In a Change-of-Command ceremony to be held on June 1, 2022, Admiral Linda L. Fagan will be sworn in as the 27th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. She will be the first woman to serve as Commandant, the first woman to earn the rank of four stars in the Coast Guard, and the first woman Service Chief of any U.S. military service. Admiral Fagan served as Vice Commandant from June 18, 2021, and will relieve Admiral Karl L. Schultz, who has served with honor and distinction as the Coast Guard’s Commandant since June 1, 2018.
Admiral Fagan's prior flag assignments include Deputy Commandant for Operations, Policy, and Capability; Commander, First Coast Guard District, and a joint assignment as Deputy Director of Operations for Headquarters, United States Northern Command. Operational tours include Commander, Sector New York, more than 15 years as a Marine Inspector, and sea duty in USCGC POLAR STAR, a 399ft heavy polar icebreaker. Staff assignments include Executive Assistant to the Commandant and Vice Commandant, and Division Chief of the Foreign and Offshore Compliance Office. A 1985 Coast Guard Academy graduate, Admiral Fagan’s tenure in the Coast Guard earned her the Coast Guard’s first Golden Ancient Trident, an honor given to the officer with the longest active marine safety service.
On behalf of the dedicated men and women of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, I extend our heartiest congratulations and welcome aboard to Admiral Fagan on assuming her new role as Commandant. We are excited to implement her vision for the Auxiliary, continue to search out innovative and effective means to enhance our multi-mission capabilities, achieve excellence in our recreational boating safety mission, and augment Team Coast Guard wherever and whenever needed. We thank Admiral Schultz for his outstanding service to our nation, our Coast Guard, and our Coast Guard Auxiliary, and wish him God's speed, fair winds, and following seas as he charts his next course on this voyage we call “life.”
SEMPER PARATUS!
Alexander Malewski, National Commodore
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
