A Coast Guard commandant, who oversaw the rescue operation after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, was fired on the second day of the Trump administration, an action Maryland Sen. Chris Van

The Trump administration ousted Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan, who is the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. military.

The acting secretary of Homeland Security removed the Coast Guard commandant from her position, according to a message to the service reviewed by USNI News. An ALCOAST, which is a message to all members of the Coast Guard,

The commandant of the US Coast Guard — who once called Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) an “operational imperative” — was terminated Tuesday over lagging recruitment and an “erosion of trust” in the service branch.