190722-N-KR702-0066 GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (July 22,

190722-N-KR702-0066 GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (July 22, 2019) Rear Adm. Bret Batchelder and senior leadership from USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) meet with local Blue Star Mothers at the Grand Junction City Hall during the Western Slope Navy Week, July 22. Blue Star Mothers are any mothers or stepmothers who have a son or daughter who is serving, or has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States. The Navy Week program brings Sailors, equipment and displays to approximately 14 American cities each year for a week-long schedule of outreach engagements designed for Americans to experience firsthand the Navy the nation needs. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Holly L. Herline)