President Joe Biden broke the glass ceiling on Friday when he nominated Admiral Lisa Franchetti as the Navy’s top officer. If confirmed, she would be the first woman in U.S. Navy history to hold the job, and the first woman appointed to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Franchetti, who is currently serving as the vice chief of naval operations (the Navy’s no. 2 post), joined the Armed Forces in 1985 and has served as the Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development, and director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff. She has also commanded two carrier strike groups.
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