Museum Update September 17, 2021
Introducing Our Freedom Of The Seas Award RecipientsOver the next four weeks we'll be highlighting the award recipients who will be honored at our first annual Freedom of the Seas gala on October 23rd. First up, Freedom of the Seas award winner Ambassador Robert C....
CEO Update September 14, 2021
Friends and Family: To commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, we hosted an Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) veterans gathering on board IOWA in affiliation with LA Fleet Week, and a remembrance with the LA Fire Department station 112...
Museum Update September 10, 2021
State Senate Passes National Museum ResolutionExciting news! This week, the California State Senate passed Senator Bob Archuleta’s (D-Pico Rivera) Joint Resolution No. 3, urging support for the Battleship USS Iowa Museum and National Museum of the Surface Navy Act of...
Resolution supporting the Battleship USS Iowa Museum and National Museum of the Surface Navy Act of 2021 passes CA Senate
The California State Senate passed Senator Bob Archuleta’s (D-Pico Rivera) Joint Resolution No. 3, urging support for the Battleship USS Iowa Museum and National Museum of the Surface Navy Act of 2021. The joint resolution passed unanimously through both houses of the...
NMSN Partners with Together We Served
The National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship IOWA, the museum for America’s Surface Navy located aboard the historic Battleship USS Iowa Museum, announced its strategic partnership with TogetherWeServed.com (TWS), the online community connecting...
CEO Update 3 September 2021
Friends and Supporters: Today (September 2nd) my thoughts are surrounding the seventy-sixth anniversary of the end of WWII aboard the Battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. My connection to the USS Iowa began twenty-one years ago when I visited...
Vicky’s Doghouse
Vicky’s Doghouse is a gourmet hotdog kitchen on the fantail of the Battleship IOWA serving a variety of hotdogs, sides, salads, beers and wines.
Museum Update: 27 August 2021
Back To School Means FIELD TRIP Time Celebrate Back to School with one of our field trip options. From our virtual STEM option that offers a small break in the day for teachers K- 8th grade with interactive STEM projects to in-person tours that provides students with...
CEO Update 24 August 2021
Friends and Supporters: The ship remains abuzz with activity despite the postponement of LA Fleet Week to Memorial Day 2022. The team continues to press to open Vicky’s very soon with several improvements in the works that will make the Battleship IOWA the...
Underserved Women Veteran Project
The Battleship IOWA Museum is excited to announce the launch of the Underserved Veteran Women Project in partnership with the Veteran Peer Access Network (VPAN) and Veterans West. Los Angeles has the largest veteran population in the United States, many of...
CEO Update 20 August 2021
Friends and Supporters: I start my message out with words of condolence for the families of recently deceased museum crew members Ron Frank and Tim McMahon. Ron was a member of the BIARA radio club aboard IOWA and Tim was a member of the tour crew. They will both be...
Museum Update: August 13, 2021
A Visit From Congress Last Saturday, Congresswoman Nanette D. Barragán, who represents California's 44th Congressional District, came to the IOWA to join fellow USC alumni and current students for USC's Day Of Service. The group assisted IOWA's IT team in the removal...
CEO Update Aug 10, 2021
Battleship IOWA CEO and President Jonathan Williams gives an update on visitorship, the Veterans Resource Center, and more!
Museum Update: August 6, 2021
Find Nemo with the Whole Family The third installment of the Summer Drive In Movie Series is here! This time it's the Pixar classic Finding Nemo. The event is completely free for the whole family. See you there. Quarterly Newsletter Read all about the progress we've...
Admiral Michelle Howard to Receive Leadership Award at Freedom of the Seas
The National Museum of the Surface Navy announces that retired Navy Admiral Michelle Howard will receive the VADM Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. Leadership Award at the inaugural Freedom of the Seas Award Gala. The award recognizes leaders who exemplify the trailblazing, courageous service of the late U.S. Surface Navy Vice Admiral.
