Part of this latest installment of the Killer Tomatoes movie series was actually filmed on board Midway. As with the previous four films, “Organic Intelligence” delivers the cult classic’s signature blend of slapstick humor, sci-fi parody and gloriously unhinged tomato chaos.
When completed in 2028, Freedom Park at Burnham Navy Pier will be the largest public park on the West Coast designed to honor our nation’s military veterans. The USS Midway Museum and the Port of San Diego are collaborating on the park that will celebrate the region’s military history and tell the story of everyday heroes who have served our country and preserved our freedoms.
The oldest parts of Navy Pier date back nearly a 100 years, with a significant expansion taking place during World War II. For almost a century, this major U.S. Navy maritime supply hub has literally been through the ringer.
The USS Midway Museum and the city of San Diego recently christened “Midway Place,” the city’s newest surface street. Midway Place connects Pacific Highway to Harbor Drive through the IQHQ research and development center directly behind the museum.
A Midwestern kid, he grew up only a stone’s throw from the Mississippi River in the picturesque small Missouri town of Festus. A multi-sport star and a member of his high-school band and student council, Kent Kiepe stayed close to home for college graduating from Western Missouri State University in 1985. But the skies were calling.
Every Memorial Day weekend, the USS Midway Museum hosts “Meet the Aviators” day. This event, where former naval aviators squeeze into their timeworn flight suits and chat with guests by their old planes on the flight deck, has been a favorite with museum visitors for more than a decade.
He had just launched from the deck of the USS Midway (CV-41) on another combat mission over North Vietnam. Even after four wartime deployments to Southeast Asia, no mission was ever considered routine, but few naval aviators had more combat experience that Lt. Jack Ensch. This mission, however, proved to be the furthest from ordinary.