MIAMI — U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the navy’s next nuclear powered submarine will be named the U.S.S. Miami and is sponsored by Gloria Estefan.
The announcement was made during the official kickoff concert of the inaugural Fleet Week Miami.
South Florida icons Emilio and Gloria Estefan were part of the special event.
Headline performers included legendary reggae group “The Wailers.”
Thousands of sailors, marines, and members of the Coast Guard will spend the week in Miami , meeting with the public, soaking up the sun, and of course, doing a little bit of showing off.
After docking a little further up the coastline in Fort Lauderdale for over three decades, South Florida’s Fleet Week is in for Miami this year.
Last July , Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, alongside U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, and other officials announced at PortMiami that the maritime event will take place from May 7 to May 13.