A.J. Wichita’s term as President of the American Merchant Marine Veterans has now been completed and returns to daily operations of expanding with new products tailored for government facilities in various Asian countries to improve efficiencies of motorized equipment. Wichita is the CEO of Hi-Tech Oil Blends, Inc., an international supplier of lubricants and additives. He holds a chief engineer’s license for merchant ships of any size and for unlimited horsepower issued by the United States Coast Guard. His last assignment at sea was for the United States Navy as engineering officer aboard the USS Whitehurst. It was from this background he developed high performance lubricants and additives he now exports around the world.