Rear. Adm. Tilghman D. Payne, Commander, Navy Region Midwest, visited the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology center on Tuesday as part of Navy Week in the Quad Cities. During his visit he toured the only vertically integrated metal manufacturer in the Department of Defense and saw opportunities where RIA-JMTC can work with the Navy. Currently RIA-JMTC is working on ball valves for Navy submarines.
Quad Cities Navy Week celebration 2011 gives area residents an opportunity to meet some of the Navy's Sailors and learn about the Navy's mission and its broad-ranging capabilities.
The U.S. Navy conducts approximately 20 Navy Weeks each year, reaching out to communities across the country to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy. During a Navy Week celebration, the Navy concentrates a variety of outreach events in a metropolitan area for a week, sharing the Navy story with as many people as possible.
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