BREAKING: In a historic move, President Biden has nominated Adm. Lisa Franchetti as the first woman to lead the Navy.
President Biden has chosen Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, an unprecedented choice that, if confirmed, will make her the first woman to be a Pentagon service chief and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti meets with leadership at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Nov. 17, 2022, in Kittery, Maine. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recommended that Mr. Biden select Adm. Samuel Paparo, the current commander of the Navy's Pacific Fleet, several U.S. officials said last month. But instead, Mr. Biden is nominating Paparo to lead U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
Mr. Biden, in his statement, blasted Tuberville for prioritizing his domestic political agenda over military readiness. Several women have served as military service secretaries as political appointees, but never as their top uniformed officer. Adm. Linda L. Fagan of the Coast Guard. She, however, is not a member of the Joint Staff. The Coast Guard is part of the Department of Homeland Security, not the Pentagon.
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