Washington: US President Joe Biden has nominated Navy Admiral Lisa Franchetti to be the Navy’s new Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), making her the first woman to join the Army’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Fernchetti, the current vice chief of naval operations with 38 years of service, will be promoted when current CNO Admiral Mike Gilday retires next month, according to US media.
In a statement announcing the nomination, Joe Biden said that throughout his career, Admiral Franchetti has demonstrated extensive expertise in both the operational and policy arenas. She is the second woman to hold the rank of four-star admiral in the US Navy.
As Navy chief, Franchitti will also be the first woman to join the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which includes the officers in charge of the five service branches and the chief of the Joint Staff.
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