
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved by voice vote forwarding to the full Senate the nomination of Adm. Linda Fagan to be the next commandant of the Coast Guard. If confirmed, Fagan will be the first woman to lead the Coast Guard and any of the U.S. Armed Forces. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz’s four-year term at the helm expires on June 1. At her confirmation hearing in late April before the committee, Fagan…