Ten years after the WWII battleship USS Iowa was towed into the Port of Los Angeles, the ship has become one of the region’s five top tourist draws, eagerly promoted by its once-reluctant landlord, the Port of Los Angeles.
LA Fleet Week returns live for the first time in more than two years, after the pandemic drove it into an online presence only. The free event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Friday to Monday, May 27-30.
Jonathan Williams, president and CEO of the Pacific Battleship Center and president of the L.A. Fleet Week Foundation, received the Distinguished Public Service Award from the Department of the Navy earlier this month.
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