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Coast Guard surging assets to Gulf of America, other waterways to support Trump's executive orders
[FoxNews] The announcement came a day after President Trump dismissed Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Lee FaganThe U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday announced the deployment of personnel and equipment to various maritime borders in the United States, a day after President Donald Trump dismissed the military branch's leader. In a statement, Coast Guard Acting Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday said coast guardsmen would work to detect and deter illegal migration in support of Trump's executive orders issued this week. "The U.S. Coast Guard is the world’s premiere maritime law enforcement agency, vital to protecting America’s maritime borders, territorial integrity and sovereignty," Lunday said. "Per the President’s Executive Orders, I have directed my operational commanders to immediately surge assets—cutters, aircraft, boats and deployable specialized forces—to increase Coast Guard presence and focus…" Related: U.S. Coast Guard: 2025-01-21 Coast Guard Commandant terminated over border lapses, recruitment, DEI focus: official U.S. Coast Guard: 2024-10-28 More than 3 million border crossers from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela U.S. Coast Guard: 2024-10-06 CHUCK DEVORE: Comparing Biden-Harris bungled Helene response to past disasters Posted by: Skidmark 2025-01-22 |
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