Vance Delivers Naval Academy Commencement Address on Military Engagement

Vice President JD Vance delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland on May 23, 2025, urging graduates to approach military engagement with strength combined with strategic caution. The Naval Academy graduates approximately 1,000 officers annually as ensigns and second lieutenants; Vance's address reflected the administration's stated foreign policy of selective engagement and skepticism of prolonged military commitments abroad.