USCG Commandant Fired on Day Two of Trump Administration

The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral Linda Fagan, was dismissed by the Trump administration this morning, January 21. The move comes just 31 months after Fagan was appointed as the first female to lead the service.

According to reports first airing on Fox News this morning, the new Trump administration is citing what it sees as a long list of failures. Fagan was reportedly dismissed by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamine Huffman with Fox citing border security, shortfalls in recruiting, and an overall failure in leadership which they assert has “eroded trust” within the ranks.

Fagan commissioned in 1985, was seen as a pioneering female in the service rising through the ranks when only a small number of females were in the U.S. Coast Guard. She rose t…