The USS Cole, the Navy destroyer that survived a terrorist attack that killed 17 sailors in Yemen in October 2000, docked at Port Everglades August 18-20, 2011 to give its crew three days of R&R. Highlights of USS Cole port call hosted by Broward Navy Days (BND) August 18-20, 2011 - Briny Pub reception attracted 200+ [...]
Board members Mary Anne Gray, Colleen Lockwood and our Navy Liaison Garry Murphy attend the Fort Lauderdale Naval Air Station Museum’s month luncheon at Fort Lauderdale Yacht Club.
Alan Starr began his Navy career at the age of 14, joining one of the first US Naval Sea Cadet Units in the country, in Boston. Alan joined the US Navy at the age of 17 and served for 28 years, retiring in 1993 as a Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician, and as the Command Senior [...]
Jean-Sebastien Gros is Co-founder and organizer of the Broward Navy Days’ Galley Wars – an annual culinary competition between brigades of naval chefs participating in Fleet Week Port Everglades. His leadership in recruiting new sponsors has greatly expanded community financial support for Broward Navy Day’s mission. He is active as both a community leader and [...]
Broward Navy Days welcomes Linda Cooke, Jean-Sebastien Gros, Colleen Lockwood, Alan Starr and Larry Van Dusseldorp to their Board of Directors. Jean-Sebastien Gros was elected to serve as Vice Chairman. Colleen Lockwood was elected to serve as Treasurer. We would also like to thank Linda Danoff, Paul Anderson and Don Bannister for their many years [...]
We are pleased to announce that Congressman Allen West has agreed to be the Honorary Chairman of Fleet Week 2012. Next Year there will be many Fleet Weeks around the country celebrating the War of 1812. It is a privilege and an honor to have such a distinguished military man as Congressman West as our [...]
See the pictures that Bobby R provided from PEV Fleet Week 2011.
Click on any of the links below to see members photographs from Fleet Week 2011: Tony and Joanne Diaz’s pictures from the Annapolis: https://picasaweb.google.com/Tony.and.Joanne/FleetWeek201102?feat=email ESGR Luncheon: http://www.mediafire.com/?8q66q9l35396n NOVA Reception: http://www.mediafire.com/?dag0lscrd4ec9
On behalf of Fleet Week 2011 Port Everglades, we’d like to thank the following chefs and restaurants for participating in this year’s Celebrity Chef Luncheons aboard the U.S. Navy ships visiting our community: Chef Joseph Esposito, Café Seville Chef Christopher Nealon, Aruba Beach Café Chef Udo Mueller, Coral Ridge Country Club Chef Tommy Fariello, Tommy’s [...]
On February 11, two Navy ships came into Port Everglades. The USS Truxtun, DDG 103 and USS Mitscher DDg 57. These are two of the nation’s finest Arleigh Burke Class gudied missile destroyers. Photos are from Bob Hein.
