Captain Tyler O’Connor: US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey Pilot
We managed to sneak two podcast recording sessions in during #LAFleetWeek. Here’s the second.Meet US Marine Corps captain Tyler O’Connor. Tyler and his crew brought in the star of our mini-airshow: the mighty MV-22 Osprey.Quite the spectacle to watch an...
CEO Update 31 May 2022
Friends: As I type this message, we are preparing for the departure of the remaining LA Fleet Week 2022 displays. I am incredibly proud of the team that helped plan and execute this year’s event including those from the primary planners with the City of Los Angeles,...
Brian O’Rourke: Navy Region Southwest Media Relations Officer
This episode finds our team sleep-deprived, sun-burned, and hours away from the finish of LA Fleet Week 2022. Despite the lack of coherence, they managed to coordinate a visit with Brian O’Rourke. Since 2017, as media relations officer for Navy Region Southwest,...Museum Update 24 May 2022
Hull Preservation | Still Time To Meet Our Goal KTLA Morning News correspondent Gayle Anderson, a long-time friend of the ship, paid us a visit recently. She highlighted May as Military Appreciation Month and touched on our hull preservation campaign. She got some...
LA Fleet Week with Jenny Sova Part 2
We’re back with more of a look at what goes on behind the scenes with LA Fleet Week. From ordering beverages for 50,000 to the logistics of wrangling ships, entertainers, and displays to coordinating receptions, meetings, and events to handling the whirlwind of...
Jenny Sova: Battleship IOWA Chief of Staff
Jenny Sova joined our team in 2017 as director of planning for LA Fleet Week. Currently, she’s Battleship IOWA’s chief of staff. We dragged this wonderful, fun lady away from her crazy-busy schedule to chat about what it’s like to stage an event as...
CEO Update 8 May 2022
Hull Preservation | Only 3 Weeks Left We are extremely grateful for everyone who has donated to the hull preservation campaign. Your generosity has supported the efforts of our crew taking on the immense job at hand, but we remain quite a distance from hitting our...
George Musulin: Battleship IOWA’s Electrician
Battleship IOWA’s crew is full of unique individuals who’ve come together to create a rather extraordinary team. That team is full of interesting characters… like our electrician, George Musulin.He’s been around for years, and we’d like...