Coast Guard Admiral Becomes First Woman to Lead a US Military Branch
12 May 2022
Military.com | By Patricia Kime
The Senate voted unanimously late Wednesday to confirm Adm. Linda Fagan as the next commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, the first woman ever to lead a military service.
Fagan is slated to take the helm of the service June 1 in a ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
"This is a historic moment for our country and for women in the armed services," said Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., during Fagan's confirmation hearing April 28. "It will be the first time that a woman will lead one of the six branches of the armed services. So I am hoping that your leadership also will lead to more progress on getting women recruited and retained in the Coast Guard."
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