Dave Badgett & Kent Coble: Fire Chiefs Remember 9/11 Twenty-One Years Later

September 6, 2022 | History, Experience, Museum

Battleship IOWA volunteers Dave Badgett and Kent Coble are retired fire chiefs – Dave finished his career as an assistant chief in charge of training with LA City Fire Department, Kent as a battalion/division chief for Santa Monica Fire Department.Dave was also...

Carl Herzog: Public Historian for USS CONSTITUTION Museum

August 16, 2022 | History, Experience, Museum, Podcasts

With the 210th anniversary of the infamous battle between the US Navy’s venerable grande dame, USS CONSTITUTION, and HMS GUERRIERE coming up on August 19, we thought it would be fun to have a conversation with Dr. Carl Herzog, public historian for USS...

Tales From The Ghost Fleet And Other Memories Part III

August 9, 2022 | History, Experience, Museum, Podcasts

In the final installment of our series from our 10th anniversary panel, our team discusses how the state of Iowa came through with some critical funding just in time, how our transition to become the National Museum of the Surface Navy came about, and takes a few...

Tales From The Ghost Fleet And Other Memories Part II

July 26, 2022 | History, Experience, Museum, Podcasts

We’re back with Part II of our ten year retrospective panel, and this section is a lot of fun. CEO Jonathan Williams, COO Mike Getscher, and CIO David Canfield told stories from the ghost fleet – “Mike walks,” David’s fire stick, finding...

Tales From The Ghost Fleet And Other Memories Part I

July 19, 2022 | History, Experience, Museum, Podcasts

July 2022 marks ten years since Battleship IOWA opened to the public as a museum in the Port of Los Angeles. We’ve come a long way in a decade, and we thought it would be fun to take a look back at where we started.CEO Jonathan Williams, COO Mike Getscher, CIO...

Author Dale A. Jenkins: A Tin Can Sailor Talks WWII Diplomacy And Its Continuing Legacy

July 12, 2022 | History, Experience, Museum, Podcasts

This week’s guest is Dale A. Jenkins, author of the soon-to-be-released book Diplomats And Admirals. With a background in foreign relations, this former “tin can” sailor has taken a fascinating look into the complicated relationships and poor advice...