On July 17, history quietly turned on the waterfront. Admiral Karl Thomas, Commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, presented the first Presidential Unit Citation ever awarded to a civilian-crewed ship ...

Give us the shells, give us the guns. We'll be the ones to see them thru. A merchant mariner’s life during World War II was both adventurous, yet dangerous as hundreds of unarmed cargo ships ...

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) graduated 188 new merchant marine and military officers during its 90th commencement ceremony. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy, whose department ...

For over two and a half centuries, the dedicated members of the United States Merchant Marine have powered our economy, secured our commerce, and defended American interests at home and abroad. Today, ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — What was it like to sail unarmed into a war zone during World War II? A special program aboard the Battleship North Carolina will explore that question by spotlighting the ...

Washington is littered with the corpses of grand plans to restore the Merchant Marine. The Trump administration’s Maritime Action Plan is the latest attempt, and to its credit, the most comprehensive ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is set to launch its new digital mariner credentialing system, marking a major shift in how mariners apply for Merchant Mariner Credentials and medical certificates as the service ...