend. "When these ships are in out in the middle of the sea, they must be protected and our sea service does that," McCosker said, adding the San Pedro Bay complex handles a significant share of goods entering the country.
Rear Admiral Brad Rosen, commander of Navy Region Southwest, thanked the city for hosting Fleet Week and noted the celebration aligned with the Navy's anniversary year. Port and Fleet Week leaders announced ships scheduled to visit the Port of Los Angeles this weekend, including the dock landing ship Harpers Ferry, the guided‑missile destroyer Carl Levin, and the Coast Guard tall ship Eagle; other sea‑service vessels and bands were also listed. Jonathan Williams, president and CEO of the Pacific Battleship Center (USS Iowa), and Jean Siroca of the Port of Los Angeles described community events across the region including ship tours, band performances and neighborhood activations.
Jean Siroca and Carol Park, the city's emergency‑management general manager, emphasized that Fleet Week also hosted senior leadership seminars and exercises on disaster response, including interoperable communication strategies and tabletop exercises exploring cyber resilience and readiness for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
What residents were told: Fleet Week events include ship tours and demonstrations in San Pedro and neighborhood events across council districts; organizers invited residents to family‑friendly activities and to use port events to learn about maritime careers and emergency preparedness. For details, presenters directed residents to lafleetweek.com and the Port and city press pages.
