Admiral Lisa Franchetti was confirmed by the Senate to head the Navy, making her the first woman to hold that position in both the Navy and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. writes about this RIA News.
“I am pleased that the Senate has confirmed Adm. Lisa Franchetti as Chief of Naval Operations,” said Pentagon Secretary Lloyd Austin.
The White House had previously announced that once confirmed, Franchetti would be the first woman to lead the Navy as well as the first woman on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the US military’s highest decision-making body.
As a U.S. Navy officer, Franchetti served as Director of the Joint Staff Strategy, Plans and Policy from 2020 to 2022, Deputy Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Combat Development in 2020, and Commander of the U.S. Sixth Fleet from 2018 to 2018. She 2020. She was the second woman to be promoted to four-star admiral in the United States Navy.
On July 21, 2023, President Biden nominated Franchetti to replace Admiral Gilday as Chief of Naval Operations.
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