{"id":14168,"date":"2026-01-21T11:14:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.massa.com\/?p=14168"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:38:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:38:04","slug":"commissioning-uss-massachusetts-maritime-industrial-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.massa.com\/commissioning-uss-massachusetts-maritime-industrial-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Please Join us for a One-of-a-Kind ALL AGES Community Event celebrating the commissioning of the USS Massachusetts and Maritime Industrial Base of New England!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;14170&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1768994071576{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;]Join us for a fun family-friendly event, bringing the community together in support of the USS Massachusetts and the people who build, maintain, and operate from our nation\u2019s submarines. This special afternoon highlights the critical importance of the Maritime Industrial Base, especially here in New England, where generations of skilled workers and innovative companies play a critical role in our national security and interests worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy great local food &amp; beverages (such as Stellwagen Brewing Company\u2019s SubSounder Apex Brew!) and live music from talented local musicians while supporting the small businesses and artists that make our region thrive. Attendees will also hear from an outstanding lineup of distinguished speakers and guests including WWII Veteran Eddy Desmond, and former NASA Deputy Director Pam Melroy.<\/p>\n<p>Massa\u2019s own Don Massa will be presented with the ASNE Anil Raj (Innovation Excellence) Award for his outstanding revolutionary contributions to sonar for USN.<\/p>\n<p>Come hear personal insights and unique perspectives that are relevant to our community &#8211; on service, innovation, leadership, AUKUS and other partnerships. Stop by, become inspired, learn why the MIB matters, and celebrate the local partnerships that keep New England at the heart of America\u2019s maritime future.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Details:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Date: Jan 31, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Time: 12:00 PM \u2013 4:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>Location: Stellwagen Beer Company, 100 Enterprise Dr, Marshfield, MA 02050, USA<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For More Information, Please Visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ussmassachusetts.org\/event-details\/stellwagen-beer-company-and-massa-products-corporation-celebrate-the-uss-massachusetts-ssn798?pk_campaign=Massa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ussmassachusetts.org\/event-details\/stellwagen-beer-company-and-massa-products-corporation-celebrate-the-uss-massachusetts-ssn798?pk_campaign=Massa<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;14170&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1768994071576{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;]Join us for a fun family-friendly event, bringing the community together in support of the USS Massachusetts and the people who build, maintain, and operate from our nation\u2019s submarines. This special afternoon highlights the critical importance of the Maritime Industrial Base, especially here in New England, where generations&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":14169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-86","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.massa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.massa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.massa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.massa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.massa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14168"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.massa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14171,"href":"https:\/\/www.massa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14168\/revisions\/14171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.massa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.massa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.massa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.massa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}