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Biden Nominates Fagan To Be Coast Guard Vice Commandant

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 19th, 2021

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Biden Nominates Fagan To Be Coast Guard Vice Commandant

Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, President Joe Biden's pick to be the next Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard. Photo: Coast Guard

President Joe Biden on Monday nominated Vice Adm. Linda Fagan to be the Coast Guard’s next vice commandant and to be the service’s first female four-star admiral. Fagan is currently the commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area, in charge of the service’s missions from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast of Africa. She is also commander of Defense Force West and provides Coast Guard support to the Defense Department and its combatant commanders. If confirmed by the Senate,…

Congress

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Congress

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Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

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Congress

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