Army's Helis will run Kings Point academy

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

James Helis has been named superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y. Helis, a retired colonel in the U.S. Army, will take the top job at the school next month. A 30-year Army veteran, he has been chairman of the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa. for the past eight years. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said "Helis is an ideal fit for the aca...

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