Sailors at Washington Navy Yard to get “Street Smart” About Drunk Driving, Illegal Drugs and Seat Belt Use

While military personnel make life and death decisions on the battlefield, they face those same critical choices on the home front. Sailors at the Washington Navy Yard will experience a dramatic and gripping program called Street Smart aimed at helping them make smart, safe choices when it comes to underage drinking, drunk driving and illegal drug use. 

What: Media availability after the Street Smart presentation.  From Nov. 5-15, Sailors at 10 Washington D.C. area naval bases have experienced this dramatic program. The Street Smart “Protecting Those Who Protect Us” tour has conducted 19 presentations, with the final appearance at 1 p.m., Nov. 15, at the Washington Navy Yard.  Media are invited to attend.

When: 1 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15. (The Street Smart presentation will begin at 1 p.m. Media availability to follow.)

Where: Washington Navy Yard, SE Washington, D.C.

Who:

• Capt. Thomas McGuire, Deputy Commandant, Naval District Washington
• Joe McCluan, Assistant Director and Street Smart Instructor/Scott McIntyre, State Program Coordinator and Street Smart Instructor
• Rocky Sickmann, Retired Marine Sergeant and Director of Military Sales, Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
• Neal Katcef, President, Capital Eagle Distributors

Presented by: Anheuser-Busch and Regional Distributors:  Bob Hall, LLC, Katcef Brothers, Inc., JF Fick, Inc., Capital Eagle and Guy Distributing

NOTE: The firefighter/paramedics will be available for interviews before and after the Street Smart presentation.

For more information, or to schedule an interview, please contact Philip Molter, (202)-433-2219 or Philip.molter@navy.mil no later than 3 p.m. Nov. 14. Interested media should be at the O Street gate at 11th Street SE no later than 12:30 p.m. Nov. 15. Media MUST R.S.V.P. in order to enter the Washington Navy Yard.