{"id":1979649,"date":"2023-07-21T15:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T19:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-navy-chief-nominee-would-be-first-woman-on-joint-chiefs-of-staff\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T15:31:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T19:31:24","slug":"biden-navy-chief-nominee-would-be-first-woman-on-joint-chiefs-of-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-navy-chief-nominee-would-be-first-woman-on-joint-chiefs-of-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s navy chief nominee could become first woman on Joint Chiefs of Staff."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-navy-chief-nominee-would-be-first-woman-on-joint-chiefs-of-staff%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1979649&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President \u2063Biden Nominates \u2062Admiral \u200cLisa Franchetti \u2064to Lead the Navy<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden made a significant \u200cannouncement on Friday, revealing \u2062his selection \u2064of Admiral\u2064 Lisa Franchetti to lead the\u2063 Navy. This decision\u200d marks a\u200b historic moment, as Admiral Franchetti would become the first woman to serve as Chief of Naval Operations and on the Joint Chiefs of\u200c Staff.<\/p>\n<p>Admiral Franchetti \u200chas an impressive background,\u2063 having served\u200b as the director \u200dfor strategy, \u2062plans,\u200b and policy for the Joint Chiefs\u2062 of Staff, as well as holding \u200cvarious \u200dcommanding positions within \u200bthe\u200b Navy. Her experience includes commanding the U.S. Sixth Fleet, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, Carrier Strike Group 9, and Carrier Strike Group 15.<\/p>\n<p>Vice Admiral James\u200c Kilby, currently\u2064 the deputy commander of U.S. Fleet \u2062Forces\u200b Command, has been chosen by President Biden\u2063 to fill \u200cthe vacancy left by\u2064 Admiral Franchetti&#8217;s promotion.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that\u200b Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had previously recommended Admiral \u2062Samuel Paparo for \u200bthe position of the \u2064Navy&#8217;s \u200chighest-ranking\u2064 officer. However, President Biden ultimately selected\u2062 Admiral Franchetti for this prestigious \u200drole.<\/p>\n<h3>Highly Qualified Naval Officers<\/h3>\n<p>In a statement, Secretary of Defense Austin expressed his confidence in the nominated officers,\u200b saying, &#8220;Admiral \u200cFranchetti, Admiral\u2063 Paparo, Vice Admiral Kilby, and Vice Admiral Koehler represent the \u2064best of\u200d the United States\u2064 Navy.\u200b Together, these four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-navy-chief-nominee-would-be-first-woman-on-joint-chiefs-of-staff\/\" title=\"Biden's navy chief nominee could become first woman on Joint Chiefs of Staff.\">highly decorated\u200b naval officers<\/a> have\u2063 extensive operational and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/milley-told-michelle-obama-at-biden-inauguration-no-one-has-a-bigger-smile-today-than-i-do-report\/\" title=\"Milley Told Michelle Obama At Biden Inauguration, \u2018No One Has A Bigger Smile Today Than I Do\u2019: Report\">command experience<\/a>.\u2062 I \u200chave\u2064 personally witnessed their contributions to our national\u2062 security, and I am especially proud that\u2064 Admiral Franchetti will be the first woman to serve as Chief of Naval Operations and a member of the \u2064Joint Chiefs of Staff, inspiring \u2064us all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that the military is \u2064experiencing a transition in leadership, with the recent retirement of General David \u200dBerger as head\u200c of \u2062the Marine\u2062 Corps, the\u200b upcoming departure \u2062of the head of the Army, and the impending exit\u200d of Chairman \u2062of the\u2063 Joint Chiefs General Mark\u2063 Milley.<\/p>\n<p>However, there have \u2063been\u2063 obstacles in the \u200cconfirmation\u200d process for \u2063these nominations. Senator Tommy Tuberville has placed\u2064 a hold on military promotions and nominations since\u2063 February\u200d due to\u200c a Pentagon policy regarding abortion. The Department of Defense announced that it would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yelp-announces-theyll-cover-expenses-for-employees-who-travel-out-of-state-for-abortions\/\" title=\"Yelp Announces They\u2019ll Cover Expenses for Employees Who Travel Out-of-State for Abortions\">cover travel expenses<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">service members<\/a>\u2062 or dependents who \u200cneed to travel\u200c out\u200d of state for an abortion.<\/p>\n<p>While Senator Tuberville and Secretary Austin have engaged\u200c in discussions regarding this \u200bhold,\u2062 no resolution has been reached. The \u200cDepartment of Defense recently briefed members of \u2064the \u200dSenate Armed Services Committee on\u200b the policy.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the hold, \u200cGeneral \u2063Eric Smith is currently\u200c serving as the acting commandant of the Marine Corps, \u200das\u2064 the\u2064 Senate has been unable to confirm his \u2062appointment.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, you can read the \u200bfull article from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">The Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden announced Admiral Lisa Franchetti as the Navy&#8217;s new leader, replacing Admiral Michael Gilday. Franchetti, who served as the Navy&#8217;s second-in-command, was chosen among other military nominations. 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