USS Iowa Commissioning Ceremony
USS Iowa veteran alumni, Pacific Battleship Center staff, senior military officers, and Iowa state and local government officials attend a commissioning ceremony aboard the USS Iowa, July 4. Launched in 1942 and decommissioned for the last time in 1990, the USS Iowa was towed from San Francisco Bay to its new home in San Pedro. The battleship opens to the public for tours, July 7. (Photo by Lynn Kirby)