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.
The secretary also announced that Vice Adm. Thomas Allan, who is the acting deputy commandant for operations, will be nominated to become the Coast Guard’s vice commandant. If confirmed, he would replace Lunday.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announces Adm. Kevin E. Lunday, center, as commandant of the Coast Guard at the commencement for the Coast Guard Academy
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