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Acting Coast Guard Chief Directs Surge Of Assets To Thwart Illegal Activity Near U.S. Borders

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Acting Coast Guard Chief Directs Surge Of Assets To Thwart Illegal Activity Near U.S. Borders
Fast Response Cutter underway. Photo: Bollinger Shipyards

Shortly after his boss was fired, acting Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday on Tuesday ordered that service operators surge “all available assets” to areas where illegal migrant, drug smuggling, and terrorist activity can be stopped. Lunday’s direction to his operational commanders follows President Donald Trump’s executive orders on Tuesday to secure the nation’s borders. Trump late Monday fired Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan. According to media accounts, she was let go due to border security and recruitment failures,…

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