Blind Descent

by Marann Fengler | January 10, 2025

Seeking a new challenge at the conclusion of his career as a Navy aviation rescue swimmer, Brian Dickinson took up mountaineering. His intention was the “seven summits” – climbing the highest peak on each continent. He never could have imagined what...

2025: Here We Go!

by Marann Fengler | January 1, 2025 | Battleship USS Iowa Museum Updates, News and Updates, NMSN News and Updates, NMSN News and Updates, Uncategorized

January 1, 2025 MAKE AN IMPACT - DONATE TODAY Happy New Year from your Battleship IOWA and National Museum of the Surface Navy family! Here We Go! Are you ready? 2025 – the year we’ve been eagerly anticipating has arrived. We’ll open the first phase...

Needle Gun Serenade Plus A New Face

by Marann Fengler | December 18, 2024 | News and Updates, Battleship USS Iowa Museum Updates, NMSN News and Updates

DECEMBER 18, 2024 MAKE AN IMPACT - DONATE TODAY Needle Gun Serenade Time to get you caught up with our 01 level decking project. For the latest scuttlebutt, let’s go to our roving reporter, Stan “Dr. Wood” Sato! “Noisy deck work [the...

Remembering Pearl Harbor

by Marann Fengler | November 26, 2024

Join us aboard Battleship IOWA to remember December 7, 1941 – the “date which will live in infamy.” The ceremony will feature: The 300th Army Band Brass Quintet A tribute trio singing songs that won the war A reading of FDR’s Dec. 8, 1941...

A Wrap Up, A Holiday Gift Idea, and A Contest

by Marann Fengler | November 13, 2024 | News and Updates, Battleship USS Iowa Museum Updates, NMSN News and Updates, NMSN News and Updates

NOVEMBER 13, 2024 MAKE AN IMPACT - DONATE TODAY Fall Events Wrap Up Freedom of the Seas Awards Weekend Every year, our Freedom of the Seas Awards Weekend grows and becomes more impactful. We have the honor of recognizing the work of outstanding recipients and...