Merchant MarineMaritime Industry

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Merchant Marine/Maritime Industry

• The Great Unknown

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Pacific Central Region ActivitiesWRT MM/MI

• Background No Navy or Marines only
  recruiters Coast Guard overload
• Encouraged councils to get involved with MM/MI
  
• Alameda Council adopted MARAD with help of
  Alamedas Mayor Bev Johnson welcomed Cape
  Orlando schmoozed Keystone State sponsored
  MARAD participants at council golf tournament
• Stockton Council (Pacific Division) adopted
  Golden Bear (CMA)
• Region meeting hosted a MM/MI panel Sep 2005

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MM/MI Activities (cont)

• Sacramento Council in particular
• Sponsored the Grant Union School District
  Maritime Technologies Program
• Increased NL membership through Grant Union
  contacts, AMMV, Port of Sacramento, and SS
  Jeremiah OBrien
• Feted and celebrated MM veterans at National
  Maritime Day salute on 22 May
• Rededicating bell and plaque from USS Sacramento
  at the Sacramento Maritime Monument on 2 Sep 06
• Merchant Marine Committee at Region level
• Keep councils informed about each others MM/MI
  efforts
• Keep councils informed about nationals MM/MI
  efforts by National Merchant Marine/Maritime
  Committee

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MM/MI Activities (cont)

• Merchant Marine Council (in process)
• Perhaps first ever affinity group council in
  Navy League
• Emphasis on community education
• Emphasis on informing local maritime community of
  state and congressional legislative efforts
• Candidate members SUP, MEBA, PCMC, Port of SF,
  AMMV, other Northern California maritime unions,
  shipping companies, and agents, as well as any
  interested person/organization
• Selling point No single voice for the maritime
  industry except the Navy League!
• Near term mission Get Legislative Alerts back
  on track!

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Recognition of Region Activities

• Seapower Magazine Dec 2005 edition
• Pacific Central Region Works to Build Merchant
  Marine Support
• AMMV News Winter 2006 edition
• Carried Seapower Dec 2005 PCR article
• Carried John Pannetons A Maritime Policy for
  Our Sea Services

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MM/MI Community Education Activities

• 12 Aug 2003 Los Altos Rotary, Los Altos, CA
• 22 Sep 2003 Stockton Council NLUS, Stockton, CA
• 12 Nov 2003 Alviso Rotary, Milpitas, CA
• 03 Dec 2003 Foster City Rotary (emphasis on Navy
  League), Foster City, CA
• 13 Dec 2003 Fresno Council NLUS, Fresno, CA
• 14 Jan 2004 Alviso Rotary (emphasis on Navy
  League), Milpitas, CA
• 19 Nov 2004 Milpitas Chamber of Commerce,
  Milpital, CA
• 21 Jan 2005 Contra Costa Council NLUS, Martinez,
  CA
• 31 Jan 2005 Milpitas Rotary, Milpitas, CA
• 05 Apr 2005 Central California Council NLUS,
  Avila Beach, CA
• 05 May 2005 Contra Costa Kiwanis, Martinez, CA
• 08 Jun 2005 Rossmoor Republican Club, Rossmoor,
  CA
• 14 Jun 2005 Santa Clara County Council NLUS,
  Palo Alto, CA
• 24 June 2005 Pacific Coast Maritime Consortium
  (emphasis on Navy League), San Francisco, CA
• 28 Jun 2005 West Contra Costa Council NLUS,
  Richmond, CA
• 19 Aug 2005 San Mateo Rotary, San Mateo, CA
• 06 Apr 2006 Fairfield Kiwanis, Fairfield, CA
• 17 May 2006 US Merchant Marine Just Compensation
  Committee, (American Merchant Marine Veterans)
  Santa Rosa, CA
• 13 June 2006 Santa Clara County Council NLUS,
  Palo Alto, CA (Update)

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MM/MI Presentation Preparation

• Sources of information for slides
• National MM Committee (VADM Herberger, chair)
• NL Maritime Policy 2006-2007
• Sea Power Magazine
• MARAD, MSC websites and links to Transportation
  Institute website
• Word of mouth invitations to speak
• Rotary, Kiwanis, Chamber of Commerce, Roundtable,
  NL Councils, AMMV
• Gear Laptop and Projector screen, blank wall
  or tablecloth provided by organization