Public releases have reported that President Trump will be the graduation speaker at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, while the US Air Force Academy will host Secretary of Defense James Mattis for the Class of 2018.

West Point’s speaker has not yet been announced [UPDATE: CJCS Gen Joseph Dunford has been announced for West Point as of 12 May). The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Vice President are traditionally other speakers. The senior military/government leaders generally rotate among the service academies each year.

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