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Where It Began – and Why It Still Matters

August 10, 2026 | SITREP

Where It Began – and Why It Still Matters Two hundred fifty years ago, our nation was not yet a nation at all. In the summer of 1775, just months into a fragile revolution, ordinary people in the small coastal town of Machias, Maine faced an extraordinary...

“Damn The Torpedoes! Full Speed Ahead!”

December 10, 2025 | SITREP

“Damn The Torpedoes! Full Speed Ahead!” An Update on the National Museum of the Surface Navy, at Battleship IOWA The National Museum of the Surface Navy: Life of a Sailor is more than a museum experience — it’s the living story of service, sacrifice, and...

Surface Navy Museum Update

September 28, 2024 | SITREP

By: Jonathan Williams, President & CEO of the National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship IOWA. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-williams-46a3663a/ Museum Update We are just 12 months away from opening Phase 1 of the National Museum of the...

Inspiring Global Awareness of Freedom of the Seas

June 10, 2024 | SITREP

Inspiring Global Awareness of Freedom of the Seas by Jonathan Williams, President & CEO National Museum of the Surface Navy | Battleship IOWA | LA Fleet Week We recently hosted the 7th annual LA Fleet Week at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, CA. LA Fleet Week...