Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated October 25, 2019 shows Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, reviews the recruit ceremonial honor guard during a pass in review graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command (RTC) in Great Lakes, Illinois. US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Spencer Fling via ABACAPRESS.COM

Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated October 25, 2019 shows Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, delivers remarks inside Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall during a pass in review graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command (RTC) i Great Lakes, Illinois US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Spencer Fling via ABACAPRESS.COM