A top official with the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that President Donald Trump’s acting director of Homeland Security, Benjamine Huffman, fired the captain of the U. S. Coast Guard shortly after the start of Trump’s next leadership.
In a message sent to the U. S. Coast Guard labor on Monday, Huffman announced that 61-year-old Adm. Linda Lee Fagan was relieved of her tasks as captain.
“ Under my legal power as the Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security I have relieved Admiral Linda L. Fagan of her duties as Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, ” Huffman said. “She served a long and illustrious profession, and I thank her for her services to our country. ”
Huffman added, “Admiral Kevin E. Lunday, by function of laws, is now the Acting Commandant of the United States Coast Guard and assumes all the authority and responsibilities of the business. ”
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A top Department of Homeland Security official told Fox News that Fagan was relieved of her responsibilities due to concerns regarding an “erosion of faith, ” selection issues, and border security problems at the U. S. Coast Guard.
The anonymous Homeland Security official told Fox News that Fagan’s leadership failures included the mismanagement of acquiring important military assets, an insufficient response to border security threats, poor recruitment and retention efforts, an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion ( DEI ) initiatives, and an “erosion of trust ” caused by the military branch’s cover-up of an internal investigation into sexual assault incidents known as Operation Fouled Anchor.
Fox News reported that Fagan was the first female mind of a U. S. military unit and has served as the 27th captain of the U. S. Coast Guard since June 1, 2022. The outlet noted that as captain, Fagan was responsible for the monitoring of 42,00 active-duty service people, 7,000 supply people, 8,700 human personnel, and 21,000 Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteers.
A photo of Fagan was shared Tuesday on X, previously Online, by Libs of TikTok.
