Navy Week will set sail for Wichita Falls, Texas, for the first time since the inception of the program in 2005, with a variety of outreach events scheduled Sept. 15-21.

This year’s Wichita Falls Navy Week holds special significance as it coincides with the U.S. Navy’s 250th birthday — a historic milestone celebrating a quarter-millennium of maritime excellence, national security, and global leadership.

Wichita Falls Navy Week is the 12th of 15 Navy Weeks in 2025, which bring a variety of assets, equipment, and personnel to a single city for a week-long series of engagements designed to bring America's Navy closer to the people it protects. Each year, the program reaches more than 140 million people -- about half the U.S. population.

During Wichita Falls Navy Week, more than 60 Sailors, including those with direct ties to Wichita Falls, will engage in education and community outreach events throughout the city.

Wichita Falls Navy Week events include:

• U.S. Navy Band Northwest and U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard performances throughout the week.
• Sept. 16 (7 p.m.) – Ceremonial Guard Performance and Static Displays during the Wichita Falls Parks and Recreation evening concert at Bud Daniel Park
• Sept. 17 (5:30 p.m.) – Texas-Oklahoma Fair Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
• Sept. 18 (11 a.m.) – Museum of North Texas History – Navy 250 Presentation
• Sept. 19 & 20 – The 94^th Annual Clay County Pioneer Reunion  
• Sept. 20 – Midwestern State University pre-game and halftime performances

Sailors will also volunteer with organizations such as Boys & Girls Club; YMCA; Wichita Falls Area Food Bank, Wichita Falls Animal Services; Scouting America; Habitat for Humanity of Wichita Falls; Museum of North Texas History; Wichita County 4-H; Wichita Falls Founders Lions Club; City of Wichita Falls organizations to include the public library and parks and recreation; and Wichita Falls area learning and educational institutions.  

Wichita Falls Navy Week Senior Executive, Rear Admiral Alexis T. Walker, Commander, Carrier Strike Group TEN., will participate in community engagements and meet with local businesses, civic, education, and government leaders.

Other Navy Week Sailors include:

• Crew members from namesake ships USS Kingsville (LCS 36), USS Oklahoma (SSN 802) and USS Fort Worth (LCS 3).
• Naval Talent Acquisition Group Red River
• Navy Reserve Talent Acquisition Group Red River
• The Strike Group virtual reality simulator
• U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard
• Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering
• U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine
• Naval History and Heritage Command
• Navy Band Southwest
• U.S. Fleet Weather Center, Norfolk
• Hometown Sailors from Wichita Falls and the surrounding region.

Media organizations wishing to cover Wichita Falls Navy Week events, to include interviewing hometown heroes and the senior Navy executive, should contact John Hankemeier at (541) 844-9789 or john.t.hankemeier.civ@us.navy.mil

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