CEO Update 21 December 2021
Remembering Our Forgotten Heroes Honor the stories of our forgotten sailors who fought for Freedom of the Seas. Donate to the National Museum of the Surface Navy before the end of the year to ensure work can begin in January and keep our timeline on course. This year...
Museum Update 16 December 2021
Remembering Our Forgotten Heroes Support the National Museum of the Surface Navy and donate in honor of our forgotten sailors who fought for Freedom of the Seas.Get Ready for an EXCLUSIVE Peek into 2022 On Wednesday, Dec. 22 at 11:00 AM, CEO Jonathan Williams will...
House Passes Bill To Designate Battleship IOWA as the National Museum of the Surface Navy
Incredibly exciting news: The National Defense Authorization Act passed the House last night! What does that mean? "The National Defense Authorization Act passed the U.S. House last night and includes Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán’s legislation to...
Museum Update and Pearl Harbor Commemoration: 7 Dec 2021
Remembering Our Forgotten Heroes Support the National Museum of the Surface Navy and donate in honor of our forgotten sailors who fought for Freedom of the Seas."A Date Which Will Live In Infamy..." At 7:55 AM on December 7, 1941, a peaceful Sunday morning was...
GIVING TUESDAY 2021
Generosity Comes In Many FormsGiving Tuesday was conceived as a day to celebrate generosity on a global scale. What epitomizes generosity for you? We think service to others ranks pretty highly. That spirit of service lives in members of the United States Surface...
Museum Update Nov 24, 2021
Giving ThanksWith Thanksgiving tomorrow, the pandemic still on our minds, and a flood of ten-year memories around us, we're feeling particularly grateful this year. We have come a long way in the last decade. Recently we've been telling the story of our circumstances...
CEO Update November 16, 2021
Friends: This past Saturday, our Veterans West Manager, Janice Bowman planned an event honoring those who served. It was well-attended and from all the pictures and reviews, it looked like people enjoyed it. Thank you to Janice and the rest of the crew for your...
Museum Update 12 November 2021
Ten Year Retrospective: Employee Number OneYou've just rescued a battleship from an obscure and uncertain future. That fact is exciting beyond words, but one glance at the ship reveals that a daunting amount of effort still is required to restore her to the point...
CEO Update 2 November 2021
Friends and Advocates: The team is rebounding after a busy couple of weeks including the Freedom of the Seas Awards, mooring line replacement, and a very successful Halloween STEMabration last Saturday night. I am incredibly proud of the crew and their dedication to...
Museum Update 29 October 2021
Ten Year Retrospective: Leaving the "Ghost Fleet" October 27-28, 2021 marked the ten year anniversary of our team freeing Battleship IOWA from her anchorage in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet. COO Mike Getscher took time this week to reflect on little known aspects of...