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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Visits the United States Merchant Marine Academy
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...
Over 200 USMMA Midshipmen Become Trained Disaster Responders
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.The class began with an introduction from John Miller, CEO of the American Red Cross on...
Registration Is Now Open For The 2015 Women on the Water Conference, To Be Held At The United States Merchant Marine Academy
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.
This annual conference will bring together cadets from the Federal and State Merchant Marine Academies and...
USMMA Announces Keynote Speaker for 2015 Women on the Water Conference
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...
Midshipmen Bring Kings Pointer to Dry Dock
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.
Over the next few weeks the vessel will complete a United States Coast Guard Dry-Dock Exam, Internal Structural Exam and an American...
Midshipman Collin Putnam Receives Maritime Service Professional Achievement Medal
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...