Trump Administration Removes Coast Guard Commandant

Adm. Linda Fagan was relieved of her post in a memo issued Tuesday by the acting secretary of Homeland Security.

Adm. Linda Fagan arrives for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) change of command ceremony at USCG Headquarters in Washington on June 1, 2022. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Coast Guard’s commandant, Adm. Linda Fagan, has been removed from her duties and position by the acting head of the Department of Homeland Security, according to a memo sent out Tuesday.

Fagan assumed the duties in June 2022 under the Biden administration. President Donald Trump has named Adm. Kevin Lunday, the vice commandant, to become the Coast Guard’s commandant, and he must be confirmed by the Senate.