What You Need to Know: The 16-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 gun, featured on Iowa-class battleships, became one of the U.S. Navy's most powerful and iconic weapons. Designed initially for lighter rounds ...

Summary and Key Points: As China's anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) systems increasingly threaten U.S. military capabilities, ...

The famed Iowa-class battleship, known for its imposing firepower, was almost upgraded to feature more firepower, indeed, the most firepower. During the 1950s, while the Cold War raged ...

Countless veterans have walked the decks of the Battleship USS Iowa over the years. But few, if any, have been as beloved by the San Pedro ship’s crew as Lloyd Glick, a Huntington Beach resident ...

What You Need to Know: The USS Missouri, an Iowa-class battleship, is celebrated as one of the most iconic American warships. Commissioned during WWII, Missouri played crucial roles in WWII, ...

A concert and evening to honor Los Angeles County’s first responders, the military and disaster response agencies will take place at the Battleship Iowa Museum in San Pedro on Thursday ...

A visit to the iconic Battleship USS Iowa Museum includes access to both interior and exterior areas on seven decks. The self-guided tour lets visitors see what life was like on the ship.