Merchant Marine/Maritime Industry

1. Merchant Marine/Maritime Industry The Great Unknown

2. 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 Alameda’s 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

3. 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 O’Brien • 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 national’s MM/MI efforts by National Merchant Marine/Maritime Committee

4. 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!

5. 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 Panneton’s “A Maritime Policy for Our Sea Services”

6. 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) • 17 Jun 2006 National Association for Uniformed Services, Atwater, CA • 11 Dec 2006 Peninsula Roundtable, San Mateo, CA

7. 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