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

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.

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

A Coast Guard commandant, who oversaw the rescue operation after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, was fired on the second day of the Trump administration, an action Maryland Sen. Chris Van

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

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,

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 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 Manitoulin, a 663-foot vessel, remained stuck just offshore of Buffalo, New York for the second day on Thursday. An ice-cutting barge, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, was dispatched earlier today to help free the freighter from the snow and ice field.

The US Coast Guard had to close a passage and channel Thursday morning.The Grays Reef Passage will close starting at 9 a.m.