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Commander in Chief Attends Coast Guard Change of Command

  • Defense.gov
  • June 1, 2018 | 14:59

President Donald J. Trump speaks at a ceremony in which Adm. Karl L. Schultz became the 26th commandant of the Coast Guard and outgoing commandant Adm. Paul F. Zukunft retired after 41 years of service at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, June 1, 2018.