CEO Corner
Updates from Jonathan Williams
Jonathan Williams is the President & CEO of the Pacific Battleship Center, home of the Battleship IOWA, LA Fleet Week, and the National Museum of the Surface Navy. A purpose-driven leader and storyteller, he shares updates and insights from one of the nation’s most innovative nonprofit organizations. His writing explores leadership, community, and culture — connecting lessons from the deck plate to the boardroom while highlighting the people, progress, and purpose that continue to drive the mission forward.
Newest Updates
National Museum of the Surface Navy Update
Thank you to the Surface Navy Museum Ambassadors who represented us at another extraordinary SNA Symposium in January and recruited several new museum Plank Owners and Advocates.
Museum Update: Feb 28, 2024
Celebrating IOWA’s birthday with a trip to the great state of Iowa and our annual Gravely luncheon
Media Advisory: The Inaugural USS IOWA Jeff Lamberti Service Award
Battleship IOWA announces its inaugural USS IOWA Jeff Lamberti Service Award
Welding, Surveying, Footballing, Sleeping Over… So much in this week’s January wrap-up
Catch up with the latest at Battleship IOWA and the Surface Navy Museum
Relocation decision, wood decks, and location – this week’s CEO update
Relocation decision, wood decks, and location update
Relocation Analysis and Update
2023: From Strategy to Action Aboard Battleship IOWA
Pacific Battleship Center entered 2023 with a broader mission and ended it with visible results: stronger attendance, the first National Museum exhibit, major program growth, preservation progress, disaster-response partnerships, and a more coordinated path toward the future.
Museum Update: December 21, 2023
Museum Update: December 7, 2023
Remembering Pearl Harbor
Giving Tuesday 2023
Ways to give this Giving Tuesday
Limited time only!
Kids Board Free
In the all-new Life of a Sailor experience, kids become sailor recruits, building their skills, following the story of a famous sailor, and joining Vicky the Dog on a scavenger hunt through Battleship IOWA.
Kids board free with a paid adult.