Navy Week Returns to Omaha for First Time in Over a Decade

By Lt. Winslow Blow, U.S. Navy
Navy Office of Community Outreach

MILLINGTON, Tenn. — For the first time since 2014, the Navy will bring more than 50 Sailors to Omaha from June 15-21 to engage in a week-long series of performances, educational events and service projects in celebration of the Navy and Nation’s 250th anniversary. This will be the fifth historic Navy Week in Omaha.

Sailors from the namesake ships USS Omaha (LCS 12) and USS Nebraska (SSBN-739) will participate in engagements throughout the Navy Week. There will also be public performances by Navy Band Northwest and the Navy Ceremonial Guard drill team.

“As the Nation celebrates Freedom 250 throughout 2026, this year our Navy Week outreach program will embark on a celebratory "Road Trip to 250." Navy Weeks will serve as symbolic link to communities across America to their Navy, highlighting the shared history and the enduring commitment to defending freedom and supporting our nation’s independence,” said Cmdr. Julie Holland, Navy Office of Community Outreach director.

The Navy will bring two senior executives to Omaha Navy Week. Rear Adm. Robert Nowakowski, Deputy Commander, Naval Education and Training Command - Force Development, conducted an executive engagement visit to Omaha and Lincoln in 2025 and will make his return for Navy Week. Rear Adm. Kimberly Sandberg Reserve Deputy Director, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Creighton University and will lead a cohort from the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.

Other participating Navy units will include hometown Sailors from Nebraska, USS Constitution, Naval History and Heritage Command, Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Judge Advocate General Corps, Navy Esports and Navy Recruiting Command.

Navy Weeks bring the Navy to regions without a major naval presence, fostering connections and showcasing how the Navy’s mission ensures the security, prosperity and freedom of our nation. The Navy Week program has visited over 100 U.S. markets since the program’s inception in 2005.

For more details on Omaha Navy Week, visit https://outreach.navy.mil/navy-weeks/ or contact Lt. Winslow Blow at winslow.m.blow.mil@us.navy.mil. Follow Navy Outreach on social media @NavyOutreach on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn and connect using #NavyWeek. Press Kit