Former US Coast Guard commander Linda Lee Fagan was fired from her role last month over concerns about issues such as borders, recruitment and DEI issues, but on Tuesday she received a three-hour notice. The NBC report cites two people familiar with the case, who were kicked out of their Admiral's quarter home.
Fagan was fired by the Trump administration on the second day of the president. She was given a 60-day exemption to find a new home, but at 2pm on Tuesday, the report said she had three hours to leave the house at a joint base in Washington, DC. I was notified of this.
The short time frame meant she didn't have enough time to remove “many of her personal items and household items, perhaps everything is still there.” She spent the night with a friend, the report says.
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U.S. Coast Guard Commander Linda Fagan spoke to the Senate Homeland Security and Government Subcommittee on June 11, 2024 on an investigation hearing in Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. She was fired last month by the Trump administration. (Getty Images)
NBC reports that Homeland Security officials have told acting commander Kevin Landay that Fagan needs to leave the house.
Outlet DHS sources could not immediately confirm whether the order came from President Donald Trump. Homeland Security oversees the US Coast Guard.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House and the Coast Guard to confirm the report, but did not immediately receive a response from the publication.
Shortly after being told to leave, her team received a call to Sean Pranky, a senior DHS adviser and retired Coast Guard aide, and photographed the interior, according to one of the sources. I told them to unlock the house so they could.
Fagan, a four-star admiral and the first woman to lead a branch of the military, has many reasons, including “erosion of trust,” leadership flaws, operational failures, and inability to advance coastal strategic goals. Ended. The Guard, a senior DHS employee, was previously confirmed by Fox News.
These include failure to address the threat of border security, inadequate leadership in recruitment and retention, mismanagement of major acquisitions such as icebreakers and helicopters, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and It involves focusing on “reliability erosion” over false cover. The operation of the Fould Anchor was an internal Coast Guard investigation into a sexual assault incident at the Coast Guard Academy.
Lt. Gen. Lt. Lt. Gen. Linda Fagan will attend the US Coast Guard command change ceremony at USCG headquarters in Washington, DC on June 1, 2022. (Getty Images)
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Fagan is accused of effective deployment of Coast Guard assets to support border security, including intercepting fentanyl and other illegal substances. She is also accused of inadequate coordination with the DHS to prioritize operations along the maritime border.
A DHS official said Fagan had serious failures with recruiters, which exacerbated issues related to operational preparation. Officials added that the lack of innovative strategies to address the retention struggle in critical specialization has led to a decline in workforce sustainability.
Under her leadership, she also had sustained delays and cost overruns when acquiring key platforms, including icebreakers and helicopters. The official further cited inadequate accountability for the takeover disruptions highlighted in Trump's first administration.
Fagan also prioritized DEI policies, including the Coast Guard Academy.
In Fould Anchor, cover-ups of sexual assault at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy hide the “deeply eroded trust” of the Coast Guard among American citizens, the U.S. Congress and the military. The Coast Guard did not reveal the existence of Operation Fould Anchor until 2023, despite its existence from 2014 to 2019.
A US Coast Guard vessel sailing off the coast of Key West, Florida. (istock)
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When Fagan was burned by the senator in the summer, she testified at a Capitol Hill hearing. There, they were asked about the inability to withhold, and withhold additional documents that Congressional lawmakers had requested at the Academy of Services regarding the error in question.
Officials said failure to adequately address the systemic issues revealed by the investigation highlighted a “leadership culture” that does not want to ensure accountability and transparency in protecting service members. Ta.
Fagan has served as the 27th Commander of the Coast Guard from June 1, 2022. She was supported by all World Coast Guard operations and 42,000 active duty, 7,000 reserves, 8,700 civilian supervision, and 21,000 Coast Guard subsidies. volunteer.
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