{"id":20947,"date":"2022-04-05T14:17:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T14:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/04\/05\/biden-to-nominate-first-uniformed-woman-to-lead-a-military-service\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:53:00","slug":"biden-to-nominate-first-uniformed-woman-to-lead-a-military-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/04\/05\/biden-to-nominate-first-uniformed-woman-to-lead-a-military-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden to nominate first uniformed woman to lead a military service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Joe Biden plans to nominate Adm. Linda Fagan as the next commandant of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/08\/31\/coast-guard-overflights-show-idas-destruction\/\" target=\"_blank\">Coast Guard<\/a>, making her the first uniformed woman to lead a military branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The news was <a href=\"https:\/\/news.usni.org\/2022\/04\/05\/biden-nominates-adm-linda-fagan-to-head-coast-guard-first-woman-to-lead-military-service\" target=\"_blank\">first reported by USNI News<\/a>. Officials with knowledge of the nomination confirmed the news ahead of the formal announcement, expected to come this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fagan has been the vice commandant of the service since last June, when she became the first woman four-star admiral in Coast Guard history. If confirmed, she will replace Adm. Karl Schultz, who has served in the top service role since June 2018 and is set to retire in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/10\/17\/coast-guard-wreck-found-in-atlantic-is-storied-cutter-bear\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21286556111493.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Coast Guard: Wreck found in Atlantic is storied cutter Bear<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The wreck of a storied military ship that served in two World Wars, performed patrols in waters off Alaska for decades, and at one point was captained by the first Black man to command a U.S. government vessel has been found.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The potential gap in leadership between Schultz\u2019s departure and his replacement\u2019s confirmation has raised concerns among lawmakers in recent weeks. On Monday, Sens. 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