🚢 While on the TS Kennedy with our Texas A&M Maritime Academy cadets, Dean Debbie Thomas gave a two-part presentation about some of the marine and earth science cadets, crew and faculty experienced in port and sailing the Atlantic!

🇨🇦 Cadets and crew had a great time visiting Peggy’s Cove and celebrating Canada Day in Halifax this week!

As part of our July 4th celebration aboard TS Kennedy this weekend, we hosted a pyrotechnics demonstration in lieu of fireworks and educated cadets about effectively using flares to communicate distress and signal for help in the event of an emergency on board.

⛽️ After a quick pit stop in NYC to refuel, TS Kennedy is heading toward our next stop in Portland, Maine!

What do you wish somebody had told you when you were an incoming freshman at Texas A&M-Galveston? Let us know! We are collecting words of wisdom for the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Class of 2029. 🔗⬇️

⚓️ Since departing Portland last week, cadets aboard the TS Kennedy are wrapping up their classes & preparing for the return home to Galveston later this week! We’re excited to welcome the ship back to campus Thursday & conclude Summer Sea Term ‘25 on Saturday. #tamu #maritime

The TS Kennedy arrived in Houston this morning! The ship is buzzing with activity today as we prepare to welcome families and friends of our 300 and 400-level cadets aboard for Homeward Bound back to Galveston tomorrow! #tamu #maritime #seaterm

Texas A&M University and AET have entered into a two-year cooperative agreement, reflecting a shared commitment to advancing maritime education & training marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding. Read more at tx.ag/AETPartner

Join us this Friday, August 8th at 2pm to celebrate our Summer 2025 graduates! Event and livestream information available at tx.ag/GalvGrad

Texas A&M Maritime Academy cadet Jonathan Rucker ‘25 is the first graduate student to receive the Student Incentive Payment through the Strategic Sealift Midshipman Program from DOT Maritime Administration and the U.S. Navy Read more: tx.ag/Rucker

This morning we celebrated Ensigns Madeline Cushman and Jonathan Rucker on commissioning into the @usnavy! Stepping forward to serve our nation is a testament to your tremendous Aggie spirit, and we’re incredibly proud of you! #usnavy #commissioning #tamu #texasmaritime

Get out there and keep making us proud, Aggies! Congratulations and Gig ‘em to our Summer 2025 graduates 👍 #tamu #aggiegrad #aggiesbythesea #texasmaritime