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Operation Crush COVID Week 5: History

August 26, 2020 | News and Updates

Before we jump into this week’s topic, a quick note: we’ve hit a milestone. Today marks the start of Operation Crush COVID’s Week 5. That means we’re almost halfway through this campaign! As of the writing of this email, we had raised a little...

Update for 08/23/2020

August 23, 2020 | News and Updates

IOWA Family: I begin this week’s message with thoughts going out towards the firefighters that are fighting the devastating wildfires throughout the State of California. We are truly blessed to have proud Americans willing to put their lives on the line every day to...

Operation Crush COVID Week 4: Education

August 19, 2020 | News and Updates

When students come aboard Battleship IOWA, they enter a different world. Many of them experience both a ship and the ocean for the first time. Most discover real world applications for STEAM* concepts they’d never imagined. From our Day of Discovery program and...

Update for 08/16/2020

August 16, 2020 | News and Updates

IOWA Family: My sincere appreciation to our entire crew for remembering Jerry Bayless today with a brief service and flag raising. It is moments like this which remind us how precious life is and how grateful we are to come together as Americans to preserve the iconic...

So Good, We Had To Bring You More

August 14, 2020 | News and Updates

When we published our blog about volunteers on Wednesday, we held back a bit. Volunteer Coordinator Sue Schmidt has been with the ship since IOWA was liberated from the “ghost fleet” and spruced up in Richmond, before moving to her final home in LA. The...

Operation Crush COVID Week 3: One Ship, One Crew

August 12, 2020 | News and Updates

Come aboard Battleship IOWA and you’re likely to hear that phrase. It’s our credo, the core of our culture. We say it, we live it. What does it mean? It means we don’t care if you’re volunteer or paid staff, a tour guide or a member of the ops...

08/09/2020 Update

August 9, 2020 | News and Updates

IOWA Family: We are approaching the end of the 2020 summer season. Usually during this time of year, we are in full swing of planning LA Fleet Week in front of the ship. This year’s Fleet Week has been postponed, but the team of partners is working on a virtual Fleet...

Meet USS IOWA WWII Veteran Pete Bigler III

August 6, 2020 | Veterans

One of the most amazing things about being around Battleship IOWA is the stories you hear that you never expect. We opened a message in our Facebook inbox and discovered an absolute gem.   Meet Machinist First Class Peter Alford Bigler III (1922-1975). He served...

Operation Crush COVID Week 2: Our Veterans

August 5, 2020 | Veterans

You’ve heard about our Veterans pillar, right? Well step aboard Battleship IOWA and you won’t just find an imposing, storied ship with beautiful lines. You’ll find a thriving community of veterans. We primarily serve veterans in Los Angeles...

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