Linda L. Fagan

Linda Fagan
27th Commandant of the Coast Guard
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 1, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
DeputySteven D. Poulin
Kevin Lunday
Preceded byKarl L. Schultz
32nd Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
In office
June 18, 2021 – May 31, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
CommandantKarl L. Schultz
Preceded byCharles Ray
Succeeded bySteven D. Poulin
Personal details
Born
Linda Lee Keene

(1963-07-01) July 1, 1963 (age 61)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
EducationUnited States Coast Guard Academy (BS)
University of Washington (MS)
National Defense University (MS)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Coast Guard
Years of service1985–present
Rank Admiral
Commands
Awards
Linda L. Fagan's voice
Fagan outlines her vision for the Coast Guard at a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing
Recorded July 14, 2022

Linda Lee Fagan (born July 1, 1963)[1][2] is a United States Coast Guard admiral who serves as the 27th Commandant of the Coast Guard. Previously, in 2021 she became the 32nd Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard’s first female four-star admiral.[3] Before that, she was the commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area with prior terms as Coast Guard Deputy for Operations, Policy, and Capabilities, commander, First Coast Guard District, and commander, Coast Guard Sector New York. Fagan is also the Coast Guard's first Gold Ancient Trident, the officer with the longest service record in the Marine Safety Field. In April 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced her nomination as the next Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard, succeeding Charles W. Ray.[4][5][6][7] She was confirmed on June 17, 2021, and assumed office on June 18.[8]

In April 2022, it was announced that Fagan would be nominated to succeed Karl L. Schultz as Commandant of the Coast Guard, making her the first woman in American history to lead a military service.[9][10] Her nomination was sent to the United States Senate on April 7, 2022, receiving confirmation by unanimous consent on May 11.[11][12] She assumed office on June 1.[13]

  1. ^ "Biographical Information and Qualifications of Linda L. Fagan". U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Senate Commerce Committee Coast Guard Nominee Questionnaire, 117th Congress - Linda L. Fagan". U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Adm. Linda Fagan Becomes USCG's First Female Four-Star Admiral". The Maritime Executive.
  4. ^ "Vice Admiral Linda L. Fagan". Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Rear Admiral Linda L. Fagan" (PDF). Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  6. ^ U.S. Coast Guard Public Affairs (April 19, 2021). "Vice Adm. Linda L. Fagan nominated to be Coast Guard Vice Commandant, first Coast Guard female 4-star admiral". U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on President Biden's Nomination of Vice Adm. Fagan for USCG Vice Commandant". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "U.S. Coast Guard welcomes new vice commandant". U.S. Coast Guard. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  9. ^ LaGrone, Sam (April 5, 2022). "Biden Nominates Adm. Linda Fagan to Head Coast Guard, First Woman to Lead Military Service". USNI News. National Harbor, Maryland.
  10. ^ Benson, Samuel (April 5, 2022). "Biden to nominate first woman to lead a military service". Politico.
  11. ^ "PN1947 — Adm. Linda L. Fagan — Coast Guard, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". U.S. Congress. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  12. ^ O'Brien, Connor (May 11, 2022). "Coast Guard admiral approved to be first woman to lead a military service". Politico.
  13. ^ "Fagan to be first woman to serve as Coast Guard commandant". Workboat. April 12, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.