Parade of Ships thrills Fleet Week visitors in San Francisco

The only thing better than watching Fleet Week's Parade of Ships is to be on one of them with their highly skilled and dedicated crews. For the Parade of Ships, KTVU's Tom Vacar boarded the Coast Guard National Security Cutter Bertholf. 

Parade of Ships thrills Fleet Week visitors in San Francisco

The only thing better than watching Fleet Week's Parade of Ships is to be on one of them with their highly skilled and dedicated crews. For the Parade of Ships, KTVU's Tom Vacar boarded the Coast Guard National Security Cutter Bertholf. 

Public tours USS John P. Murtha along San Francisco's Embarcadero

Fleet Week continues this weekend with ship tours, music performances, and the popular air show including the Blue Angels. The lingering summer-like temperatures made for a perfect day for families to visit the city and learn about the military.

‘Squadron Bottle’ military tradition lives on at historic San Francisco hotel

The Top of the Mark rooftop bar at the Mark Hopkins hotel is the birthplace of “The Squadron Bottle," where servicemen would buy and leave a bottle of whiskey in the care of the bartender, so the next member from their squadron could enjoy a free drink. That tradition stopped after World War II, but has been revived and lives on.

Air shows underway in San Francisco's Fleet Week

The Blue Angels took to the sky Friday afternoon as Fleet Week picked up steam going into the weekend. The air show is one of the highlights of Fleet Week and the show did not disappoint.

San Francisco Fleet Week is on!

With a last-minute deal in Washington D.C. now signed, Fleet Week in San Francisco is officially underway with Navy ships in port and sailors and Marines onshore.