Rear Adm. Hakimzadeh Talks Back to the Fleet Festival at Norfolk Naval Shipyard

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Rear Adm. Kavon "Hak" Hakimzadeh stops in on the Bldg. 1500 Parade Field to talk the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) command-wide teambuilding and workforce recognition event, Back to the Fleet Festival: One Hulluva Year, taking place Oct. 19 – 23, 2026 in honor of our civilian and military workforce’s collective dedication in delivering Navy warships back to the operational fleet ahead of projected maintenance schedules.

There will be spirit days throughout the week, with the main event taking place Oct. 23 on the Bldg. 1500 parade field from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event, in collaboration with the Naval Support Activity – Portsmouth (NSA-P) Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) and Naval Exchange (NEX), will feature shop/code and organizational displays, free snacks and lawn games, a pumpkin carving contest, a Halloween costume contest, musical guests The Deloreans, a leadership dunk tank and more! Employees are invited to bring their lunch and food trucks will have food available for purchase.

For the spirit week, there will be themes each day and a scheduled group photo at 10 a.m. in front of Bldg. 1500 for all who wish to attend. In addition, if you are interested in a photographer coming out to your shops to highlight your teams across the yard, email NNSY_PAO@us.navy.mil or call (757) 396-9550 so we can schedule out a time to visit your location.

•  Oct. 19: Blast to 1985 – wear your retro 1980s attire or vintage shipyard gear

•  Oct. 20: The Fleet Capacitor – coordinate with your shop/code to wear matching apparel showing inter-departmental collaboration

•  Oct. 21: Saddle Up the Delorean – wear your cowboy boots, hats, bandanas, or other western-style gear

•  Oct. 22: Marty McFly Flannel Day – from fall flannels, to puffy vests, denim jackets, and everything inbetween – channel your inner Marty McFly

•  Oct. 23: Halloween Costume Contest and Festival – show off your Halloween costumes and join us for the Back to the Fleet Festival – you can also participate in our contest during the main event

Departments participating in different activities throughout the week will earn points and the department with the most points will be awarded the Gigawatt Cup. We hope to see you all there in recognition of NNSY’s amazing achievements!