(Background) U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan stands with acting Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday during the commissioning ceremony for the Coast Guard icebreaker Storis on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) / (L) Troy Edgar, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the Coast Guard icebreaker Storis. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

Trump admin commissions first Arctic Icebreaker, transforming U.S. Coast Guard ‘into more agile and capable fighting force’

DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar participated in the commissioning ceremony of the polar icebreaker USCGC Storis in Juneau, Alaska on Sunday — signifying a pivotal milestone in the administration’s initiative to modernize the U.S. Coast Guard into a more agile and capable force — equipped to confront the complex “challenges of the 21st century.”

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