05/18/2026
Year end banquet and awards, 2025-2026
"The Sea Cadets of the Historical SS American Victory Merchant Marine Ship" American Victory Division is a Tampa Bay based unit of the U.S.
Naval Sea Cadet Corps, a leadership development nonprofit for young people, ages 10 through 17. Sponsored by the Navy League of the United States and supported by both the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, our passionate all-volunteer force leads our units. Every year our cadets participate in training opportunities such as scuba, field and medical training, photojournalism, military police science and s
05/18/2026
Year end banquet and awards, 2025-2026
Most of the volunteers in our unit have a a President's Volunteer Service Award from the POTUS!
Drills and Trainings are just the tip of iceberg you see above the surface (and the only hours counted and logged!) We spend endless hours and resources planning, prepping and executing each drill and training.
A great big thank you to all the parents who step up and help us out whenever we request!
04/05/2026
December drill weekend was filled with ceremonies and celebrations.
04/05/2026
Swim Quals Drill Weekend, CGAS Clearwater
04/05/2026
Day trip to Mayport NS and Blount Island Command
02/16/2026
FEB2026 overnight drill
Inspection and Survival Skills Weekend
01/30/2026
Overnight Fire Drill, Jan 2026.
Thank you to the Citrus County Fire Rescue for all the support and instruction. We are very very grateful to Chief Hurst and Lt. Hurst for planning and executing this drill.
01/20/2026
Frogman Swim, 18JAN2026
American Victory Division volunteers were there even before the Sun rose... they posted colors at the beginning of the ceremony and then helped with kayaks and canoes - launching them at the start of the swim, retrieving them after and then moving them to the parking lot to be hauled back.
01/19/2026
American Victory Division cadets were at Frogman Swim before the crack of dawn on Sunday. They posted colors and helped haul over a 150 kayaks and canoes in and out of the water.
Hundreds take to to the water in Frogman Swim to honor fallen Navy SEALs, support Gold Star families As the sun rose over Gandy Beach Sunday morning, more than a thousand people gathered for a mission far greater than the swim ahead of them.
When it's Christmas Party at the beach and OPS insists on PT, so SUPPO and TO come up with a plan to make it fun!
12/14/2025
American Victory Division spent yesterday at the Lutz Cemetery with American Legion Post 108 participating in Wreaths Across America.
Volunteers honor generations of veterans at Lutz Cemetery during Wreaths Across America A more than 100-year-old cemetery in Lutz became a place of remembrance and reflection this weekend as volunteers gathered for Wreaths Across America.
| Monday | 9am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |
| Saturday | 9am - 5pm |
| Sunday | 9am - 5pm |