Adm. Kevin Lunday was sworn in Thursday as the U.S. Coast Guard’s 28th commandant , nearly a year after he had been acting in the role. Lunday takes the service’s helm at a time of great transformation: The Coast Guard has embarked on a modernization plan that aims to grow the force by 15,000 and expand its capabilities through acquisitions and technology, while it also is actively engaged in significant interdiction and national security operations. In a ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters in