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Senate Approves First Female Commandant for Coast Guard

12 May 2022

Vice Adm. Linda Fagan is promoted to the rank of admiral during a ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters, June 18, 2021. US Coast Guard Photo

Adm. Linda Fagan is set to become the first female commandant of the Coast Guard after the Senate confirmed her appointment unanimously on Wednesday.

Fagan, who has been serving in the Coast Guard’s vice commandant since 2021, will replace Adm. Karl Schultz, who has served as commandant since June 2018 and is set to retire in May. As commandant, Fagan will be...

https://news.usni.org/2022/05/12/senate-approves-first-female-commandant-for-coast-guard

Biden Nominates Adm. Linda Fagan to Head Coast Guard, First Woman to Lead Military Service

5 April 2022

Vice Adm. Linda Fagan is promoted to the rank of admiral during a ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters, June 18, 2021. US Coast Guard Photo

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Biden administration has nominated Adm. Linda Fagan to lead the U.S. Coast Guard, a defense official told USNI News on Tuesday. Fagan, currently the Coast Guard’s vice commandant, will be the first woman to lead a U.S. military service.

Fagan has been the Coast Guard’s number two since June and was the first woman in the service to...

https://news.usni.org/2022/04/05/biden-nominates-adm-linda-fagan-to-head-coast-guard-first-woman-to-lead-military-service

White House Taps Vice Adm. Linda Fagan for Coast Guard Vice Commandant

19 April 2021

Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Pacific Area Commander, drops in on chief’s call with Pacific Area Command Master Chief Heath Jones aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) on Sept. 16, 2019. US Coast Guard Photo

The Biden administration has tapped Vice Adm. Linda Fagan to serve as the Coast Guard’s new vice commandant, a promotion that would make her the service’s first woman to receive four stars, the Coast Guard announced today.

In a release, the service said that Fagan, who leads Coast Guard...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/19/white-house-taps-vice-adm-linda-fagan-for-coast-guard-vice-commandant

U.S. Coast Guard Eyes Expanded Operations in Western Pacific

16 August 2019

Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL-752) pulls into Lumut Naval Base for a scheduled port visit as part of Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2019. US Navy Photo

KULA LUMPUR – U.S Coast Guard is mulling its future in the Asia-Pacific region once the National Security Cutter USCGC Stratton (WMSL-752) completes its current deployment in end November, region commander Vice Adm. Linda Fagan told reporters on Friday.

“That is very much an ongoing conversation right now, at this point, Stratton...

https://news.usni.org/2019/08/16/u-s-coast-guard-eyes-expanded-operations-in-western-pacific