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The acting leader of the service was announced as President Donald Trump's pick to fill the top Coast Guard post permanently.
President Trump is nominating Adm. Kevin E. Lunday to serve as the 28th commandant of the Coast Guard. Until confirmed by the ...
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., raised questions about U.S. Coast Guard staffing after a Mexican naval ship crashed into New York ...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem decided there was "redundant executive oversight" in the Coast Guard's structure, ...
The commandant identified a shortage in enlisted personnel and an inability to maintain its systems as two examples of ...
Trump has nominated Admiral Kevin E. Lunday to serve as the 28th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. Lunday, who has been serving as Acting Commandant since January 21, 2025, will continue ...
During President Donald Trump’s first week in office, he removed the U.S. Coast Guard’s commandant, leaving an acting commandant.  In April, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered the U.S.