Captain's Message
Gaetano Caltagirone
Hello Richmond District Residents and Merchants,
San Francisco Fleet Week is one of the countries largest celebrations of the U.S. armed forces. Activities and celebrations started on Monday Oct. 3 and will run through Sunday Oct. 9. The celebration was started in 1981 by then San Francisco Mayor, Diane Feinstein.
The Parade of Ships will take place on Friday, Oct. 7 at 11:00 am. Visiting ships will enter the Bay under the Golden Gate Bridge as they head toward their ports. Spectators will be able to see the ships from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Bay Bridge, and from the Marina Green.
The Blue Angels will put on a show in the skies between the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels is the only air show in the United States with a commercial airliner, the United 777, to perform a fully choreographed act.
- Captain Gaetano Caltagirone
