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The United States Merchant Marine Academy (Academy) will continue to operate in support of national defense and national security.  It is the stated statutory policy of the United States that it is necessary for the national defense that the United States have a merchant marine capable of...

Sports Specialist (Assistant Coach, Men's Basketball)

U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY - JOB POSTING 

Job Title:  Sports Specialist (Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball), AD-0030

Department:  U.S. Department of Transportation

Agency:  Maritime Administration

Sub Agency:  U....

USMMA Brightens the Holiday Season with 40th Festival of Lights

KINGS POINT, N.Y., December 13, 2017 – On Monday evening he United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) hosted its 40th annual Festival of Lights in the Mariners’ Memorial Chapel.  The Festival of Lights is an interfaith celebration that has become a beloved tradition at USMMA. Many of...

USMMA Observes Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

KINGS POINT, N.Y., December 7, 2017 - Today, The United States Merchant Marine Academy community (USMMA) and Regiment of Midshipmen observed a day of remembrance to honor those who were lost during the attacks on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941.  

The Plebe Class, who...

USMMA Observes Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

KINGS POINT, N.Y., December 7, 2017 - Today, The United States Merchant Marine Academy community (USMMA) and Regiment of Midshipmen observed a day of remembrance to honor those who were lost during the attacks on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941.  

The Plebe Class, who...

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Celebrates Reopening of Zero Deck

KINGS POINT, N.Y., December 5, 2017 – On Friday the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening of the newly renovated Zero Deck and Midshipman Fitness Center. Zero Deck is the underground walkway that provides an avenue for...

Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist

THE FOLLOWING VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT IS OPEN TO ALL US CITIZENS

POSITION:  SUPERVISORY PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST, GS-1035-14 

VACANCY NUMBER:  MARAD.MMA-2018-0006    https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/485649200

VACANCIES:  ONE (1)...

USMMA to Host 40th Festival of Lights

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy invites our friends and neighbors to the Festival of Lights interfaith holiday celebration.  The Festival of Lights has been an annual celebration for the past 40 years.  Please join us as we celebrate the holiday season.

Place:  USMMA...

Applications for the Class of 2030 open on 1 May 2025