Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan will be on the pier at Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday to attend a 250th anniversary celebration for the service.
A White House official told The Washington Post on Tuesday that President Trump would be in Norfolk on Friday — the original date of the anniversary event — before it was moved to Sunday due to concerns about high winds on the pier.
The event, “Titans of the Sea: A Salute to the Fleet,” will feature thousands of sailors in their whites. Veterans and their families are also invited to the event, which a Navy spokesperson described as “massive.”
Later in the week, the Norfolk-based USS Arlington will travel up the Delaware River on Oct. 9 for another Navy 250 celebration in Philadelphia.
The celebration also will feature tours of the docked ships, film screenings, fireworks displays and concerts. A parade of 7,000 participants will take place Oct. 13 in downtown Philadelphia.
In June, the Army celebrated its 250th anniversary with a parade in Washington, D.C. That event included armored tanks, 6,700 uniformed service members and came with a $30 million price tag.
Emma Rose Brown, 757-805-2256, emma.brown@virginiamedia.com