Andalo, the Mascot of the Children’s Museum of Virginia in Portsmouth, Virginia and Stewie, the mascot of the US Fleet Forces’ Stewards of the Sea, were on-hand during the Military Appreciation Event held on the Navy’s 243rd Birthday at the Children’s Museum of Virginia. The event was coordinated by Public Affairs Specialists David Todd and Cathryn Lindsay, with the Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic. Exhibitors included Naval Information Forces, Naval Medical Center-Portsmouth, Navy Underwater Construction Team 1 and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit, Army Transportation Museum, the


Andalo, the Mascot of the Children’s Museum of Virginia in Portsmouth, Virginia and Stewie, the mascot of the US Fleet Forces’ Stewards of the Sea, were on-hand during the Military Appreciation Event held on the Navy’s 243rd Birthday at the Children’s Museum of Virginia. The event was coordinated by Public Affairs Specialists David Todd and Cathryn Lindsay, with the Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic. Exhibitors included Naval Information Forces, Naval Medical Center-Portsmouth, Navy Underwater Construction Team 1 and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit, Army Transportation Museum, the Coast Guard, Navy Stewards of the Sea, and Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire and Emergency Services. The Naval Station Norfolk Military Working Dogs and their Handlers provided demonstrations, and the Fleet Forces Brass Band also performed to an excited audience.


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