Linda L. Fagan
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Linda Lee Fagan is a retired American admiral who served as the 27th commandant of the United States Coast Guard from June 2022 to January 2025. Previously, she was the 32nd vice commandant of the Coa
Official portrait, 2021
Fagan is promoted to the rank of admiral during a ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters, June 18, 2021
Fagan assumes command of the Coast Guard from outgoing commandant Karl L. Schultz on June 1, 2022
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United States Armed Forces
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The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. United States federal law establishes six armed forces: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Gua
Linda L. Fagan
…April 2022, it was announced that Fagan would be nominated to succeed Schultz as Commandant, making her the first woman in American history to lead a military service. Her nomination was sent to the Senate on April 7, 2022, and confirmed by unanimous consent on May 11. She assumed office on June 1. On January 21…
The Joint Chiefs of Staff in January 2026
1st Armored Division infantry, an M2 Bradley armored vehicle, and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters as part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria
82nd Airborne Division paratroopers parachuting from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport plane
U.S. Army Rangers with the 75th Ranger Regiment prepare for extraction on a MH-47 Chinook