Adm. Linda Fagan became the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. military when she was sworn in as commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard at a sunny ceremony in Washington.
Adm. Linda Fagan attends a change of command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard headquarters, June 1, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Adm. Karl L. Schultz is being relieved by Fagan as the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.Adm. Linda Fagan became the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. military when she was sworn in asPresident Joe Biden, who nominated Fagan to the post in April, spoke at the change of command event at U.S.
Adm. Linda Fagan attends a change of command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard headquarters, June 1, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Adm. Karl L. Schultz is being relieved by Fagan as the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.Fagan is coming off serving as the Coast Guard's vice commandant -- the first female four-star admiral to serve as a branch's second-in-command -- and previously served as the commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area from June 2018 to June 2021.
Asked after the ceremony about her message to young women that might be thinking of enlisting in the services, Fagan said, "First off, I would say to any young person out there...We are hiring." "I want to thank you Admiral Fagan for taking the helm during this critical moment," he added. "And for all that you've done throughout your career, it opened the doors of opportunities just a little bit wider to allowing those following behind you, a way through."
In 1985, Fagan was in just the sixth graduating class from the Coast Guard Academy that included women. She has since risen the ranks to serve on all seven continents – "from the snows of Ross Island, Antarctica to the heart of Africa, from Tokyo to Geneva," according to the Coast Guard – and aboard the USCGC POLAR STAR, a 399ft heavy polar icebreaker.
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