President proclaimed 'it's about time' as he participated Wednesday in the U.S. Coast Guard's change of command ceremony promoting Adm. Linda Fagan as new Commandant of the branch - making her the armed forces' first female service chief. 'Today we witness a tradition longstanding in the United States Coast Guard - change of command, as a new admiral assumes leadership of our nation's oldest continuous sea-going service,' Biden said. 'It's both a connection to our earliest days as a nation, and a new milestone in our history. Using his trademark line the president added that 'this is a big deal.'
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