180918-N-SH284-1246 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (Sept. 18 2018) Medal of Honor recipient retired Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Britt Slabinski talks to Sailors assigned to the USS Constitution during a pike team and gun deck demonstration at the Big E, New England's Great State Fair, during Springfield Navy Week. Navy Weeks are designed to connect the public with Navy Sailors, programs and equipment throughout the country. Every year, America's Navy comes home to approximately 15 cities across the country to show Americans why having a strong Navy is critical to the American way of life. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)