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  • Published on November 24, 2025 - 16:00 GMT

    Pacific Battleship Center Achieves Milestone 750,000 Hours Volunteer Service

    Dedicated, Skilled Volunteer Workforce Is Key to Establishing Battleship IOWA as a Valuable Museum and Community Resource SAN PEDRO, CA, UNITED STATES, November 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Pacific Battleship Center (PBC), the 501(c)3 non-profit that owns and operates Battleship IOWA, the National Museum of the Surface Navy, and Los Angeles Fleet Week, today announced the attainment of a major milestone in volunteerism aboard the historic battleship museum. Since the Battleship IOWA Museum opened to …

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  • Published on July 1, 2025 - 15:00 GMT

    National Museum of the Surface Navy Announces 2025 Freedom of the Seas Award Recipients

    SAN PEDRO, CA, UNITED STATES, July 1, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The National Museum of the Surface Navy, founded aboard Battleship IOWA and scheduled to open in 2026, today announced the recipients of the 2025 Freedom of the Seas award honors. The Freedom of the Seas awards, which recognize the trailblazers who are inspiring the next generation through service, innovation, and leadership, will be presented at the fifth annual Freedom of the Seas Awards Dinner, which will be held aboard the historic …

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  • Published on June 9, 2025 - 15:00 GMT

    LA Fleet Week 2025 Showcases Sea Service Heritage and Military-Civilian Collaboration Across Los Angeles

    Memorial Day Weekend Event Impacted over One Million Participants, Highlighting Mission to Honor Veterans, Educate Public, Foster Civic/Military Partnerships LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, June 9, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- LA Fleet Week 2025, the annual multi-day celebration of our nation’s Sea Services, which recognized the 250th birthdays of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, welcomed over 100,000 visitors to the LA Waterfront at the Port of Los Angeles for ship tours and the LA Fleet Week Expo. In …

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  • Published on May 12, 2025 - 15:00 GMT

    ACTIVE DUTY SHIPS AND SERVICEMEMBERS TO RETURN TO THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES FOR LA FLEET WEEK 2025

    LA’s Largest Memorial Day Weekend Event Invites the Public to Celebrate the Nation’s Sea Services at the LA Fleet Week Expo on the LA Waterfront SAN PEDRO, CA, UNITED STATES, May 12, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Hundreds of active-duty Navy and Coast Guard sailors and Marines will visit Los Angeles, May 21-26, 2025, for LA Fleet Week, L.A.’s largest Memorial Day Weekend event. The annual, multi-day celebration of our nation's Sea Services enables the servicemembers to experience the hospitality of the …

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  • Published on February 10, 2025 - 16:00 GMT

    Pacific Battleship Center Appoints Hall Delano Roosevelt II Director of Sales and Marketing

    Hall Delano Roosevelt II, great-grandson of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, brings a decade of public relations and marketing experience to the iconic ship SAN PEDRO, CA, UNITED STATES, February 10, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Pacific Battleship Center (PBC), the 501(c)3 nonprofit that owns and operates the Battleship IOWA Museum, National Museum of the Surface Navy and Los Angeles Fleet Week, today announced the appointment of Hall Delano Roosevelt II as Director of Sales and Marketing. The seasoned …

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  • Published on January 23, 2025 - 21:06 GMT

    Pacific Battleship Center to Host Benefit Concert Honoring Los Angeles First Responders

    Event Featuring Classic Rock Supergroup Kings of Chaos will Celebrate and Support Firefighters, Police, Military, and Disaster Response Agencies SAN PEDRO, CA, UNITED STATES, January 23, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Pacific Battleship Center (PBC), the 501(c)3 nonprofit that owns and operates the National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship IOWA and Los Angeles Fleet Week, today announced it will host an evening in honor of Los Angeles’ first responders, military, and disaster response agencies. …

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  • Published on December 16, 2024 - 23:27 GMT

    Pacific Battleship Center Receives Prestigious Secretary of the Navy Environmental Award

    Award recognizes Pacific Battleship Center for its support of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command exhibit aboard Battleship IOWA SAN PEDRO, CA, UNITED STATES, December 16, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Battleship IOWA Museum, the future home of the National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship IOWA, has received the Secretary of the Navy Environmental Award, recognizing the Pacific Battleship Center for its support of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command interactive Stewards of the Sea exhibit aboard Battleship …

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Located in the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, Calif., Battleship IOWA Museum is one of the top four museums and attractions in Los Angeles, bringing the ship’s history to life through in-person and virtual tours and educational programs for youth. In addition to providing a natural platform for veterans and patriotic civilians to come together as a community, Battleship IOWA Museum provides a wide array of impactful programs and resources that support the critical needs of our military and veterans. Owned and operated by the Pacific Battleship Center, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Battleship IOWA Museum is transitioning to national museum status as the National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship IOWA to open on the 250th birthday of the U.S. Navy in 2025.