Coast Guard Academy welcomes class of 2029 - Stars and Stripes
The new cadets, called Swabs, will start Swab Summer, a seven-week training program designed to transform civilian students into military members.
www.stripes.comI don’t have live access to current news in this moment. Based on recent summaries, here are the latest themes around the Coast Guard Academy as of 2025–2026:
- Cadet intake and Day One activities: The Coast Guard Academy regularly announces Class of 2029 swearing-in and Day One activities, including Swab Summer training and uniform issues, which mark the formal entry of new cadets into the program.[2][4]
- Commencement and leadership mentions: The Academy and Coast Guard press materials covering commencements, leadership milestones, and notable visits (e.g., barque Eagle visits and commencement events) are routinely published on official Coast Guard channels.[3][4]
- Inclusion and demographic milestones: The Academy has highlighted increases in diverse cadet representation in recent classes, with headlines noting the presence of women and minority groups in class cohorts.[1]
- Broader Coast Guard context: The Academy often appears in broader Coast Guard news cycles about modernization initiatives and personnel design changes (e.g., FD28 discussions and command leadership nominations) as part of post-2025 strategic communications.[1]
If you’d like, I can fetch the very latest items from official Coast Guard sources and summarize them with citations, or I can tailor the update to a specific region (e.g., USCG Academy in New London) and a particular date range.