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

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 commandant of the US Coast Guard has been removed from her position over “leadership deficiencies” and “operational failures,” a Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.