Parking Bans & restrictions in place! New London and surrounding areas will be filled with excitement as the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2021 will graduate on May 19, 2021 at 11 am. The Academy's 140th Commencement ceremony will feature President Joe Biden as the keynote speaker.
“There can be no doubt the class of 2021 is ready for whatever mission you are given,” the president said, standing under a hot sun at the New London, Conn. campus overlooking the Long Island Sound.
Biden singles out competition with Russia and China in Coast Guard commencement
President Joe Biden singled out competition with Russia and China as part of his vision for the military branch’s role in national security as he addressed the United States Coast Guard Academy’s 2021 graduating class on Wednesday.
Speaking from the academy’s campus in New London, Connecticut, Biden recognized the accomplishments of the graduates amid an unprecedented pandemic before he outlined his belief that the US is at a “significant inflection point in world history,” broadly discussing the Coast Guard’s role in pandemic, storm, wildfire and flooding response.