161017-N-YR245-056 HOUSTON (Oct. 17, 2016) Deputy Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike Navy Rear Adm. Thomas Ishee enjoys a conversation with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. 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)