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WASHINGTON –Secretary Elaine L. Chao has sworn in Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby, USN, Ret. as the Administrator of the Maritime Administration. Prior to his appointment, Admiral Buzby served as president of the National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA), a global association of...
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KINGS POINT, N.Y., August 1, 2017 – The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) is one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features USMMA in the new 2018 edition of its college guide, "The Best 382...
KINGS POINT, N.Y., August, 2 2017 – On Friday, the United States Merchant Marine Academy’s (USMMA) Office of Admissions hosted its Admissions Open House for high school students.
CDR Mike Bedryk, Director of the Office of Admissions, began by introducing Rear Admiral James A....
KINGS POINT, N.Y., June 27, 2017 - Today, 279 plebe candidates arrived at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) and took their first steps toward a lifetime of leadership and service. After saying goodbye to their family members, the Class of 2021 was weighed, measured, given nametags,...
KINGS POINT, N.Y., June 1, 2017 – Last week was a very exciting one for the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA).
On Monday, May 22nd, the Academy observed National Maritime Day, marking the occasion with a lunchtime ceremony to honor USMMA’s Merchant Mariners. CAPT John...
KINGS POINT, N.Y., May 30, 2017 - The United States Merchant Marine Academy's (USMMA) newest Merchant Marine Officers will ring the bell at Powell Oval after passing U.S. Coast Guard license exams, on Friday, June 2nd. This event will begin once results are announced, but...
KINGS POINT, N.Y., May 22, 2017 - The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point celebrated National Maritime Day with a lunchtime ceremony in Delano Hall.
CAPT John Hagedorn, USMMA's most senior mariner read the President Trump's National Maritime Day Proclamation. "...
KINGS POINT, N.Y., May 11, 2017 – CAPT Mikel “Mike” Stroud, USMS, was installed as Commandant of Midshipmen at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) during a ceremony on Barney Square this afternoon.
In front of the Regiment of Midshipmen, faculty and staff, RADM James A....
KINGS POINT, N.Y., May 2, 2017 - Members of the public are invited to the third annual auto show to be held on the grounds of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, on Sunday, May 7, 2017.
The event to be hosted by the Regimental Auto Club will include many classic, historic and modified...