The Trump administration ousted Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan, who is the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. military.

Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan was fired on the second day of the Trump administration, an action Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen called “politically motivated.” A Department of Homeland Security memo said Tuesday that the agency had “relieved Admiral Linda L.

"Under my statutory authority as the Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security I have relieved Admiral Linda L. Fagan of her duties as Commandant of the United States Coast Guard," said Acting DHS Secretary Benjamine Huffman.

The first woman to lead a branch of the armed forces was relieved of command within 24 hours of President Trump’s inauguration.

Adm. Linda Fagan, the first woman to serve in the Coast Guard's top job, was relieved following the swearing-in ceremony for the new president.

Adm. Kevin Lunday, the vice commandant, is expected to fill the vacancy in an acting capacity until the Senate confirms a replacement.

Data from the Coast Guard estimates that more than 14,000 rescues were made and 6,000 lives were saved throughout Fiscal Year 2024. Air Station Cape Cod alone executes upwards of 200 rescues annually.

A father-son pair of commercial fishermen went missing Saturday night off the coast of northern Maine, authorities said.

The smugglers, Mexican citizens, were detained after Coast Guardsman disabled their motor with gunfire and pepper sprayed them.

The Trump administration has fired Linda L. Fagan, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard, but the impact on the New London academy was not immediately clear.

The acting secretary of Homeland Security removed the Coast Guard commandant from her position, according to a message to the service reviewed by USNI News. An ALCOAST, which is a message to all members of the Coast Guard,