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KINGS POINT, N.Y., March 18, 2015 – On Monday, General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point. General Dempsey was the guest speaker at the 2015 Battle Standard Dinner, an annual event at USMMA, honored the memories of the 142 Cadet-Midshipmen who lost their lives during World War II.
KINGS POINT, N.Y., February 27, 2015 – On Saturday morning, over 200 midshipmen in the Plebe Class completed 4-hour training class that will prepare them as Red Cross volunteers in the event of a disaster.
Registration is now open for the 7th Annual Women on the Water Conference, to be held at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, March 25-27, 2015.
KINGS POINT, N.Y., January 28, 2015 - Today, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point announced that Rear Admiral (RADM) Mary Landry, United States Coast Guard (USCG) Retired, will be the Keynote Speaker for the 2015 Women on the Water (WOW) Conference to be held at the Academy, March 25-27.
KINGS POINT, N.Y., January 23, 2015 - Earlier this month, CAPT Adam Donohoe and eighteen midshipmen brought the T/V Kings Pointer to Bayonne Dry Dock.
KINGS POINT, N.Y., January 15, 2015 – Yesterday, during a lunchtime ceremony at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, Midshipman First Class Collin Putnam received a medal recognizing him for an " act of heroism at the risk of his own life while assigned to the USNS GRUMMAN on 18 December 2013."
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On February 11, 2013, the U. S. Maritime Administrator, David Matsuda officially approved the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's "Margin of Excellence Needs List: 2013." The list is closely tied to goals of the Academy's Strategic Plan which strives to enhance academic excellence through cutting edge programs, creating a more dynamic campus culture, providing sound leadership and creating a first class infrastructure.
KINGS POINT, N.Y., December 15, 2014 – The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) held its annual Congressional Board of Visitors (BOV) meeting on Monday, December 8, 2014. Members of the Academy’s Congressional Board of Visitors are:
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KINGS POINT, N.Y., December 12, 2014 – On Sunday afternoon, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Fanfare Trumpets travelled to Allentown, Pennsylvania to perform with the Allentown Band at the Miller Symphony Hall. Directed by Mr. Ronald Demkee, the Allentown Band held a “Holiday/Pearl Harbor Remembrance Concert” to welcome the holiday season while paying tribute to the soldiers and sailors lost on December 7, 1941 during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.