{"id":8354,"date":"2017-07-19T17:54:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T17:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/19\/scenes-from-the-2016-us-military-academy-graduation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:48:14","slug":"scenes-from-the-2016-us-military-academy-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2017\/07\/19\/scenes-from-the-2016-us-military-academy-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Scenes from the 2016 U.S. Military Academy graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4871\" height=\"3345\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19130\" data-id=\"19130\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994326335398333-ap-16142596417389jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994326335398333-ap-16142596417389jpg.jpg 4871w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994326335398333-ap-16142596417389jpg.jpg?resize=300,206 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994326335398333-ap-16142596417389jpg.jpg?resize=768,527 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994326335398333-ap-16142596417389jpg.jpg?resize=1024,703 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994326335398333-ap-16142596417389jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1055 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994326335398333-ap-16142596417389jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1406 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4871px) 100vw, 4871px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Graduates toss their caps in the air at the end of a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 21, 2016, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo\/Mike Groll)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4761\" height=\"3170\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19145\" data-id=\"19145\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308605303027-ap-16142551311840jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308605303027-ap-16142551311840jpg.jpg 4761w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308605303027-ap-16142551311840jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308605303027-ap-16142551311840jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308605303027-ap-16142551311840jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308605303027-ap-16142551311840jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1023 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308605303027-ap-16142551311840jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1364 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4761px) 100vw, 4761px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Vice President Joe Biden and Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen Jr., superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, stand for the national anthem during a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 21, 2016, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo\/Mike Groll)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2911\" height=\"3271\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19151\" data-id=\"19151\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994326303729927-ap-16142609500238jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994326303729927-ap-16142609500238jpg.jpg 2911w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994326303729927-ap-16142609500238jpg.jpg?resize=267,300 267w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994326303729927-ap-16142609500238jpg.jpg?resize=768,863 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994326303729927-ap-16142609500238jpg.jpg?resize=911,1024 911w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994326303729927-ap-16142609500238jpg.jpg?resize=1367,1536 1367w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994326303729927-ap-16142609500238jpg.jpg?resize=1823,2048 1823w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2911px) 100vw, 2911px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Class goat Alex Jordan Fletcher of Cosmopolis, Wash., graduating with the lowest grade point average, celebrates after receiving his diploma during a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 21, 2016, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo\/Mike Groll)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5085\" height=\"3340\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19160\" data-id=\"19160\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308965667647-ap-16142527154083jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308965667647-ap-16142527154083jpg.jpg 5085w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308965667647-ap-16142527154083jpg.jpg?resize=300,197 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308965667647-ap-16142527154083jpg.jpg?resize=768,504 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308965667647-ap-16142527154083jpg.jpg?resize=1024,673 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308965667647-ap-16142527154083jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1009 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308965667647-ap-16142527154083jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1345 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5085px) 100vw, 5085px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Graduating cadets line up during a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 21, 2016, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo\/Mike Groll)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4535\" height=\"3313\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19172\" data-id=\"19172\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334522227291-ap-222764452209jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334522227291-ap-222764452209jpg.jpg 4535w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334522227291-ap-222764452209jpg.jpg?resize=300,219 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334522227291-ap-222764452209jpg.jpg?resize=768,561 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334522227291-ap-222764452209jpg.jpg?resize=1024,748 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334522227291-ap-222764452209jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1122 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334522227291-ap-222764452209jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1496 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4535px) 100vw, 4535px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cadets slap hands during a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 21, 2016, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo\/Mike Groll)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4591\" height=\"3186\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19185\" data-id=\"19185\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308621527235-west-point-bidenjpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308621527235-west-point-bidenjpg.jpg 4591w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308621527235-west-point-bidenjpg.jpg?resize=300,208 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308621527235-west-point-bidenjpg.jpg?resize=768,533 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308621527235-west-point-bidenjpg.jpg?resize=1024,711 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308621527235-west-point-bidenjpg.jpg?resize=1536,1066 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994308621527235-west-point-bidenjpg.jpg?resize=2048,1421 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4591px) 100vw, 4591px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Graduating cadets march into Michie Stadium during a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 21, 2016, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo\/Mike Groll)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2736\" height=\"3323\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19201\" data-id=\"19201\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994336272413729-ap-115053995925jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994336272413729-ap-115053995925jpg.jpg 2736w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994336272413729-ap-115053995925jpg.jpg?resize=247,300 247w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994336272413729-ap-115053995925jpg.jpg?resize=768,933 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994336272413729-ap-115053995925jpg.jpg?resize=843,1024 843w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994336272413729-ap-115053995925jpg.jpg?resize=1265,1536 1265w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994336272413729-ap-115053995925jpg.jpg?resize=1686,2048 1686w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2736px) 100vw, 2736px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Vice President Joe Biden receives a gift from the graduating class during a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 21, 2016, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo\/Mike Groll)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2890\" height=\"3271\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19211\" data-id=\"19211\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334401325741-ap-16142599105078jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334401325741-ap-16142599105078jpg.jpg 2890w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334401325741-ap-16142599105078jpg.jpg?resize=265,300 265w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334401325741-ap-16142599105078jpg.jpg?resize=768,869 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334401325741-ap-16142599105078jpg.jpg?resize=905,1024 905w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334401325741-ap-16142599105078jpg.jpg?resize=1357,1536 1357w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334401325741-ap-16142599105078jpg.jpg?resize=1809,2048 1809w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2890px) 100vw, 2890px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Graduating cadets celebrate after a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 21, 2016, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo\/Mike Groll)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3500\" height=\"2574\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19221\" data-id=\"19221\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334403041763-ap-16142613696593jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334403041763-ap-16142613696593jpg.jpg 3500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334403041763-ap-16142613696593jpg.jpg?resize=300,221 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334403041763-ap-16142613696593jpg.jpg?resize=768,565 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334403041763-ap-16142613696593jpg.jpg?resize=1024,753 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334403041763-ap-16142613696593jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1130 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334403041763-ap-16142613696593jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1506 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3500px) 100vw, 3500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Brigette Ocran Silver Spring, Md., left, and Brianna Johnson of Fontana, Calif., celebrate after their a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 21, 2016, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo\/Mike Groll)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3819\" height=\"2827\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19230\" data-id=\"19230\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334408501833-ap-16142599168186jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334408501833-ap-16142599168186jpg.jpg 3819w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334408501833-ap-16142599168186jpg.jpg?resize=300,222 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334408501833-ap-16142599168186jpg.jpg?resize=768,569 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334408501833-ap-16142599168186jpg.jpg?resize=1024,758 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334408501833-ap-16142599168186jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1137 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334408501833-ap-16142599168186jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1516 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3819px) 100vw, 3819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Graduating cadets celebrate after a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 21, 2016, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo\/Mike Groll)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3566\" height=\"2757\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19237\" data-id=\"19237\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334412401883-ap-16142599132535jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334412401883-ap-16142599132535jpg.jpg 3566w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334412401883-ap-16142599132535jpg.jpg?resize=300,232 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334412401883-ap-16142599132535jpg.jpg?resize=768,594 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334412401883-ap-16142599132535jpg.jpg?resize=1024,792 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334412401883-ap-16142599132535jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1188 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334412401883-ap-16142599132535jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1583 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3566px) 100vw, 3566px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Graduating cadets celebrate after a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 21, 2016, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo\/Mike Groll)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4730\" height=\"3213\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-19243\" data-id=\"19243\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334517079225-ap-858231666115jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334517079225-ap-858231666115jpg.jpg 4730w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334517079225-ap-858231666115jpg.jpg?resize=300,204 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334517079225-ap-858231666115jpg.jpg?resize=768,522 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334517079225-ap-858231666115jpg.jpg?resize=1024,696 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334517079225-ap-858231666115jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1043 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635994334517079225-ap-858231666115jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1391 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4730px) 100vw, 4730px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A cadet yawns as diplomas are handed out during a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 21, 2016, in West Point, N.Y. 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