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Sunday, July 23, 2023

Italian American Admiral Lisa Franchetti Breaks Glass Ceiling as First Female Nominated to US Navy Joint Chiefs of Staff

 


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.

Her personal awards include... More Here 

Monday, May 29, 2023

Memorial Day 2023

 


TheItalianCalifornian.com wishes you a happy Memorial Day, knowing we are only free to celebrate it because of our military heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice, who gave their lives for our freedom and nation. 

Santa Claus and the Italian Diaspora in the Arctic

  I talians immigrated to almost all parts of the world, the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, Latin America, and the North Pole. Wait...what?...