President Donald Trump will nominate Adm. Kevin Lunday, the acting Coast Guard commandant, to fill the vacancy, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Noem made the disclosure Wednesday while addressing the graduating class at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. Lunday is the Coast Guard’s confirmed vice commandant and has served as the acting commandant since January, when the Trump administration fired Adm. Linda Fagan.
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