Posted on 6/6/2018
Adm. Paul Zukunft stepped down as Coast Guard commandant Friday, ending a four-year tenure. While at the helm, Zukunft increased the pace of rebuilding of the Coast Guard fleet and convinced the White House and Congress on the need for improved funding.
Zukunft retired after 41 years with the service. The new commandant is Adm. Karl Schultz, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander who led the response to 2017 hurricanes in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
In a ceremony at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump credited Zukunft with building an anti-drug traffickin...