1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:04,140 --> 00:00:06,350 Okay . I think that in industry . 3 00:00:08,030 --> 00:00:09,030 Okay . 4 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:17,200 Okay . Okay . Mr Secretary 5 00:00:17,210 --> 00:00:19,760 thank you . Hello Coast Guard Academy . 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:22,696 I'll tell you what we're gonna speak 7 00:00:22,696 --> 00:00:24,918 for about four hours to see those white 8 00:00:24,918 --> 00:00:27,610 uniforms last longer to keep the heat 9 00:00:27,610 --> 00:00:29,860 away . And these poor guys in their 10 00:00:29,870 --> 00:00:33,770 graduation grounds here . God , after a 11 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:35,640 blue suit . Yeah . 12 00:00:38,140 --> 00:00:41,320 Carlo monti . Good to see you man . 13 00:00:41,330 --> 00:00:43,552 You've been a good friend a long time . 14 00:00:43,552 --> 00:00:45,552 And I understand the senior senator 15 00:00:45,552 --> 00:00:47,774 from this state for a long time . Chris 16 00:00:47,774 --> 00:00:47,520 Dodd is here . I don't know where 17 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,576 you're I don't I think I don't think 18 00:00:49,576 --> 00:00:51,909 you're in the class chris But you wanna . 19 00:00:51,909 --> 00:00:55,000 Where is he ? Uh huh . Chris welcome 20 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,111 pal , one of the finest men I've ever 21 00:00:57,111 --> 00:00:59,950 served with in my whole career . And 22 00:00:59,960 --> 00:01:03,190 mayor , remember Mayor Passaro , I want 23 00:01:03,190 --> 00:01:05,246 to thank you for being here . Thanks 24 00:01:05,246 --> 00:01:07,370 for the passport in the town . And I 25 00:01:07,370 --> 00:01:09,259 want to thank again the Secretary 26 00:01:09,259 --> 00:01:11,370 Marcus for joining me today as well . 27 00:01:11,540 --> 00:01:15,230 He understands uh understands well how 28 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,462 vital the Coast Guard is their economic 29 00:01:17,462 --> 00:01:19,351 or environmental and our national 30 00:01:19,351 --> 00:01:21,573 security and how central you are to our 31 00:01:21,573 --> 00:01:24,150 homeland Security mission . Admiral 32 00:01:24,150 --> 00:01:27,900 Schultz , congratulations on standing 33 00:01:27,900 --> 00:01:31,060 new core of officer this past year . 34 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,680 There can be no doubt class of 21 is 35 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,150 ready for whatever its mission . Maybe 36 00:01:36,740 --> 00:01:39,690 I know this day is doubly important to 37 00:01:39,700 --> 00:01:42,390 Admiral because he's not only the 38 00:01:42,390 --> 00:01:44,980 commandant of the Coast Guard . Well , 39 00:01:44,980 --> 00:01:47,930 let me say it another way . In 2013 , I 40 00:01:47,930 --> 00:01:50,110 think I gave the commencement here and 41 00:01:50,110 --> 00:01:52,990 I was pointing out how the Coast Guard 42 00:01:52,990 --> 00:01:55,530 was adapting so rapidly to changing 43 00:01:55,530 --> 00:01:58,770 conditions . And I said , this is not 44 00:01:58,780 --> 00:02:02,260 your father's Coast Guard . I take that 45 00:02:02,260 --> 00:02:05,910 back first class eric shows this is 46 00:02:05,910 --> 00:02:07,966 your father's Coast Guard . Uh huh . 47 00:02:10,340 --> 00:02:14,340 Yeah . Okay . Yeah . 48 00:02:14,940 --> 00:02:17,051 And I know it probably embarrasses me 49 00:02:17,051 --> 00:02:19,630 to point you out and say that . But I 50 00:02:19,630 --> 00:02:21,852 had a son in the United States military 51 00:02:21,852 --> 00:02:24,019 is very proud . He was a major U . S . 52 00:02:24,019 --> 00:02:27,950 Army , won the Bronze star the vessels 53 00:02:27,950 --> 00:02:30,630 anyway . And uh when he went to Iraq 54 00:02:30,630 --> 00:02:32,680 for a year he had them , he got the 55 00:02:32,690 --> 00:02:35,250 general agreed to change his name from 56 00:02:35,260 --> 00:02:37,550 biden to Hunter , his mother's maiden 57 00:02:37,550 --> 00:02:40,460 name because he didn't want to be 58 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:42,896 viewed as having getting any favor . 59 00:02:42,896 --> 00:02:44,896 Haven't gotten any favors . Admiral 60 00:02:44,896 --> 00:02:46,840 kelly . I want to thank you in the 61 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:48,896 entire staff of the academy for your 62 00:02:48,896 --> 00:02:50,618 commitment training . The next 63 00:02:50,618 --> 00:02:52,840 generation of leaders I brought with me 64 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,062 a former academy grad who now serves as 65 00:02:55,062 --> 00:02:57,170 my Coast Guard Millais lieutenant 66 00:02:57,170 --> 00:03:00,690 commander jane . Um now 67 00:03:00,700 --> 00:03:03,660 I'm gonna embarrass her . I'm Jane . 68 00:03:03,660 --> 00:03:06,850 McCrone of the Class of 2007 . As we 69 00:03:06,850 --> 00:03:08,780 were coming in the marine one , I 70 00:03:08,780 --> 00:03:10,891 thought she was gonna light up like a 71 00:03:10,891 --> 00:03:12,947 candle . She's so excited being back 72 00:03:12,947 --> 00:03:15,113 here . She's an outstanding reflection 73 00:03:15,113 --> 00:03:17,280 of this institution and animal kelly . 74 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,430 I want to congratulate all of you on 75 00:03:19,430 --> 00:03:21,430 everything you've done this year to 76 00:03:21,430 --> 00:03:23,652 keep the school open and running and to 77 00:03:23,652 --> 00:03:25,763 be as safe as it possibly can , could 78 00:03:25,763 --> 00:03:27,830 be in the middle of pandemic . The 79 00:03:27,830 --> 00:03:29,552 instructors , the cadets , the 80 00:03:29,552 --> 00:03:31,719 cafeteria , the support staff , public 81 00:03:31,719 --> 00:03:33,552 works , campus safety team , the 82 00:03:33,552 --> 00:03:35,830 science department , the medical staff , 83 00:03:35,830 --> 00:03:38,108 morale , wellbeing and recreation team . 84 00:03:38,108 --> 00:03:40,380 Everyone went above and beyond the 85 00:03:40,380 --> 00:03:42,491 normal call of duty to try to make it 86 00:03:42,491 --> 00:03:45,450 work and you did . And I hear that uh 87 00:03:45,460 --> 00:03:48,170 mrs Paula Springer's cookies for cadets 88 00:03:48,170 --> 00:03:50,950 were particularly a boost in morale and 89 00:03:50,950 --> 00:03:52,950 what you all , what you all achieve 90 00:03:52,950 --> 00:03:54,950 together . Embodies the Coast Guard 91 00:03:54,950 --> 00:03:58,700 creed . Always ready . Always ready . I 92 00:03:58,700 --> 00:04:01,230 want to thank you . I want to thank you . 93 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:04,860 Cadet styler assuming Seiler for 94 00:04:04,860 --> 00:04:07,070 speaking on behalf of your class and 95 00:04:07,070 --> 00:04:09,750 congratulations on earning the honor of 96 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,430 being the Class of 21 is distinguished 97 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,320 graduate . Most importantly , I want to 98 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,400 thank your parents and families for 99 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,970 everything , everything they have done 100 00:04:19,980 --> 00:04:22,480 to support you and all of you and I'm 101 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:24,980 gonna those watching online as well . 102 00:04:24,980 --> 00:04:27,190 There's not all can be here . You've 103 00:04:27,190 --> 00:04:29,060 raised these cadets to be fierce 104 00:04:29,060 --> 00:04:31,190 patriots as well as young people of 105 00:04:31,190 --> 00:04:33,357 incredible courage and determination . 106 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,890 You are the ones who first installed in 107 00:04:35,890 --> 00:04:38,112 them . The sense of service , help them 108 00:04:38,112 --> 00:04:40,610 hear the calling of higher duty . So 109 00:04:40,610 --> 00:04:44,270 it's your day to cadets , stand up , 110 00:04:44,280 --> 00:04:46,460 turn around and salute your parents , 111 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:50,060 Get up , up , up up . 112 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:01,440 Mhm 113 00:05:05,940 --> 00:05:09,550 Yeah , yeah . I'll tell you what and 114 00:05:09,550 --> 00:05:11,217 all those parents watching on 115 00:05:11,217 --> 00:05:14,280 television , you raised a fine , fine , 116 00:05:14,290 --> 00:05:17,120 fine group of women and men cadets . 117 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:19,751 You knew when you chose the academy , 118 00:05:19,751 --> 00:05:22,470 you were choosing a more difficult path 119 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:24,147 than some of your high school 120 00:05:24,147 --> 00:05:26,313 classmates . You're signing up for the 121 00:05:26,313 --> 00:05:28,800 honor of service and the additional 122 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,150 responsibilities that go with it . But 123 00:05:31,150 --> 00:05:33,560 hope today you take the time to reflect 124 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,440 on how much all the hard work and extra 125 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,110 extra effort you engaged in was worth . 126 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,398 And I hope that you take immense pride , 127 00:05:41,740 --> 00:05:43,900 immense pride in all that time at the 128 00:05:43,900 --> 00:05:46,122 academy . And all the academy has given 129 00:05:46,122 --> 00:05:47,844 to you because you've achieved 130 00:05:47,844 --> 00:05:50,410 something few others can claim . He 131 00:05:50,410 --> 00:05:53,610 survived r day and bill at night . You 132 00:05:53,610 --> 00:05:56,130 made it through swap summer , you got a 133 00:05:56,130 --> 00:05:58,297 haircut that showed every bumping your 134 00:05:58,297 --> 00:06:01,250 head . You learn to square the corners 135 00:06:01,250 --> 00:06:03,670 and square your medals , Look your 136 00:06:03,670 --> 00:06:06,750 meals , I should say and you memorized 137 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,662 and this is the part I found would have 138 00:06:09,662 --> 00:06:11,440 been hard , memorized . Running 139 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:13,662 lightning . I'm going to ask you all to 140 00:06:13,662 --> 00:06:15,884 stand up and repeat it . Now , I'm only 141 00:06:15,884 --> 00:06:18,107 kidding . You earn your shoulder boards 142 00:06:18,107 --> 00:06:20,330 and you're a girl . It's , you pass 143 00:06:20,330 --> 00:06:24,160 through 1/100 week and maybe spend a 144 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,160 little too much time at the slice . 145 00:06:29,740 --> 00:06:33,330 You can clap . Come on man , you're 146 00:06:33,330 --> 00:06:37,060 moving on , show a little courage . Mhm 147 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,207 And I like all the students across the 148 00:06:40,207 --> 00:06:42,318 country . You have to figure out what 149 00:06:42,318 --> 00:06:44,318 it meant to finish your second year 150 00:06:44,318 --> 00:06:46,151 class and virtually with virtual 151 00:06:46,151 --> 00:06:48,500 instruction . The pandemic upended So 152 00:06:48,500 --> 00:06:51,500 much of our lives , as was mentioned 153 00:06:51,510 --> 00:06:53,454 several times so far . Last year's 154 00:06:53,454 --> 00:06:55,454 graduating class didn't get to have 155 00:06:55,454 --> 00:06:57,677 this ceremony in person , but the coast 156 00:06:57,677 --> 00:07:00,030 is fashion that you all have . You met 157 00:07:00,030 --> 00:07:02,530 the threat head on , You adapt . It 158 00:07:02,540 --> 00:07:04,596 showed your resilience in your leg , 159 00:07:04,940 --> 00:07:08,030 The Class of 21 . You were the ones to 160 00:07:08,030 --> 00:07:09,808 test and improve the restricted 161 00:07:09,808 --> 00:07:12,150 movements protocols that allowed you to 162 00:07:12,150 --> 00:07:14,690 return to class on campus and with 163 00:07:14,700 --> 00:07:17,033 careful precautions and regular testing , 164 00:07:17,033 --> 00:07:19,110 you're able to go back to your lives 165 00:07:19,110 --> 00:07:21,330 and training here in new London to 166 00:07:21,330 --> 00:07:23,663 conduct your first year class in person . 167 00:07:24,340 --> 00:07:26,507 It certainly looked and felt different 168 00:07:26,507 --> 00:07:28,507 I'm sure . But you found ways , you 169 00:07:28,507 --> 00:07:30,229 found ways to keep many of the 170 00:07:30,229 --> 00:07:32,580 academy's traditions alive and maybe 171 00:07:32,580 --> 00:07:35,670 even formed a few new ones . You still 172 00:07:35,670 --> 00:07:37,948 were able to bring your cars on campus . 173 00:07:38,340 --> 00:07:40,507 Just weren't allowed to go anywhere in 174 00:07:40,507 --> 00:07:44,430 those cars . Uh huh . Oh 175 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:46,607 man . I tell you what , I have trouble 176 00:07:46,607 --> 00:07:49,160 watching my car . But maybe dipping 177 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,327 your ring in Crown Park or having your 178 00:07:51,327 --> 00:07:53,470 ring dance outside will be a new 179 00:07:53,470 --> 00:07:56,430 standard . The Super Bowl of 180 00:07:56,430 --> 00:07:58,319 Intercompany Sports may become an 181 00:07:58,319 --> 00:08:00,030 annual event and by the way , 182 00:08:00,030 --> 00:08:02,310 congratulations bravo company . By the 183 00:08:02,310 --> 00:08:04,588 way , find your victory . You can clap , 184 00:08:04,588 --> 00:08:08,110 it's okay even if you're lost , you 185 00:08:08,110 --> 00:08:11,430 gotta clap and though 186 00:08:11,430 --> 00:08:14,390 everything you found through it all , 187 00:08:14,390 --> 00:08:16,112 you found ways to excel in the 188 00:08:16,112 --> 00:08:19,170 classroom and athletics . You've got 189 00:08:19,170 --> 00:08:22,140 nine all Americans In your ranks today , 190 00:08:22,140 --> 00:08:24,460 including records center in the track 191 00:08:24,460 --> 00:08:28,170 and field , 5000 m and most importantly , 192 00:08:28,460 --> 00:08:30,793 most importantly had each other's backs . 193 00:08:31,340 --> 00:08:33,750 When times got hard , you were there 194 00:08:33,750 --> 00:08:36,630 for one another . That's something you 195 00:08:36,630 --> 00:08:39,760 all learn quickly at the academy . You 196 00:08:39,770 --> 00:08:42,710 can't crew the tall ship Eagle without 197 00:08:42,710 --> 00:08:44,877 working together . It's not possible . 198 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,560 So the pandemic didn't change that , 199 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,660 but it made it more important . I know 200 00:08:51,660 --> 00:08:54,210 we wish more of your loved ones could 201 00:08:54,210 --> 00:08:56,432 be here today to celebrate with you . A 202 00:08:56,432 --> 00:08:58,599 person packed into the stands for your 203 00:08:58,599 --> 00:09:00,821 big day . Especially because so many of 204 00:09:00,821 --> 00:09:02,599 you come from families of proud 205 00:09:02,599 --> 00:09:05,580 traditions of service . First class 206 00:09:05,580 --> 00:09:08,080 racial pressure Is about to become the 207 00:09:08,090 --> 00:09:11,460 3rd Generation Academy grad . Meanwhile , 208 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,750 first class Jacqueline ted but the long 209 00:09:14,750 --> 00:09:16,694 tradition in her family joined the 210 00:09:16,694 --> 00:09:18,639 Coast Guard over came to the Coast 211 00:09:18,639 --> 00:09:20,917 Guard Academy . Over the Naval Academy . 212 00:09:20,917 --> 00:09:23,083 And unlike her mother , father , uncle 213 00:09:23,083 --> 00:09:24,917 and grandfather , Oh cadet TED . 214 00:09:24,917 --> 00:09:26,972 There's a seat on Air Force one . If 215 00:09:26,972 --> 00:09:30,650 you have to get home may be tough . Mhm . 216 00:09:31,630 --> 00:09:34,860 I can only assume that you will enjoy 217 00:09:34,860 --> 00:09:37,190 educating your family about how the 218 00:09:37,190 --> 00:09:40,180 Coast Guard is quote the hard nucleus 219 00:09:40,180 --> 00:09:43,350 around the Navy forms in times of war . 220 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:47,560 You are a choir . A really dull class . 221 00:09:49,140 --> 00:09:51,196 All right , come on man . Is the son 222 00:09:51,196 --> 00:09:53,510 getting to you ? I would think you'd 223 00:09:53,510 --> 00:09:55,510 have an opportunity when I say that 224 00:09:55,510 --> 00:09:57,732 about the Navy to clap . But being here 225 00:09:57,732 --> 00:09:59,550 together . Mhm 226 00:10:03,140 --> 00:10:06,080 Yeah . Well , can decide . Being here 227 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:08,560 together is a victory in and of itself 228 00:10:09,140 --> 00:10:11,196 an important marker and the progress 229 00:10:11,196 --> 00:10:13,196 we've made to turn the tide of this 230 00:10:13,196 --> 00:10:15,140 pandemic . It's a testament to the 231 00:10:15,140 --> 00:10:17,251 skill and military discipline , sense 232 00:10:17,251 --> 00:10:19,650 of responsibility you already embodied , 233 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:23,170 so there's no doubt in my mind That 234 00:10:23,170 --> 00:10:25,226 140th graduating class of the United 235 00:10:25,226 --> 00:10:27,559 States Coast Guard Academy will reflect , 236 00:10:27,740 --> 00:10:30,170 will reflect the very best of our 237 00:10:30,170 --> 00:10:33,090 country and the proudest positions of 238 00:10:33,090 --> 00:10:36,080 our service . Look just just a few 239 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:38,730 minutes you will be answered in the U . 240 00:10:38,730 --> 00:10:41,660 S . Coast Guard . But the only anchor 241 00:10:41,660 --> 00:10:43,771 cadet is the only one going home with 242 00:10:43,771 --> 00:10:47,170 $240 in his pocket . And 243 00:10:47,170 --> 00:10:50,490 before before I go much further as your 244 00:10:50,490 --> 00:10:52,800 commander in chief , I've been looking 245 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:55,600 forward to being able to do this for a 246 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:59,130 long time . I want you to I want to 247 00:10:59,140 --> 00:11:02,420 keep a long standing tradition that I'm 248 00:11:02,420 --> 00:11:05,150 here . It goes . I hereby absolve 249 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:08,430 all those serving restrictions of minor 250 00:11:08,430 --> 00:11:11,790 infractions . Absolved now you have no 251 00:11:11,790 --> 00:11:14,012 idea how much I wish I'd have been able 252 00:11:14,012 --> 00:11:17,280 to do my graduation at my graduate . 253 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,660 Mhm . From the University of Delaware . 254 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:24,160 Because I need , as we say in my faith , 255 00:11:24,170 --> 00:11:27,760 I needed absolution . Mhm 256 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,073 Girl think I'm kidding . I'm not 257 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:36,250 Minor infractions like using a fire 258 00:11:36,250 --> 00:11:38,306 extinguisher to hose down on our But 259 00:11:38,306 --> 00:11:41,540 other than that , look , cadets today , 260 00:11:41,540 --> 00:11:43,762 you're joining changes service at links 261 00:11:44,140 --> 00:11:46,760 each of you to our history . It's a 262 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:48,982 connection to the very earliest days of 263 00:11:48,982 --> 00:11:51,038 our nation as part of this country's 264 00:11:51,038 --> 00:11:54,160 oldest continuous seagoing service . 265 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,450 But no class gets to choose the world 266 00:11:57,450 --> 00:12:01,090 into which it graduates and demands and 267 00:12:01,090 --> 00:12:03,257 the challenges you're going to face in 268 00:12:03,257 --> 00:12:05,034 your career . Are you look very 269 00:12:05,034 --> 00:12:07,530 different and those who walked these 270 00:12:07,530 --> 00:12:11,310 halls before you , you chose as a 271 00:12:11,310 --> 00:12:14,140 class motto reflects this reality . You 272 00:12:14,140 --> 00:12:16,760 said we are the future . I don't think 273 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:20,270 you have any idea how , how profound 274 00:12:20,270 --> 00:12:24,150 that assertion is the world is changing . 275 00:12:24,940 --> 00:12:27,460 We're at a significant inflection point 276 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:30,480 in world history and our country in the 277 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:32,591 world . The United States America has 278 00:12:32,591 --> 00:12:35,530 always been able to chart the future in 279 00:12:35,530 --> 00:12:38,090 times of great change , we've been able 280 00:12:38,090 --> 00:12:41,120 to consistently renew ourselves and 281 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:44,010 time and again , we've proven there's 282 00:12:44,010 --> 00:12:46,630 not a single thing we cannot do as a 283 00:12:46,630 --> 00:12:49,350 nation when we do it together . And I 284 00:12:49,350 --> 00:12:52,050 mean that not a single solitary thing . 285 00:12:52,740 --> 00:12:54,907 This is particularly important in this 286 00:12:54,907 --> 00:12:56,573 moment of accelerating global 287 00:12:56,573 --> 00:13:00,250 challenges . Hybrid threats don't stop 288 00:13:00,250 --> 00:13:03,280 at our border . We have to meet them on 289 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:05,450 the land and the sea wherever we find 290 00:13:05,450 --> 00:13:07,870 them . And that's where the Coast Guard 291 00:13:07,870 --> 00:13:10,560 excels pandemic response would not 292 00:13:10,560 --> 00:13:12,560 necessarily been considered a Coast 293 00:13:12,560 --> 00:13:15,220 Guard mission until There are more than 294 00:13:15,230 --> 00:13:18,790 250,000 stranded cruise passengers who 295 00:13:18,790 --> 00:13:22,160 needed to be safely disembarked during 296 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:25,960 covid 19 . Now we see with harrowing 297 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,430 clarity , how important halting this 298 00:13:28,430 --> 00:13:30,690 pandemic and improving our ability to 299 00:13:30,690 --> 00:13:33,400 prevent and respond to the next one is 300 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:36,460 on our national security . That's why 301 00:13:37,140 --> 00:13:39,280 500 Coast Guard reservists have 302 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:42,310 deployed in support of fema and other 303 00:13:42,310 --> 00:13:44,143 nationwide vaccination efforts . 304 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,462 Disaster response has long been part of 305 00:13:47,462 --> 00:13:49,518 the Coast Guard's mission , but with 306 00:13:49,518 --> 00:13:51,851 the pace of climate change accelerating , 307 00:13:51,970 --> 00:13:53,859 we're seeing more frequent , more 308 00:13:53,859 --> 00:13:56,550 intense storms call for you to respond . 309 00:13:57,250 --> 00:14:00,580 Last year was the most active hurricane 310 00:14:00,580 --> 00:14:04,360 season on record , 30 named storms 311 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,662 and the Coast Guard was always there to 312 00:14:07,662 --> 00:14:09,551 respond even at the height of the 313 00:14:09,551 --> 00:14:12,570 pandemic . But you've also been a part 314 00:14:12,570 --> 00:14:14,650 of our response to wildfires in the 315 00:14:14,650 --> 00:14:17,970 West . Record flooding in the heart of 316 00:14:17,970 --> 00:14:21,960 the country . These patterns are 317 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:24,630 only gonna get worse if we fail to take 318 00:14:24,630 --> 00:14:27,160 immediate ambitious actions on climate . 319 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,407 Whether it's interdicting illicit drug 320 00:14:30,407 --> 00:14:32,573 shipments at sea before the end of the 321 00:14:32,573 --> 00:14:35,220 United States or your stewardship of 322 00:14:35,220 --> 00:14:37,720 the environment , The Coast Guard has 323 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:40,700 always recognized the broader 324 00:14:40,710 --> 00:14:43,160 definition of our national security , 325 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:47,150 alexander Hamilton may have been among 326 00:14:47,150 --> 00:14:49,400 the first to champion the principle 327 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:52,450 that economic security is national 328 00:14:52,450 --> 00:14:55,430 security when he created the revenue 329 00:14:55,430 --> 00:14:58,600 cutter service . Well , if it was true 330 00:14:58,610 --> 00:15:01,550 in 1790 , it's gospel 331 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:05,720 In 2021 , the best way to meet the 332 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,260 wide array of threats we face today is 333 00:15:08,260 --> 00:15:10,790 by investing americans , America's 334 00:15:10,790 --> 00:15:13,520 enduring advantages and ensure that 335 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:15,540 we're operating from a position of 336 00:15:15,540 --> 00:15:18,810 strength . Our economic vitality at 337 00:15:18,810 --> 00:15:21,470 home , our ability to trade with the 338 00:15:21,470 --> 00:15:24,060 world is essential to that strength . 339 00:15:25,540 --> 00:15:27,596 More than one quarter of the U . S . 340 00:15:27,596 --> 00:15:31,030 GDP is transported through the waters 341 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:33,951 to keep us safe , that keep us safe . 342 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:36,544 And we're going to increasingly cr 343 00:15:36,544 --> 00:15:38,656 skills called upon internationally as 344 00:15:38,656 --> 00:15:41,900 well . For decades , the United States 345 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:44,160 has underwritten international maritime 346 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,000 security . We and our partners have 347 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,970 kept the sea lanes open and secure . We 348 00:15:49,970 --> 00:15:51,960 don't have clear rules of the road 349 00:15:52,540 --> 00:15:56,140 behavior is in 350 00:15:56,140 --> 00:15:59,230 bounds , important out of bounds for 351 00:15:59,230 --> 00:16:02,910 other nations to ensure we can share 352 00:16:02,910 --> 00:16:06,160 peacefully in the natural bounty of the 353 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,620 sea . And for decades those will 354 00:16:08,620 --> 00:16:11,120 support support a global economic 355 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:13,680 strength that benefited nations 356 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:16,090 everywhere , help people around the 357 00:16:16,090 --> 00:16:18,368 world develop their economic potential . 358 00:16:19,140 --> 00:16:21,700 But as you know , increasingly , we're 359 00:16:21,700 --> 00:16:24,880 seeing those rules challenged both by 360 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:27,820 the rapid advance of technology and the 361 00:16:27,820 --> 00:16:30,310 disruptive actions of nations like 362 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:33,920 china and Russia with whom I've had 363 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:36,000 direct discussions of this with 364 00:16:36,010 --> 00:16:39,260 President Xi as well as President Putin , 365 00:16:40,140 --> 00:16:42,870 longstanding basic maritime principles 366 00:16:42,870 --> 00:16:45,920 like freedom of navigation , our 367 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:49,550 bedrock , global economic and 368 00:16:49,550 --> 00:16:52,810 global security . When nations try to 369 00:16:52,810 --> 00:16:55,380 game the system or tip the rules in 370 00:16:55,380 --> 00:16:57,750 their favor , it throws everything off 371 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:01,650 balance . That's why we are 372 00:17:01,650 --> 00:17:04,830 so adamant that these areas of the 373 00:17:04,830 --> 00:17:07,090 world that are the arteries of trade 374 00:17:07,090 --> 00:17:10,270 and shipping remain peaceful . Whether 375 00:17:10,270 --> 00:17:13,060 that's the south china sea , the 376 00:17:13,060 --> 00:17:15,700 Arabian gulf , and increasingly the 377 00:17:15,700 --> 00:17:19,530 arctic . It's a vital interest to 378 00:17:19,530 --> 00:17:21,760 America's foreign policy , secure 379 00:17:22,340 --> 00:17:25,450 unimpeded flow of global commerce 380 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:29,170 and it won't happen without us taking 381 00:17:29,170 --> 00:17:32,890 an active role to set the norms of 382 00:17:32,890 --> 00:17:35,970 conduct , to shape them around 383 00:17:35,970 --> 00:17:39,520 democratic values , not those of 384 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,530 autocrats . That's why we'll continue 385 00:17:42,530 --> 00:17:44,197 to support the United Nations 386 00:17:44,197 --> 00:17:46,197 Convention on the Law of the Seas , 387 00:17:47,140 --> 00:17:48,990 which outlines many of the key 388 00:17:48,990 --> 00:17:52,400 principles to ensure that our waters of 389 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:54,460 our planet are not exploited for any 390 00:17:54,460 --> 00:17:56,650 one nation , but it preserved for the 391 00:17:56,650 --> 00:17:59,940 benefit of all . But they're being 392 00:17:59,940 --> 00:18:03,510 challenged now , all of it . So as we 393 00:18:03,510 --> 00:18:06,060 work together of our democratic 394 00:18:06,060 --> 00:18:08,800 partners around the world , both update 395 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,960 the rules for this new age . To hold 396 00:18:11,970 --> 00:18:14,730 all of us accountable to living up to 397 00:18:14,730 --> 00:18:17,350 those rules , your mission , your 398 00:18:17,350 --> 00:18:19,406 mission will become even more global 399 00:18:19,650 --> 00:18:23,590 and even more important . You 400 00:18:23,590 --> 00:18:25,701 have an essential role in our efforts 401 00:18:25,910 --> 00:18:28,450 to ensure a free and open indo pacific 402 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:34,280 are new agreement for the Coast Guard 403 00:18:34,390 --> 00:18:37,550 to partner with Taiwan will help ensure 404 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,207 they were positioned to better respond 405 00:18:40,207 --> 00:18:42,373 to shared threats in the region and to 406 00:18:42,373 --> 00:18:44,207 conduct coordinated humanitarian 407 00:18:44,207 --> 00:18:46,373 environmental missions . U . S . Coast 408 00:18:46,373 --> 00:18:48,740 Guard partnership with nations 409 00:18:48,740 --> 00:18:51,050 throughout the region to take on issues 410 00:18:51,050 --> 00:18:54,110 like illegal , unreported and 411 00:18:54,110 --> 00:18:56,860 unregulated fishing are essential to 412 00:18:56,860 --> 00:18:59,670 building muscle of cooperation . 413 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:04,170 When distant water fishing fleets 414 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:07,760 travel thousands of miles to strip 415 00:19:07,770 --> 00:19:09,920 maritime resources without regard to 416 00:19:09,930 --> 00:19:12,450 catch regulations or in or 417 00:19:12,450 --> 00:19:14,506 internationally established economic 418 00:19:14,506 --> 00:19:16,061 zones , it hurts everyone . 419 00:19:18,340 --> 00:19:20,760 Which is why we sent the U . S . Coast 420 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:24,670 Guard cutter parador 421 00:19:25,140 --> 00:19:27,850 to partner with Ecuador last summer to 422 00:19:27,850 --> 00:19:30,710 disrupt and deter chinese distant water 423 00:19:30,710 --> 00:19:32,654 fleet operating near the Galapagos 424 00:19:32,654 --> 00:19:36,140 islands . We're feeling requests from 425 00:19:36,140 --> 00:19:38,600 other nations all across the entire 426 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:40,767 pacific that are eager to partner with 427 00:19:40,767 --> 00:19:42,544 our Coast Guard because of your 428 00:19:42,544 --> 00:19:46,160 reputation and professionalism and your 429 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:49,270 unrivaled skill . The Coast Guard will 430 00:19:49,270 --> 00:19:51,690 be an increasingly central element and 431 00:19:51,690 --> 00:19:53,830 our engagement in the indo pacific to 432 00:19:53,830 --> 00:19:55,608 protect lives , to preserve the 433 00:19:55,608 --> 00:19:57,774 environment , to safeguard sovereignty 434 00:19:57,774 --> 00:20:00,980 throughout the region . In the Arabian 435 00:20:00,980 --> 00:20:03,380 gulf , we're in the process of 436 00:20:03,380 --> 00:20:06,010 deploying six new fast response cutters 437 00:20:06,020 --> 00:20:08,460 to update patrol force Southwest Asia . 438 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:11,760 The Coast Guard's expertise is helping 439 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:14,350 our partners in the region to enforce 440 00:20:14,350 --> 00:20:16,860 maritime law and perform search and 441 00:20:16,860 --> 00:20:19,480 seizure operations . I'm sure you all 442 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:21,591 saw the pictures of the enormous load 443 00:20:21,591 --> 00:20:23,780 of illicit weapons confiscated in the 444 00:20:23,780 --> 00:20:26,610 Arabian Sea all laid out across the 445 00:20:26,610 --> 00:20:30,050 rear deck of the USs Monterey 446 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,450 Coast Guard . It was critical to that 447 00:20:33,450 --> 00:20:36,090 seizure and to keeping those weapons 448 00:20:36,100 --> 00:20:39,600 out of conflict in the region , Based 449 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:41,767 alongside the US . Navy's 5th fleet in 450 00:20:41,767 --> 00:20:44,100 Bahrain , you have to face down 451 00:20:44,100 --> 00:20:47,270 harassment of Iranian fast attack boats . 452 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:50,200 In recent weeks and in recent weeks , 453 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:53,660 the U . S . Coast Guard cutter Maui 454 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:56,580 Had to fire 30 warning shots to deter 455 00:20:56,580 --> 00:20:58,930 such irresponsible and unsafe maneuvers 456 00:20:58,930 --> 00:21:02,620 in the region . The world . It's 457 00:21:02,620 --> 00:21:06,150 changing . We need you even more . 458 00:21:06,940 --> 00:21:09,710 And in the arctic , the Coast Guard is 459 00:21:09,710 --> 00:21:12,250 a probable american presence in the 460 00:21:12,250 --> 00:21:14,300 region . Rapidly growing strategic 461 00:21:14,300 --> 00:21:18,250 importance as ice recedes the new sea 462 00:21:18,250 --> 00:21:21,370 lanes open . We the United States are 463 00:21:21,370 --> 00:21:24,680 an arctic nation . The United States 464 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:27,090 must demonstrate our leadership and 465 00:21:27,090 --> 00:21:30,310 engagement , our diplomacy and our 466 00:21:30,310 --> 00:21:33,560 operational skill . We must continue 467 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:36,620 to model responsible maritime behavior 468 00:21:36,620 --> 00:21:39,310 and uphold clear rules of international 469 00:21:39,310 --> 00:21:42,580 agreements . He'll protect and Stuart 470 00:21:42,580 --> 00:21:45,960 this pristine environment and secure it 471 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:49,160 for future generations . And by the way , 472 00:21:49,940 --> 00:21:52,710 as your as you know by now to protect 473 00:21:52,710 --> 00:21:56,020 our homeland security as well , we have 474 00:21:56,020 --> 00:21:58,440 to make sure that every country 475 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,980 respects these international norms . So 476 00:22:01,980 --> 00:22:03,647 we need them . We need modern 477 00:22:03,647 --> 00:22:06,110 icebreakers . Yes . But just as 478 00:22:06,110 --> 00:22:08,332 critically we need to stand shoulder to 479 00:22:08,332 --> 00:22:10,554 shoulder with those allies and partners 480 00:22:10,554 --> 00:22:12,330 who share our values including 481 00:22:12,610 --> 00:22:14,554 indigenous communities . Where the 482 00:22:14,554 --> 00:22:16,721 keepers of traditional knowledge about 483 00:22:16,721 --> 00:22:19,770 the arctic waters . Class of 2021 , 484 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,810 it's time for you to go out and be the 485 00:22:23,810 --> 00:22:27,740 future to make the future . You've 486 00:22:27,740 --> 00:22:29,962 learned your history and your science , 487 00:22:31,340 --> 00:22:34,770 you predicted and practiced 488 00:22:35,540 --> 00:22:38,260 your disciplines on land and sea . 489 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:43,300 You've shown that you are salty . This 490 00:22:43,300 --> 00:22:45,244 year , the academy has graduated a 491 00:22:45,244 --> 00:22:48,860 class That is just over 1/3 women 492 00:22:50,340 --> 00:22:51,860 and those . You got it . 493 00:22:55,940 --> 00:22:58,460 Yeah , I was telling the comment , I 494 00:22:58,460 --> 00:23:00,760 just appointed three women as combatant 495 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:02,660 commanders around the world . 496 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:08,800 Okay . And those numbers are 497 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:12,460 going up year by year . As I said , I 498 00:23:12,460 --> 00:23:14,571 recently nominated Vice Admiral Linda 499 00:23:14,571 --> 00:23:17,690 Fagan . Class of 85 . The Coast Guard 500 00:23:17,690 --> 00:23:19,912 is the first female four star admiral . 501 00:23:22,140 --> 00:23:24,770 Yeah . What the ? 502 00:23:26,140 --> 00:23:28,029 You need to see more women at the 503 00:23:28,029 --> 00:23:30,196 highest levels of command . We have to 504 00:23:30,196 --> 00:23:32,640 make sure that women have the chance to 505 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:35,220 succeed and thrive throughout their 506 00:23:35,220 --> 00:23:37,710 careers . There's a saying that we use 507 00:23:37,710 --> 00:23:39,599 in a different context of chinese 508 00:23:39,599 --> 00:23:42,760 saying it says women hold up half the 509 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:46,360 world . It's an absolute 510 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:50,570 stupid position not to make sure that 511 00:23:50,570 --> 00:23:52,792 represent at least half of what we do . 512 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,262 Every member of our armed forces should 513 00:23:56,262 --> 00:23:58,429 feel safe and respected in the ranks . 514 00:23:58,429 --> 00:24:00,596 Yeah , that's why my administration is 515 00:24:00,596 --> 00:24:02,707 committed to taking on the scourge of 516 00:24:02,707 --> 00:24:04,596 sexual assault and harassment and 517 00:24:04,596 --> 00:24:06,707 military . We're joining the server . 518 00:24:06,707 --> 00:24:08,762 You're joining the service that only 519 00:24:08,762 --> 00:24:10,484 serves as America's front line 520 00:24:10,810 --> 00:24:14,230 increasingly looks like America . This 521 00:24:14,230 --> 00:24:16,560 year's class is also just over 1/3 522 00:24:16,940 --> 00:24:19,350 underrepresented minorities , including 523 00:24:19,350 --> 00:24:21,461 some of the highest number of african 524 00:24:21,461 --> 00:24:23,350 americans , asian , americans and 525 00:24:23,350 --> 00:24:26,950 pacific Islanders . Each of you . Mhm . 526 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:32,420 Okay . Each of you will be asked to 527 00:24:32,430 --> 00:24:34,486 leave people who come from different 528 00:24:34,486 --> 00:24:37,030 backgrounds . Your challenge is the 529 00:24:37,030 --> 00:24:39,760 leader is to treat every single person 530 00:24:40,540 --> 00:24:43,440 with equal dignity and respect and find 531 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:46,210 ways to unlock everyone's telling , you 532 00:24:46,210 --> 00:24:47,988 know , you've already done some 533 00:24:47,988 --> 00:24:50,099 important work as a class , including 534 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:53,540 with a class wide equity walk and 535 00:24:53,540 --> 00:24:55,762 discussion groups in the wake of George 536 00:24:55,762 --> 00:24:58,760 Floyd's murder . Our national successes 537 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:00,871 depend on our capacity to harness the 538 00:25:00,871 --> 00:25:03,490 full range of ideas and experience that 539 00:25:03,490 --> 00:25:06,230 exists in our country and deliver on 540 00:25:06,230 --> 00:25:08,350 the promise of the american dream for 541 00:25:08,350 --> 00:25:10,590 all America . You know , America's 542 00:25:10,590 --> 00:25:13,350 unique . America is the only country in 543 00:25:13,350 --> 00:25:15,770 the world that's founded on an idea . 544 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,296 You can define every other country . 545 00:25:19,296 --> 00:25:21,460 They're all based on ethnicity or 546 00:25:21,460 --> 00:25:24,770 geography , the only one based on idea , 547 00:25:25,940 --> 00:25:29,860 not a joke . The idea was we hold 548 00:25:29,860 --> 00:25:32,470 these truths to be self evident that 549 00:25:32,470 --> 00:25:35,060 all men and women are created equal , 550 00:25:35,540 --> 00:25:38,430 endowed by their creator with certain 551 00:25:38,430 --> 00:25:41,600 inalienable rights , life , liberty , 552 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:43,840 the pursuit of happiness . We hear it 553 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:46,960 all the time , but it's who we are . 554 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:50,460 We can't be different and attempting to 555 00:25:50,460 --> 00:25:53,950 continue 10 to arc move toward 556 00:25:53,950 --> 00:25:57,140 justice for this generation of 557 00:25:57,140 --> 00:25:59,610 graduates of new and since the United 558 00:25:59,610 --> 00:26:02,350 States Coast Guard volunteered to serve 559 00:26:02,350 --> 00:26:04,590 our country , I've never been more 560 00:26:04,590 --> 00:26:07,390 optimistic about our future . You 561 00:26:07,390 --> 00:26:10,200 understand in your bones , but our 562 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:12,033 diversity is one of the enduring 563 00:26:12,033 --> 00:26:14,890 advantages , an inherent strengths to 564 00:26:14,890 --> 00:26:17,660 America in your careers . You're going 565 00:26:17,660 --> 00:26:19,938 to face challenges , you can't predict . 566 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:22,750 You'll be asked to lead in ways and 567 00:26:22,750 --> 00:26:25,830 navigate new paths . But when the 568 00:26:25,830 --> 00:26:29,570 storms gather or the seas of life go 569 00:26:29,570 --> 00:26:32,420 rough , remember the coast guards 570 00:26:32,420 --> 00:26:34,850 marching song to sing on land and sea 571 00:26:35,940 --> 00:26:39,040 through surfing storm howling gale . 572 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,050 Hi , shall your purpose be 573 00:26:44,740 --> 00:26:48,360 Class of 2021 ? You have it 574 00:26:48,360 --> 00:26:52,030 all you really do and we need you 575 00:26:52,030 --> 00:26:54,500 badly . And I'm not that's not 576 00:26:54,500 --> 00:26:58,160 hyperbole . The country needs you press 577 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:01,030 always asked me why I'm so optimistic 578 00:27:01,030 --> 00:27:03,450 about America's chances in the world . 579 00:27:04,420 --> 00:27:06,531 And I've said from the time I decided 580 00:27:06,531 --> 00:27:09,270 to run because of this generation , 581 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:13,830 you're the most progressive , best 582 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:17,170 educated , least prejudice , 583 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:20,140 most open generation in american 584 00:27:20,140 --> 00:27:23,460 history . We need you badly . 585 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:28,300 You're ready . It's time to get 586 00:27:28,300 --> 00:27:31,770 underway . God protect you all . 587 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:34,462 As you said on your journey and may God 588 00:27:34,462 --> 00:27:36,629 protect all those who wear the uniform 589 00:27:36,629 --> 00:27:38,740 of the United States of America . God 590 00:27:38,740 --> 00:27:40,851 bless America , thank you very much . 591 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:44,670 Okay . Okay . Mhm . 592 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:46,960 Mhm .