Garrison commander Capt. David Melton was responsible for logistics, personnel support, facilities and naval engineering, and ...

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., raised questions about U.S. Coast Guard staffing after a Mexican naval ship crashed into New York ...

The commandant identified a shortage in enlisted personnel and an inability to maintain its systems as two examples of ...

President Donald Trump will nominate Adm. Kevin Lunday, the acting Coast Guard commandant, to fill the vacancy.

The acting leader of the service was announced as President Donald Trump's pick to fill the top Coast Guard post permanently.

Read about Kristi Noem's speech discussing Force Design 2028 and who will be the 28th commandant of the Coast Guard.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said she plans for the Coast Guard to have a service secretary and 15,000 more service members.

(AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announces Admiral Kevin E. Lunday, center, as Commandant, ...

The U.S. Coast Guard said it is ramping up efforts to enhance maritime security and national defense in the Western Pacific ...

Adm. Kevin Lunday will be nominated to serve as the 28th commandant of the Coast Guard, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi ...

Acting Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday (center) was nominated Wednesday to serve as the permanent leader of the service. (Jessica Hill/AP) Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi ...