U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the Coast Guard, speaks to junior officers before presiding over a retirement ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 29, 2025. Adm. Lunday leads the 56,000 men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard as part of the Department of Homeland Security team protecting America, and is one of the six military services and part of the joint force defending it. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom)