U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan was the first female uniformed leader of an armed forces branch.

“Following her predecessor’s cover up of Operation Fouled Anchor, Adm. Fagan provided a fundamental change in Coast Guard leadership and has led the service with transparency and honesty to ...

Fagan faced tough questioning from senators over the summer for failing to hold anyone accountable for the cover ... the Coast Guard Academy in 1985, in just the sixth class that included women.