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Dozens of Coast Guardsmen in ceremonial dress toss their graduation caps into the air as aircraft fly above in a blue sky.

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Members of the Coast Guard Academy Class of 2026 throw their cadet combination covers into the air during a flyover at the 145th commencement exercise at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., May 20, 2026.

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