Linda Lee Fagan (born July 1, 1963) [1] [2] is an American admiral who served as the 27th commandant of the United States Coast Guard from June 2022 to January 2025. Previously, she was the 32nd vice commandant of the Coast Guard …

Jan 21, 2025 · Adm. Linda Fagan, commandant of the Coast Guard, was fired from the service’s top job because of her leadership deficiencies, operational failures and her handling of the service’s recent...

Jan 21, 2025 · Adm. Linda Lee Fagan, 61, has been terminated by the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman, the official said. Fagan has demonstrated leadership …

Jan 21, 2025 · Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan has been relieved from her duties as the service's top officer by the incoming Trump administration. In a Coast Guard-wide message sent out Tuesday...

Feb 5, 2025 · Trump fired Linda Fagan, the first female Coast Guard commandant, on his second day in office. A Trump official told her she had three hours to leave her house on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has fired U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, the first female uniformed leader of an armed forces branch, the...

Jan 21, 2025 · Homeland Security officials have removed Adm. Linda Fagan from her role as the Coast Guard’s commandant, according to a note sent to service members — the first firing of …

Jan 21, 2025 · A senior official at the Department of Homeland Security told Fox News that Fagan, 61, had failed to meet benchmarks for new enlistees or reservists and mishandled an internal probe of sex...

Jan 21, 2025 · Fagan, who is the first woman in the Coast Guard to receive four stars, served as vice commandant before the Biden administration tapped her to lead the service.

Jan 21, 2025 · Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Lee Fagan was abruptly fired Monday by the new acting head of the Department of Homeland Security, precipitating a leadership shakeup for the force.

Linda Fagan is the 27th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard and the first woman to lead a military service in American history. She is also a four-star admiral and the Coast Guard’s first Gold Ancient Trident, the officer with the longest service record in the Marine Safety Field.

Admiral Linda L. Fagan assumed the duties as the 27 th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard on June 1 st, 2022. As Commandant, she oversees all global Coast Guard operations and 42,000 active-duty, 7,000 reserve, and 8,700 civilian personnel, as well as the support of 21,000 Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteers.

Jan 21, 2025 · In a list of reasons “supporting her immediate removal,” the official cited Adm. Linda Fagan’s “failure to address border security threats” and “excessive focus on diversity, equity, and...

Feb 6, 2025 · Adm. Linda Lee Fagan, the former commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, who was terminated from her role last month over concerns about issues including the border, recruitment and DEI issues, was ...

Feb 6, 2025 · The shock removal of four-star Admiral Linda Fagan from her home on Joint Base Anacostia Bolling in Washington D.C, comes two weeks after Homeland Security officials stripped her of her...

Jan 21, 2025 · Homeland Security officials removed Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan, who in 2022 became the first woman to lead a U.S. military branch, from her position a single day into...

Vice Admiral Fagan assumed command of the Coast Guard Pacific Area in June 2018 where she serves as the operational commander for all U.S. Coast Guard missions from the Rocky Mountains to the waters off the East Coast of Africa.

Jun 1, 2022 · On Wednesday, history was made as Admiral Linda Fagan became not only the first woman to lead the Coast Guard — but the first woman to lead any branch of the U.S. armed forces.

Rear Admiral Fagan serves as the U. S. Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations, Policy & Capabilities, where she is responsible for establishing and providing operational strategy, policy, capability and resources to meet national priorities for …

Jan 21, 2025 · U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan, who made history as the first female uniformed leader of a U.S. military branch, was unexpectedly ousted by President Trump less than 24 hours into...