The firing comes amid Trump’s pledge to reshape the U.S. military and rid the nation of what he calls “woke” generals.

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

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