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Academic Star and Sea Year Ribbon Ceremony Held in Wiley Hall

KINGS POINT, N.Y., December 19, 2023 - The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point recently honored midshipmen who distinguished themselves academically and at sea during the first term of Academic Year 2024.

At a ceremony in Wiley Hall, Vice Admiral Joanna M....

Happy Holidays from Kings Point

The United States Merchant Marine Academy and American Merchant Marine Museum will be closed from December 20th to January 3rd, 2023.

On behalf of the entire Kings Point Community, we wish you a very safe and happy holiday season. 

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NORAD Tracks Santa 2023 to Include USMMA Regimental Band

KINGS POINT, N.Y., December 12, 2023 -The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is “celebrating the 68th Anniversary of tracking Santa’s yuletide journey around the globe!” The NORAD Tracks Santa website, www.noradsanta.org, features Santa’s North Pole Village, which...

USMMA Board of Visitors to Meet Virtually

KINGS POINT, N.Y., December 1, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration announces a meeting of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Board of Visitors, on Monday, December 11, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST.

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USMMA to Host 46th Festival of Lights

KINGS POINT, N.Y., November 30, 2023 - The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) invites our friends, families and neighbors to the Festival of Lights interfaith holiday celebration. For the past 46 years, the Festival of Lights has been a time honored tradition of celebrating the...

USMMA Celebrates Thanksgiving

 KINGS POINT, N.Y., November 21, 2023 — On November 20, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) celebrated Thanksgiving with a Regimental Thanksgiving Dinner in Delano Hall. The annual celebration is a much-loved tradition at USMMA and a special treat for midshipmen.

The...

Secretaries’ Cup to Be Live-Streamed on ESPN+

KINGS POINT, N.Y., November 8, 2023 – The Secretaries’ Cup Football Game between the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and U.S Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), will be featured live, from USCGA in New London, Conn., November 11th at noon ET on ESPN+.

Fans who wish to watch the rivalry...

Applications for the Class of 2030 open on 1 May 2025