Texas Navy Association

05/07/2026

FLEET WEEK SUNRISE SALUTE SHIRTS

Available for Re-Order:

This attractive collector’s item sold out during the Sunrise Salute at Seawolf Park. If you were unable to purchase one, please take advantage of this one-time preorder opportunity. Orders must be submitted by noon Saturday, May 9.

Particulars: White shirt, brand Gildan, front left chest is the TNA logo badge, back of shirt is the Sunrise Salute Parade of Ships logo.

Cost: $30 each including tax. Please add $9.95 for shipping for each overall order.

https://texasnavy.com/event-6679623?CalendarViewType=0&SelectedDate=5%2F6%2F2026

04/21/2026

04/20/2026

A big BRAVO ZULU goes out to Texas Navy Adm. Linda Elting, Squadron Commander of the Sam Houston Squadron, for the wonderful Fleet Week Houston Dinner she and her colleagues at Lakewood Yacht Club organized on Sunday evening. As Fleet Week Houston moves into its final days, it's clear the event has been a tremendous success for Houston, Galveston, and their surrounding communities.

Here, Texas Navy Association President Kat Howell (center) presents resolutions honoring Fleet Week Houston to flag- and Commanding officers (l. to r.): Commander Arthur Bond, USN, USS MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (LCS-21); Brigadier General David C. Hyman, USMC, Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Western Recruiting Region; Commander Lee Shewmake, USN, USS ST. LOUIS (LCS-19); and Rear Admiral Kimberly Walz, USN, Reserve Director Maritime Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command.

Photo by Texas Navy Adm. Neil Chatelain.

04/19/2026

More coverage of the Sunrise Salute:

By Ruth Ann Ruiz The Post Newspaper Features Editor Crowds began gathering before sunrise all along the ship channel in Galveston. Reports on social media showed spectators lining the channel wherever they could find a view of the Navy and Coast Guard ships parading in for Texas’s first-ever Fle....

04/18/2026

Texas Navy Association President Kat Howell; Captain Rosie Goscinski, USN, Commander of USS KEARSARGE; Captain Nicole Rodriguez, USCG, Commander of Sector Galveston-Houston; and Texas Navy Association Special Events Chair Tammy Lobaugh, Admiral’s Reception aboard USS KEARSARGE, 17 April 2026.

04/15/2026

“More than 1,500 people filled the park for the Texas Navy Association’s Fleet Week Sunrise Salute to watch the ships sail by on their way to Houston for the inaugural Fleet Week Texas.”

Sailors and Marines aboard two U.S. Navy vessels received a Texas-sized welcome Wednesday from the crowd at Seawolf Park in Galveston.

04/15/2026

Sailors and Marines aboard two U.S. Navy vessels received a Texas-sized welcome Wednesday from the crowd at Seawolf Park in Galveston.

04/15/2026