February AMO News & Bulletins
News & Bulletins
Keel laid, steel cut at Philly Shipyard for fourth and fifth National Security Multi-Mission Vessels
TOTE Services, LLC and Philly Shipyard, Inc. on December 6 marked a significant construction milestone at a keel laying ceremony for the fourth of five new purpose built, state-of-the-art training vessels for America’s state maritime academies. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) new vessel program – known as National Security Multi-Mi...
Read MoreMilitary Sealift Command Navy Reserve Force symposium includes tour of USNS Montford Point
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Brian Cavanaugh, commanding general, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command; U.S. Navy Capt. James Murdock, commander, Military Sealift Command Atlantic; the Honorable Charles F. Bolden Jr., 12th administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); and Mrs. Alexis Bolden, the ship’s sponsor &#...
Read MoreAMO aboard steamer Arthur M. Anderson on the Great Lakes
Members of American Maritime Officers working aboard the steamer Arthur M. Anderson in December, here in Toledo, Ohio, included Captain Tyler Thompson and Third Mate Janet Johnson. AMO members working aboard the Arthur M. Anderson in December, here in Toledo, Ohio, included First Assistant Engineer Shawn Mulley and Chief Engineer Jason Furtah. AMO members working aboard the Arthur M. An...
Read MoreSecond course for OICEW program in session at STAR Center
Participating in the second installment of the Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch (OICEW) program established by American Maritime Officers and STAR Center are Steven Benavides Jr., Nasser Ahmed, Scott Collins, Steven Miller, Abdullah Alamri and Lawrence Bush Jr. AMO and STAR Center worked with the National Maritime Center for years to develop the OICEW program, which greatly redu...
Read MoreFull ahead for AMO throughout transition in leadership
By Willie Barrere National President American Maritime Officers has navigated a change in leadership following the retirement of Paul Doell, our union’s former president. While elements of our transition will continue for a short time, know that those who have stepped up to serve our union are not starting from scratch. These circumstances have ushered in a leadership team with expe...
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