Linda Lee Fagan (born July 1, 1963) [1] [2] is a former commandant of the United States Coast Guard who served from June 2022 to January 2025. Previously, in 2021, she became the 32nd vice commandant of the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard's first female four-star admiral. [3]

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...

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.

Jan 21, 2025 · The commandant of the US Coast Guard -- who once called Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) an "operational imperative" -- was terminated Tuesday over lagging recruitment and an “erosion of...

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...

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 a top military officer...

Jan 24, 2025 · The firing of United States Coast Guard (USCG) Commandant Admiral Linda Fagan – the Armed Forces’ first female service chief – has raised eyebrows across the Coast Guard community and beyond.

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 Lee Fagan was abruptly fired Monday by the new acting head of the Department of Homeland Security, precipitating a leadership shakeup for the force.

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.