161017-N-YR245-003 HOUSTON (Oct. 17, 2016) Rear Adm. Thomas Ishee, deputy commander of Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike, speaks with retired Marine Corps Col. Jimmy Mitchell and retired Gunnery Sgt. Bill Manbeck during a luncheon hosted by the Houston Military Affairs Committee. Houston Navy Week officially kicked off Oct. 17 and will run until Oct. 23. Navy Weeks focus a variety of assets, equipment and personnel on a single city for a week-long series of engagements designed to bring America's Navy closer to the people it protects, in cities that do not have a large naval presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Craig Z. Rodarte/RELEASED)