The commandant of the US Coast Guard has been removed from her position over “leadership deficiencies” and “operational failures,” a Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.

Homeland Security officials have removed Adm. Linda Fagan from her role as the Coast Guard’s commandant, according to a note sent to service members — the first firing of a top military officer under the Trump administration.

Admiral Kevin Lunday will serve as acting U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, replacing Fagan, the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. military.

A Michigan lawmaker is among those calling out the Trump administration’s “middle-of-the-night firing” of Adm. Linda Fagan, who served as the first female commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and the first woman to head up a branch of the U.

Linda Fagan, the first female admiral of the U.S. Coast Guard, was dismissed by the Trump administration on Monday without explanation.

The U.S. Coast Guard is surging maritime resources nationwide in response to President Donald's Trump's declaration of an invasion and a national emergency related to the country's borders. “The U.S.

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan was relieved of her duties Jan. 20, President Donald Trump’s first day in office. Fagan was the first woman ever to head a branch of the U.S. military and the first to be fired.

President Donald Trump doubled down on his longshot dream of Canada becoming part of the United States in a Friday press conference.

The U.S. Coast Guard has officially ended all diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs and activities, following an

The U.S. Coast Guard said it will send personnel and equipment to areas along the U.S. border in response to executive orders issued by President Donald Trump.

U.S. President Donald Trump has quickly moved to remove or sideline hundreds of government employees and seeks the power to fire thousands more. His administration has closed diversity offices and reassigned senior career attorneys,