Vice President Mike Pence addresses US Coast Guard Academy graduates
New Ensigns toss their cadet covers into air upon graduation from the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Jessica Hill/AP)Cadets turn to thank their families in the audience at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Jessica Hill/AP)Vice President Mike Pence stands as the national anthem is played at commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Jessica Hill/AP)Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Jessica Hill/AP)Vice President Mike Pence, right, shakes hands with Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, USCA, at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Jessica Hill/AP)Vice President Mike Pence is saluted as he arrives to speak at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Jessica Hill/AP)
In a training first, an Army National Guardsman used a tablet to control Sikorsky's optionally piloted Black Hawk and plan its task during an exercise.
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