CEO Update December 21, 2020

IOWA and Surface Navy Museum Family:   We begin this holiday week with a sense of hope for the beginning of the end of the current pandemic. New legislation has been passed, two vaccines have been approved for distribution, and much of the country is in the...

CEO Update December 15, 2020

Dear IOWA and Surface Navy Family, On Monday, our Board of Directors assembled for our December meeting and discussed numerous topics including the Covid-19 crisis. There is no doubt that the crisis is having a tremendous impact on each of us, whether it is our...

Operation American Spirit: SHARE SHARE SHARE!

What is the “American spirit?” At the heart and soul of Battleship IOWA is a celebration of the American spirit. This past year, the very term has been called into question by some. Dr. Edwin Feulner, author of The American Spirit, writes: “Today, millions...

CEO Update December 7, 2020: URGENT NEED

Dear IOWA & Surface Navy Museum Family: Today is a sad day for many of us, especially those whose lives and/or livelihoods are affected by this terrible pandemic. Today is also Pearl Harbor Day and ironically, the day that we must close due to State of California...

CEO Update November 30, 2020

Surface Navy Museum and IOWA Family: As I write this blog, we are actively monitoring the COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County and their subsequent impact. Friday evening, we received an update that has required us to reduce our maximum occupancy and added additional...