First woman to lead Coast Guard was forced out of residence with three hours notice - ‘It’s a really strange power play’ said one ally of the former Commandant

The three-hour time frame meant that she did not have enough time to remove most of her personal items, a former U.S. military official told NBC News.

The Trump administration fired former head of the U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Linda L. Fagan, according to a bulletin sent to all Coast Guard employees, on Jan. 21, 2025. Snopes also confirmed that the Trump administration fired former Transportation Security Administration head David Pekoske and terminated all advisory committees at the U.

Under Donald Trump’s second presidency, U.S. Coast Guard crews in Hawaii and the Pacific are set to be busy. But it’s not entirely clear what that will actually look like amid major shake-ups across the federal government.