Biden picks female admiral to lead Navy. She’d be 1st woman to be a military service chief

AP News ^ | 7/21/23 | LOLITA C. BALDOR

[Levy78]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has chosen Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, a senior administration official said Friday. If confirmed, she would be the first woman to be a U.S. military service chief.

Biden’s decision to tap Franchetti, an admiral with broad command and executive experience, goes against the recommendation of his Pentagon chief, but he is selecting an officer whom insiders had considered the top choice for the job. Franchetti, the current vice chief of operations for the Navy, would become the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recommended that Biden select Adm. Samuel Paparo, the current commander of the Navy’s Pacific Fleet, several U.S. officials said last month. But instead, the administration official said Biden is nominating Paparo to lead U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the nomination has not been made public.

[Salman]

Can’t be a tranny because they’d make a big point to say so. And she isn’t “of color”. Is she at least a lesbian? /snicker

[nitzy]

At this rate, our military may soon be diverse enough to take on the Russians and Chinese.

[Bratch]

Admiral Lisa Franchetti

Vice Chief of Naval Operations

Adm. Lisa Franchetti is a native of Rochester, New York. She received her commission in 1985 through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Program at Northwestern University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. She also attended the Naval War College and holds a master degree in organizational management from the University of Phoenix.

Her operational tours include auxiliaries officer and first division officer on USS Shenandoah (AD 44); navigator and jumboization coordinator onboard USS Monongahela (AO 178); operations officer on USS Moosbrugger (DD 980); combat systems officer and chief staff officer for Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2; executive officer of USS Stout (DDG 55); and assistant surface operations officer on USS George Washington Strike Group. She commanded USS Ross (DDG 71) and DESRON-21, embarked on USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). She also served as commander of Pacific Partnership 2010, embarked on USNS Mercy (T-AH 19).

Ashore, Franchetti’s assignments include commander, Naval Reserve Center Central Point, Oregon; aide to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations; protocol officer for the commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; 4th Battalion officer at the U.S. Naval Academy; division chief, Joint Concept Development and Experimentation, on the Joint Staff, J7; deputy director of International Engagement and executive assistant to N3/N5 on the Navy staff; and military assistant to the Secretary of the Navy.

Her flag assignments include commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea; commander, Carrier Strike Group 9; commander, Carrier Strike Group 15; chief of staff, Strategy, Plans and Policy (J-5) Joint Staff; commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO; deputy commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe; deputy commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa; Joint Force Maritime Component Commander; deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development, N7; and director for Strategy, Plans and Policy (J-5), Joint Staff. Franchetti assumed the duties as Vice Chief of Naval Operations Sept. 2, 2022.

Her personal awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal (two awards), Legion of Merit (five awards), Meritorious Service Medal (five awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards), and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (two awards).

 

Last Updated: 23 March 2023

[oldvirginian]

Biological female

[llevrok]

An administrator selected. Not a sailor. Might explain why we have so many dry dock queens.

[dfwgator]

master degree in organizational management from the University of Phoenix.

That right there should disqualify her.

[Jamestown1630]

That’s very good and apt.

[GOPJ]

But is she black, a sexual weirdo or has a famous father?

[BarbM]

She looks like a hardened killer and war-fighter.....
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She looks like a nice mom to me. I bet she lets everybody play fair. I’d rather see a cigar smoking, older coot, who swears like, well a sailor, and has balls or courage. Or looks like Helenn Thomas.

(I hope you forgot to put the /s sarcasim symbol)

[euram]

We already have “Rachel” Richard Levin who is an Admiral

[al_c]

Was this decision based on her record ... or her gender?

[libh8er]

And University of Phoenix is not even a real university

[Karliner]

world of firsts and worsts. I hope we have a nation when these fools are booted from DC.
The corruption is very deep.

[Bonemaker]

I’ll tentatively give Lloyd the benefit of the doubt. I’ve even read where he and Milley advised Biden against the Afghanistan pull out but he is such a bull headed Grand Canyon class gaping arshloch that he ignored them.

[Bonemaker]

Eh? Not so sure on that one.

[kenmcg]

Nimitz, Zumwalt and John Paul Jones must be rolling over in their graves. No wonder recruiting is in the pits, next they’ll appoint a tranny to commandant of the USMC.

[Vigilanteman]

. . . Northwestern University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Journalism . . .

Except for the fact that this should've disqualified her first.

[Jamestown1630]

All her Wiki says is that she’s ‘married and has a child’. These days, that could mean a number of things.

[Vigilanteman]

And Journalism is not even a real degree.

[PerConPat]

Who cares?...It’s peacetime...