Please join the staff of the US Navy Museum and the Central Intelligence Agency Historical Collections for a special lecture, “Recovering a Secret Spy Satellite Capsule from 16,400 ft Below the Pacific Ocean, A Trieste II (DSV-1) Declassified Mission,” on April 25, 2013 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Museum Education Center at the U.S. Navy Museum.  A reception, hosted by the Naval Historical Foundation, will immediately follow the event in the US Navy Museum’s Trieste (I) exhibit area.  Among the five speakers for the event are CAPT Don Walsh, Ph.D., USN (ret.), Officer-In-Charge, Trieste, 1960 Marianas Trench Dive, David Waltrop, CIA Historical Collections Division, and CDR Richard Taylor, USN (ret.), former Trieste II (DSV-1) pilot. Additional information about the lecture is available in the attached flyer.

This event is limited to 110 people and to attend, you must RSVP to [email protected] or (202) 433-4995.  All guests must enter the Washington Navy Yard at the 11th and O St. SE gate and everyone over 16 needs to have valid photo identification.  Parking should be available in any white parking space in front of the Museum from 2:30 pm and on.  For directions to the Washington Navy Yard, please see www.history.navy.mil/branches/org8_Visit.htm.