For the First Time Since 2011, A Navy Aircraft
Carrier will Arrive at the Port of Los Angeles for Public Tours
During the Largest Memorial Day Weekend Event in Los Angeles
LA Fleet Week, Los Angeles' annual, multi-day celebration of our
nation's Sea Services, today announced a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier
will participate in LA Fleet Week 2024, marking 13 years since the
last time an aircraft carrier visited Los Angeles and was available
for public tours. LA Fleet Week, the largest Memorial Day weekend
event in Los Angeles, will host events and activities throughout
the Los Angeles area from May 22-27, 2024, culminating with the LA
Fleet Week Expo and ship tours on the L.A. Waterfront at the Port
of Los Angeles in San Pedro open to the public from May 24-27,
2024.
LA Fleet Week will also bring thousands of Navy sailors,
Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and soldiers to experience Los Angeles as
they participate in a variety of community events, and the Navy and
Marine Corps bands play at venues throughout the area. The event
will culminate on Memorial Day, May 27, with a solemn ceremony to
honor those who lost their lives in the defense of our country. The
Memorial Day Observance will be held on the LA Fleet Week Expo main
stage in the event footprint adjacent to Battleship IOWA at 250 S.
Harbor Blvd., San Pedro.
Free Public Tours of Active Duty Ships
Free tours of the aircraft carrier will be open to the public
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily from Friday, May 24, through Sunday,
May 26, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Memorial Day, May 27. The
aircraft carrier will be berthed in San Pedro's Outer Harbor and
the only way to go aboard will be to catch a shuttle bus from the
main LA Fleet Week EXPO footprint. A Coast Guard cutter will also
be available for tours in the Downtown Harbor adjacent to the Los
Angeles Maritime Museum.
Reservations for ship tours are not required and are available
on a first-come, first-served basis. All adults must present a
valid government-issued I.D. (state I.D. card, drivers license or
passport) to take Navy ship tours. Non-US citizens must show valid
passports and will be subject to a brief additional screening
before boarding the vessels. Photocopies of I.D.s will not be
accepted. Additional information regarding ship tours, including
tour requirements and restrictions, is available on the LA Fleet
Week website and should be reviewed before attending.
LA Fleet Week Expo Features Displays, Activities, and Events
for the Entire Family
Located in the footprint next to the historic Battleship USS
IOWA Museum, the LA Fleet Week Expo will be open to the general
public 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily from Friday, May 24, to Monday, May
27. Free to the public, the Expo will provide a variety of
activities and exhibits that highlight and celebrate the nation's
military services and the people who serve. Events will include:
military displays and equipment demonstrations, live entertainment,
aircraft flyovers, the annual Galley Wars culinary cook-off
competition between culinary specialists from the five military
service branches, and dodgeball and Military Has Talent
competitions. Dining options will be provided by Vicky's Doghouse
Café aboard Battleship IOWA and a variety of popular food
trucks.
Military Members to Engage with the Public and Give Back to
LA-area Communities
LA Fleet Week Neighborhood Activations will introduce visiting
servicemembers to the public and organizations in various Los
Angeles and Orange Counties cities through public engagements,
community relations projects, and outreach activities. Navy and
Marine Corps bands will perform at various venues in the
Neighborhood Activation cities of Los Angeles, Fullerton, and
Venice. Servicemembers will thank local communities for their
support through several community relations projects including
volunteering at a build site for Habitat for Humanity, a beach
clean-up in Venice, and facility improvement project for the Boys
and Girls Club Teen Center. As LA Fleet Week comes to a close on
Memorial Day, 500 sailors will gather and walk across the iconic
Sixth Street Bridge in Downtown Los Angeles as a Memorial Day
salute.
Visit the LA Fleet Week website for the schedule of events and
frequently asked questions.
About LA Fleet Week
LA Fleet Week (LAFW) is possible because of support from our
generous sponsors: the Port of Los Angeles, National Museum of the
Surface Navy at the Battleship IOWA, USO, City of Los Angeles,
Outfront Media, FOX Entertainment (Galley Wars presenting sponsor),
FOX Sports (Dodgeball presenting sponsor), Princess Cruises,
American Legion Post 283, Dave & Buster's, Budweiser, Marathon
Petroleum, R&S Kayne Foundation, UPS, Councilmember Tim McOsker
- LA District 15, Navy Federal Credit Union, Chevrolet, Collier
Walsh Nakazawa, Western Governors University, LA County Supervisor
Janice Hahn, Proud Source (official water of LAFW), Crowne Plaza
(official hotel of LAFW), West Harbor, U.S. Veterans Magazine, KLOS
-F.M., Harbor Community Health Centers, Los Angeles Fire Department
Historical Society, NIO Cocktails, Los Angeles Department of Water
and Power, ILWU Local 13, ILWU Credit Union, and Boeing.
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For Navy-related inquiries:
Brian O'Rourke Fleet Week Core Planner Navy Region Southwest
619-985-3725 Brian.k.orourke.civ@us.navy.mil
For inquiries related to LA Fleet Week activities:
Ken Hagihara, APR, Fellow PRSA Media Relations Representative
Pacific Battleship Center 949-796-3112
khagihara@lafleetweek.org