After months of preparation and years of training, the United States Merchant Marine Academy hosted its 89th Commencement ceremony on Monday, June 23. The ceremony did not only honor the graduating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brooks Ilgenfritz of Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian’s Henry Nunmaker have been appointed to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, ...

Cherneski’s path to USMMA began with family wisdom. “My dad, a USNA graduate, has always said the US Merchant Marine Academy is the best kept secret of the service academies,” he told High School On ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the appointment of thirteen inaugural members of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Advisory Council, five of whom are USMMA graduates, including ...

Fenway Park Events announced today that Fenway Park will host the 2025 Secretaries’ Cup, a longstanding annual football matchup featuring the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) and the United ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y — Siobhan Teresa McCafferty, daughter of Sean and Siobhan McCafferty of West Brighton, recently graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, N.Y.

The United Seamen’s Service (USS) announced that the 56th annual Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) Awards will honor three champions of American maritime: Captain Willie Barrere, National President of ...

In this new age of great power competition in the Indo-Pacific, the role of the merchant marine in supporting global operations, logistics, and power projection is essential. One of the driving points ...

In the heart of Anne Arundel County, a rising lacrosse talent is charting his future. Brooks Cherneski, a 2026 short-stick defensive midfielder from Archbishop Spalding High School, has committed to ...

Brooks Ilgenfritz (right) and Henry Nunmaker (left) leave for the United States Merchant Marine Academy on July 3. There, they will receive rigorous academic, professional and physical maritime ...