U.S. Coast Guard Academy

President Donald Trump was in Connecticut on Wednesday for the Coast Guard Academy commencement. He spoke for around 50 minutes to 266 graduates in New London.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivered the keynote address at the 144th Commencement Exercise of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London on Wednesday, congratulating the 262 graduating cadets and outlining major changes coming to the service.

The Trump administration fired Admiral Linda Fagan in part because of Operation Fouled Anchor — the investigation into mishandled sexual assault cases at the Coast Guard Academy in New London that was buried by the branch.

Thirteen former U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets have filed official complaints in connection to alleged sexual assaults on campus.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) listened as four women and one man gave powerful whistleblower testimony on Thursday in New London, Connecticut about sexual assault they experienced while enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and during training at the academy.

The Coast Guard has launched an investigation into allegations of a hostile work environment perpetrated by whistleblower Shannon Norenburg and other agency officials.

Sexual harassment and assault continue to be a problem at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, according to U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in the U.S. Senate.

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas delivered the keynote address during the U.S. Coast Guard graduation ceremony in New London.

In the largest cheating scandal in the Coast Guard Academy’s history, a group of 55 cadets have to undergo a 20-week honor remediation course to remind them of the core values of the Coast Guard. Twenty-five cadets have asked to appeal their sanctions.

U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT) was instrumental in advancing safe-to-report legislation that will protect cadets at the Coast Guard Academy in New London if they report sexual assault.