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KINGS POINT, N.Y., February 25, 2016 – Today Cookie Cafe, a much loved custom at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), hosted a special Cookie Cafe event to honor and remember USMMA alumnus, Steve Shultz, USMMA Class of '84, who was sailing as Chief Mate aboard the El Faro when she...
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) midshipmen participated in Advanced Firefighting training at Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Earle Military Sealift Command (MSC) Firefighting School, Earle N.J. last October
Regimental Public Affairs Officer (RPAO) Midshipman 1st Class Jacob Weaver recently interviewed the Regimental Commander (RC) Midshipman 1st Class Thomas Hill about his experiences as RC and his time at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
USMMA Athletics Roundup
In the spirit of celebrating Black History Month, the American Merchant Marine Museum is playing the film Salty Dog Blues: Merchant Marines of Color Fighting for Their Rightful Share, on a continuous loop in the media room. The documentary is a frank look at the struggle for non-white...
KINGS POINT, N.Y., Feb. 16, 2016 – This past weekend was a very busy and successful one for a number of our U.S. Merchant Marine Academy athletic teams!
The Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Teams competed in the Landmark Championship Meet, and at the end of the three-day event the...
KINGS POINT, N.Y., February 12, 2016 – Twelve midshipmen from Professor Brian Ackerman’s (KP ’90) Engineering Class, began the initial phase of a long-term overhaul of the main engine of the National Historic Landmark vessel, USLV-87/WAL-512 AKA the Lightship AMBROSE at New York City’s...
KINGS POINT, N.Y., February 10, 2016 -Today midshipmen, faculty, and staff came together for an Ash Wednesday Mass which was celebrated in the Mariners' Memorial Chapel. Ashes were distributed in observance of the beginning of Lent, a forty day period in which Christians prepare for Easter.
The US Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AAF) Chairman of the Board, John Arntzen ‘79, AAF President James Tobin ‘77, Deputy Maritime Administrator Michael Rodriguez ’79, and USMMA Superintendent, RADM James Helis, are meeting on a regular basis to strengthen the...
Leaders of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point answered stakeholders’ questions at the latest USMMA call-in town hall, conducted from the Patterson Room at the Academy’s Wiley Hall on January 28.