President Biden announced his nomination of Admiral Lisa Franchetti to become the first woman to lead the service as the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) - in the service's 248-year history - and to serve as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Commending her 38 years of service, the President Biden said Franchetti, currently the vice CNO had “demonstrated extensive expertise in both the operational and policy arenas.”
She is the second woman to rise to the rank of 4-star admiral.
A native of Rochester, N.Y., Franchetti has served in key positions, including commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet and U.S. Naval Forces Korea with the J-5 Joint Staff, which makes recommendations to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
She received her commission in 1985 at the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Program at Northwestern University.
Biden’s pick overrules SECDEF Lloyd Austin’s recommendation of Adm. Samuel Paparo, as reported by NBC News in June. Paparo was nominated by Biden to lead the Indo-Pacific Command.
Franchetti’s confirmation is likely to run into a logjam on military appointments that is single-handedly being blocked by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) over the Defense Department's abortion policy.
Tuberville has stalled the confirmation of more than 250 military officials.
The President denounced Tuberville’s tactics being “not only wrong - it is dangerous.” (Washington Post 07/21/23) Biden nominates Adm. Lisa Franchetti as first woman to lead U.S. Navy (msn.com)
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