{"id":18833,"date":"2018-05-23T21:02:12","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T21:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/23\/pence-warns-coast-guard-graduates-of-the-perils-facing-us\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:56:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:56:55","slug":"pence-warns-coast-guard-graduates-of-the-perils-facing-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/05\/23\/pence-warns-coast-guard-graduates-of-the-perils-facing-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Pence warns Coast Guard graduates of the perils facing US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NEW LONDON, Conn. \u2014 Vice President Mike Pence warned the new U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduates on Wednesday of the perils America faces from rogue regimes, criminal networks and terrorist groups, saying the new ensigns will be on the front lines of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/05\/10\/coast-guard-unloads-6-tons-of-seized-cocaine-in-florida\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> threats from illegal drugs<\/a>, terrorism, human trafficking and nuclear proliferation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe truth is, you assume your watch at a time when your leadership and your service is needed more than ever before,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt this very moment, the world\u2019s most dangerous terrorist and criminal organizations are working to gain a foothold across the Western Hemisphere, to threaten our people and our very way of life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pence delivered the service academy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/04\/22\/pence-to-speak-at-coast-guard-academy-graduation\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">keynote address<\/a> at an outdoor ceremony at the riverside campus in New London, Connecticut. He comes a year after President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2017\/05\/17\/trump-lashes-out-at-critics-naysayers-unfair-treatment\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">addressed the graduates<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pence told the crowd he brought greetings from Trump, crediting him with making the financial investments needed by the Coast Guard and other military branches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOver the past 16 months, President Trump has already taken decisive action to rebuild our military, to restore the arsenal of democracy to give our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines and our great Coast Guard the resources you need to accomplish your mission and come home safe,\u201d he said, adding how more than $12 billion is set aside to rebuild the Coast Guard\u2019s \u201caging fleet\u201d and to \u201cstrengthen your vital assets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/11\/26\/trump-calls-for-crushing-terrorists-with-military-means\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17327583745986-1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Trump calls for crushing terrorists with military means<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Donald Trump denounced the deadly mosque attack in Egypt and reached out to its president, asserting the world must crush terrorists by military means \u2014 and insisting the U.S. needs a southern border wall and the travel ban tied up in courts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted there will be 25 new off-shore patrol cutters, two new national security cutters and six more fast-response cutters to \u201csupport our border security efforts and our fight against terrorism across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are going to give the best fighting force in the world the best equipment they\u2019ve ever had,\u201d Pence said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4376\" data-id=\"4376\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143650029033.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143650029033.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143650029033.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143650029033.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">New Ensigns toss their cadet covers into air upon graduation from the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Jessica Hill\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4387\" data-id=\"4387\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143654956528.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143654956528.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143654956528.jpg.jpg?resize=300,205 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143654956528.jpg.jpg?resize=768,525 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cadets turn to thank their families in the audience at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Jessica Hill\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"737\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4398\" data-id=\"4398\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143575570023.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143575570023.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143575570023.jpg.jpg?resize=300,216 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143575570023.jpg.jpg?resize=768,553 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Vice President Mike Pence stands as the national anthem is played at commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Jessica Hill\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4407\" data-id=\"4407\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143588940424.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143588940424.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143588940424.jpg.jpg?resize=300,206 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143588940424.jpg.jpg?resize=768,528 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Jessica Hill\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4417\" data-id=\"4417\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143589767607.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143589767607.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143589767607.jpg.jpg?resize=300,223 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143589767607.jpg.jpg?resize=768,572 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Vice President Mike Pence, right, shakes hands with Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, USCA, at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Jessica Hill\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"757\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4431\" data-id=\"4431\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143575917296.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143575917296.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143575917296.jpg.jpg?resize=300,222 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143575917296.jpg.jpg?resize=768,568 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Vice President Mike Pence is saluted as he arrives to speak at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Jessica Hill\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pence said Venezuela is a \u201ctragic case in point\u201d of a place where political corruption, porous borders and economic instability are thriving, undermining the rule of law. As he arrived at the academy, Pence issued a tweet about Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro\u2019s expulsion of the top American diplomat in the country. The vice president promised in the tweet that \u201cthis provocation will be met with a swift response.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides combatting terrorism and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/05\/09\/guatemala-us-coast-guard-bust-3-tons-of-cocaine-on-ship\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">illegal drugs<\/a>, Pence noted how many of the graduates will participate in much-needed search-and-rescue missions, like those that occurred during last year\u2019s string of devastating hurricanes, and to patrol the \u201cincreasingly contested polar waters in the years ahead to advance America\u2019s energy and national security interests across this vital region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madison Heist, of Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, expects to be in the thick of things when she reports to St. Petersburg, Florida, next month as a deck watch officer on a Coast Guard cutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m definitely anticipating having a lot of drug and migrant kind of interaction. I know, as well, since we\u2019re down on the Gulf Coast we do a lot of hurricane relief, so it will be really interesting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president and vice present typically each address the graduating class at one of the federal service academies on a rotating basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a dozen protesters held signs outside the academy gates that called for better protection of the poor and greater tolerance of the LGBT community. It was a far smaller showing than last year, when Trump made his first appearance at a service academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are 209 members of the 2018 graduating class, who earned degrees in engineering, naval architecture, operations research, marine and environmental sciences, management and government. Sixty-one percent are men and 39 percent are female. Sixty-seven percent of the class is white. 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