Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti, vice chief of Naval Operations, greets a commissaryman during a tour of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 13, 2022. Adm. Franchetti is set to become the first woman to sit on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Purcell) The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
By: FEDweek StaffVice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti assumed the duties as Chief of Naval Operations during an Aug. 14 ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, succeeding the retiring Adm. Mike Gilday.
Franchetti will continue in her position until advancements of flag-rank military officers on Capitol Hill proceeds (Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R.-Alabama, a former college football coach, has placed a temporary hold on some 300 defense promotions to force a floor vote regarding the Pentagon’s policy on abortions).
Once the impasse is resolved, Franchetti would become the first woman to hold the position as the Navy’s highest ranking military officer and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Gilday offered high praise for his likely successor during the ceremony.
“She is a fleet sailor, an operator, a warfighter. She has already made the Navy better as our vice chief of naval operations,” Gilday said. “The Navy is in good hands with her at the helm.”
For her part, Franchetti ensured that despite the delay in her likely confirmation, the Navy would continue its mission unfettered. “As we look on to the horizon and prepare for the challenges that lie ahead, I will act with a sense of urgency to ensure our sailor shave everything they need to maintain our warfighting edge,” Franchetti said. “For the past 247 years, the U.S. Navy has stood the watch. We, along with the Marine Corps, are America’s Away Team – around the world and around the clock. As we look to the future, our mission continues undisrupted and unabated We fly, sail, and operate wherever international law allows so that others can too.”
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