Fleet Week has been a New York City tradition since 1982. For decades, the Big Apple has had the honor of hosting the sailors and Marines who serve our country. Take a look back through the years as American servicemen sail past the Statue of Liberty, stand at attention near the Twin Towers in 1999 and take over Times Square.
The USS Wisconsin sails by the Statue of Liberty during Fleet Week as puffy clouds fill New York Harbor in 1991.
A sailor is welcomed by loved ones as he disembarks a ship during Fleet Week in 1995.
An airview of a parade of ships coming into New York Harbor for Fleet Week on May 22, 1996. The Navy destroyer, USS John Rodgers, (foreground), heads up river to berth.
Sailors from Fleet Week take in the sights and tastes of Times Square! In true American fashion, sailors chow down on Nathans hotdogs and Pizza Hut on May 23, 1996.
Over 5,000 sailors arrived aboard the USS John F. Kennedy as she entered New York Harbor in 1998.
The aircraft carrier Wasp, with its crew of 1,075 sailors and 1,600 marines, enters Lower New York Harbor for the start of the 13th annual Fleet Week celebrations.
The aircraft carrier Wasp, with its crew of 1,075 sailors and 1,600 Marines, enters lower New York Harbor for the start of the 1999 Fleet Week celebrations.
Servicemen march aboard the Intrepid in the New York Harbor.
Sailors Aaron Asford, Russell Weld and Aution Lee (l.-r.) celebrate Fleet Week at Goldfingers night club.
A naval vessel sails toward the tip of Manhattan for the start of the 15th annual Fleet Week festivities.
Sailors from the Canadian frigate Charlottetown hoist Louise Pitre, the star of the Broadway musical “Mamma Mia,” in Times Square on May 22, 2003.
A ship sails up a foggy Hudson River and past Lady Liberty.
In order to really integrate into the city, sailors take a ride on the New York City subway system during Fleet Week.
It’s commonplace for New Yorkers to have a beer – and even borrow a sailor’s cap – during Fleet Week.
Sailors stop by another New York City landmark – the Naked Cowboy in the middle of Times Square.
Sailors take kicking lessons from Rockettes atop the Manhattan Top of the Rock observation deck on May 25, 2006, in Midtown.
Team Oracle stunt pilot Sean Tucker flies the Oracle Challenger over a warship as part of New York Fleet Week.
Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Kearsarge stand at attention as they pass the Statue of Liberty during Fleet Week.
The USS Kearsarge passes the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during Fleet Week 2008.
An FDNY water boat shows off its American pride during the 2010 Fleet Week.
Once on ground, sailors make their way to Times Square on May 23, 2012, to kick off their Fleet Week celebrations.
A sailor stands in Battery Park as the USS Oak Hill, a Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy, arrives in New York Harbor for Fleet Week on May 21, 2014.
Sean D. Tucker flies the Oracle Challenger III plane over the Fleet Week procession of ships into New York Harbor on May 23, 2018. This will be Tucker’s last season as a solo act at the Bethpage Air Show.
U.S. Navy divers play play tic-tac-toe with visitors to Times Square as part of on-going events for Fleet Week 2018 in Manhattan on May 24, 2018.
