{"id":241,"date":"2026-07-11T12:18:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T12:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/summer-2026\/?p=241"},"modified":"2026-07-11T12:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T12:35:23","slug":"2026-commencement-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/summer-2026\/at-the-academy\/2026-commencement-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Commencement Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ship-feature-img\">\n<div id=\"attachment_244\" style=\"width: 870px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-244\" class=\"size-full wp-image-244\" src=\"\/mariner\/summer-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/07\/commencement5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/summer-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/07\/commencement5.jpg 860w, 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https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/summer-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/07\/commencement6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2025-26 Regimental Operations Officer Margaret Archibald \u201926 and Regimental Senior Striker Connor Parker \u201926.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_242\" style=\"width: 1810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242\" class=\"size-full wp-image-242\" src=\"\/mariner\/summer-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/07\/commencement7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/summer-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/07\/commencement7.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/summer-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/07\/commencement7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/summer-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/07\/commencement7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/summer-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/07\/commencement7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/summer-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/07\/commencement7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2026 graduates.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_248\" style=\"width: 870px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-248\" class=\"size-full wp-image-248\" src=\"\/mariner\/summer-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/07\/commencement1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/summer-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/07\/commencement1.jpg 860w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/summer-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/07\/commencement1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/summer-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/07\/commencement1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L to R: Trustee Webb, Trustee Johnson, Trustee Morrison, Chairman Norton, Secretary Chao, Trustee Gardner, Trustee Loomis, Trustee Eisenhart, and President Johnson.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_247\" style=\"width: 870px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-247\" class=\"size-full wp-image-247\" src=\"\/mariner\/summer-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/07\/commencement2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/mariner\/summer-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2026\/07\/commencement2.jpg 860w, 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