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The Coast Guard gained its first female flag officer in 2000 when Vivien Crea was promoted to rear admiral. [21] Women in the Coast Guard served in the Iraq War from 2003 until 2011. [22] [31] [32] [33] In 2006 Vivien Crea became the first female Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard and the Coast Guard’s first female vice admiral ...
SPARS was the authorized nickname for the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Women's Reserve. The nickname is an acronym fashioned from the USCG's motto, Latin: "Semper Paratus"—"Always Ready" (SPAR). [Note 1] The Women's Reserve was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 23, 1942.
Linda Lee Fagan (born July 1, 1963) [1] [2] is an American admiral who served as the 27th commandant of the United States Coast Guard from June 2022 to January 2025. Previously, she was the 32nd vice commandant of the Coast Guard under Commandant Karl L. Schultz from 2021 to 2022. [3]
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan salutes the national ensign while embarking US Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759), April 20, 2024, following the cutter’s official commissioning in ...
There have been women in the United States Coast Guard since 1918, and women continue to serve in it today. [129] [130] [131] During World War I, in January 1918, radio and telegraph operator Myrtle Hazard enlisted as an electrician. She was the only woman to serve during the war and she is the namesake of USCGC Myrtle Hazard. [132]
Fagan was the first uniformed woman to lead a branch of the US armed forces and had been serving in the top Coast Guard role since 2022. With her dismissal, she's now become the first top military ...
One of Merchant's role models and mentors was Dr Olivia Hooker, who was the first African American woman to join the U.S. Coast Guard.Dr. Hooker joined the Coast Guard during World War II and the galley on the Coast Guard's Staten Island, New York base is named after her.
Admiral Linda Fagan reacts as she attends her change of command ceremony to be installed as commandant of the US Coast Guard at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington on June 1, 2022.