{"id":21004,"date":"2019-05-22T20:38:57","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T20:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/22\/bolton-coast-guard-to-help-reassert-us-leadership-in-arctic\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:28:03","slug":"bolton-coast-guard-to-help-reassert-us-leadership-in-arctic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/22\/bolton-coast-guard-to-help-reassert-us-leadership-in-arctic\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolton: Coast Guard to help reassert US leadership in Arctic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NEW LONDON, Conn. \u2014 U.S. National Security Adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/04\/28\/bolton-trump-wants-solo-not-multi-party-talks-with-north-korea\/\" target=_blank>John Bolton<\/a> told 240 new Coast Guard Academy graduates Wednesday that they will help lead the way in \u201creasserting American leadership in the Arctic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You will help the United States challenge growing Russian military influence in the Arctic, and push back against China&#8217;s illegitimate claim to &#8216;near-Arctic&#8217; status, as well as its use of debt diplomacy against Arctic nations,&#8221; he said as he delivered the keynote speech at the 138th commencement of the academy in New London, Connecticut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;And you will provide the search and rescue and disaster response capabilities needed to facilitate greater commerce and scientific research across the High North,&#8221; he said.<\/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\/news\/your-military\/2019\/04\/25\/great-powers-on-ice-coast-guard-drops-arctic-manifesto\/\" 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\/635615771320199943-031015-frontlines02jpg.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\">Great Powers on Ice: Coast Guard drops Arctic manifesto<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The coastal defense service has been lobbying for an increased focus on America\u2019s Arctic territorial waters.<\/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\">The Trump administration this month warned China and Russia that the U.S. won\u2019t stand for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/05\/06\/us-warns-china-russia-against-aggression-in-arctic-region\/\" target=_blank>aggressive moves in the Arctic region<\/a>, where warming weather and melting sea ice are rapidly opening the area to development and commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSoon, with the help of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/02\/23\/coast-guard-finally-gets-polar-icebreaker\/\" target=_blank>new Polar Security Cutter<\/a>,\u201d he said, \u201cthe Coast Guard will lead the way in reasserting American leadership in the Arctic, which has been neglected for far too long.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cutter is the first of many icebreakers President Donald Trump plans to introduce to an aging U.S. fleet to enable a year-round U.S. presence in polar regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"773\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19142579003767.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19142579003767.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19142579003767.jpg.jpg?resize=300,193 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19142579003767.jpg.jpg?resize=768,495 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19142579003767.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,660 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Jessica Hill\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The United States is an Arctic nation with enduring national interests in that region,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Like our Arctic allies and partners, we want the High North to be a region of low tension, where no country seeks to coerce others through military build-up or economic exploitation. While we encourage commercially driven economic development by the international community, we need to reserve Arctic governance for Arctic nations.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bolton said the Coast Guard also will play an important role as the Trump administration relentlessly pressures the \u201cTroika of Tyranny\u201d in the Western Hemisphere \u2014 Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.<\/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\/news\/your-military\/2019\/05\/06\/northcom-arctic-now-americas-first-line-of-defense\/\" 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=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ICEX-ONLINE.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\">NORTHCOM: Arctic now America\u2019s \u2018first line of defense\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">New business opportunities in the Arctic also invite new strategic competition, U.S. defense officials say.<\/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\">The speech also came amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/05\/17\/trump-tries-to-tamp-down-talk-of-war-with-iran\/\" target=_blank>unspecified threats the Trump administration<\/a> says are linked to the Islamic republic. The U.S. sent an aircraft carrier strike group, four bomber aircraft and other assets to the region and is moving a Patriot missile battery to an unnamed country in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bolton, known for his hawkish stance toward Iran, did not specifically mention Iran during the speech but said Coast Guard cutters are in the Persian Gulf conducting maritime security boardings in U.S. interests. Bolton this month vowed &#8220;unrelenting force&#8221; in response to any attack by Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A small group of protesters gathered just off the academy grounds before the ceremony and held protest signs criticizing Bolton, including one that said &#8220;No War&#8221; under a picture of his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"843\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19142581393921.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19142581393921.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19142581393921.jpg.jpg?resize=300,211 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19142581393921.jpg.jpg?resize=768,540 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19142581393921.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,719 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">National Security Adviser John Bolton is saluted as he arrives to speak at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Jessica Hill\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several thousand people attended the commencement ceremony, held on the academy&#8217;s football field with the Coast Guard cutter Sanibel in the background on the Thames River on a warm and sunny day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The graduates, comprising the largest academy class since 1976, threw their hats in the air as the ceremony neared its end. They are scheduled to report to their new assignments in 30 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/05\/06\/coast-guard-commandant-talks-domestic-challenges-and-threats-in-the-arctic\/\" 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\/CG-Schultz.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\">Coast Guard commandant talks domestic challenges and threats in the Arctic<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Adm. 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