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USMMA Brightens the Holiday Season with 39th Festival of Lights
KINGS POINT, N.Y., December 13, 2016 – Last night, the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) hosted its 39th 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 the...
Midshipmen Baker, Johnson and Keyes to Represent Team Stars and Stripes at Tazon de Estrellas
KINGS POINT, N.Y., December 12, 2016 -Three members of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) football team have been selected to play in the eighth annual Tazon de Estrellas this coming Saturday, Dec. 17 – tight end Robert Baker (Whitinsville, Mass.), offensive lineman Parker Johnson (...
Pearl Harbor Remembrance at USMMA
KINGS POINT, N.Y., December 9, 2016 - On December 7th, 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.
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Rear Admiral David A. Score
Rear Admiral David A. Score serves as the Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps) and Director of NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), the operational arm of NOAA.
As Director of the NOAA Corps and...
Mr. Gary Gilbert
Gary retired in 2014 as Senior Vice President of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), a position he had held since 2002. Mr. Gilbert was also Chairman of the HPH Security, Safety and Environmental Committees. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Logistics...
Land Hall Updates
KINGS POINT, NY (Dec. 1, 2016) – Land Hall was buzzing with energy as the Office of Student Activities hosted an Open House. New furniture was installed giving the dated building new life and new excitement. The project was completely Midshipmen led. In August of 2016, several...
Wrestling Competes At Grapple At The Garden At Madison Square Garden
NEW YORK (Nov. 27, 2016) – The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy wrestling team competed at the Fifth Annual Grapple at the Garden on Sunday morning in Manhattan at Madison Square Garden. Despite the great atmosphere at the famed "World's Most Famous Arena" and wrestling on such a large stage (which...
USMMA To Host Annual Festival of Lights
KINGS POINT, NY, November 29, 2016 - The press and public are invited to attend the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s annual Festival of Lights, an interfaith holiday celebration. The Festival of Lights has been an annual celebration for the past 39 years. The celebration of the Festival of Lights...