The U.S. Coast Guard is facing its largest readiness crisis since World War II. That's according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who promised an overhaul of the service that she called the “point of the spear” in the nation’s defense.

President Donald Trump will nominate Adm. Kevin Lunday, the acting Coast Guard commandant, to fill the vacancy, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Noem made the disclosure Wednesday while addressing the graduating class at the Coast Guard Academy 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.