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Navy accepts Houston invitation; Fleet Week scheduled for November, officials say
Summary
A Navy official told Mayor John Whitmire that the Navy formally accepted Houston's invitation to host Fleet Week in November; the call discussed coordination and scale, including an estimated thousand sailors and Marines visiting the city.
A Navy official told Mayor John Whitmire that the Navy will bring Fleet Week to Houston in November, formally accepting the city's invitation.
In a recorded exchange aired on CityPULSE, Admiral Darryl Caudill told the mayor the Navy “formally accept[s] that invitation” and that Fleet Week would include about a thousand sailors and Marines visiting Houston. The Admiral said Navy and Marine Corps events would be coordinated with local hosts and include hundreds of public activities.
Mayor Whitmire welcomed the event and said Houston has a large port and supports military visitors. In the segment, city and Navy organizers discussed coordinating city assistance for sailors while they are in port and noted the timing overlaps with the Navy and Marine Corps sesquicentennial celebration referenced in the recording.
The broadcast described this as the first time Fleet Week would be held in Texas and in Houston, per the Navy speaker. CityPULSE did not provide a formal event schedule, permit information, or logistics details beyond the officials’ intentions to coordinate multiple events.
