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.

President Donald Trump has moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security by firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up while eliminating all the members of a key aviation security advisory group.

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.

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan was the first female uniformed leader of an armed forces branch.

The US Coast Guard and state of Florida have renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America after Donald Trump demanded its name be changed. On his first day in office as the 47th US president, Trump issued an executive order that federal government agencies rename the gulf between Mexico and the United States to the ‘Gulf of America’.

The U.S. Coast Guard is increasing its presence in the waters off South Florida in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive orders, signed his first day back in office, aiming to curb

The first woman to lead a branch of the US Armed Forces has been sacked by Donald Trump for excessively focusing on diversity policies while neglecting border security. Adml Linda Fagan, who Joe Biden appointed to lead the US Coast Guard in 2022, was relieved of her duties by acting secretary of homeland security Benjamine Huffman.

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.

A co-op of ethnic German Hutterite farmers, who arrived in the 19th century, own the Dakota Provisions plant. But migrants from Venezuela, Thailand and other countries, earning around $14 per hour, perform the dangerous, back-breaking work.

President Donald Trump kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, Jan. 6, health policy and more.

The Coast Guard's acting commandant said in a news release that all operational commanders have been ordered to “immediately surge assets" in what he calls key areas. That include boats, helicopters,