President Joe Biden has selected Admiral Lisa Franchetti to be the Navy’s top officer. If confirmed, she would be the first woman in the Navy’s history to hold the job, and the first woman in ...

Biden nominates Adm. Lisa Franchetti as first woman to lead Navy 00:30. President Biden has chosen Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, an unprecedented choice that, if confirmed, will make her ...

For the first time in the nation's history, a woman could sit on the Joint Chiefs of Staff after President Biden nominated Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti to become the new Chief of Naval Operations.

President Biden has nominated Adm. Lisa Franchetti to be the next chief of naval operations. If confirmed she'd be the first woman who would serve in that role and on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The president ultimately decided to go with Adm. Lisa Franchetti as the Navy’s next top officer due to her qualifications and background, said a U.S. official familiar with the discussions.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's first female chief, last week without any clear explanation -- part of a purge of top uniformed leadership that included the ...

President Biden on Friday announced Adm. Lisa Franchetti as his pick to head the Navy — a historic decision that, upon her confirmation, would make her the first woman to lead the service and ...

Former Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti spoke to staff after the Trump administration ousted her and other top leaders at the Pentagon Friday, asserting that the Navy's mission will ...

U.S. Navy Admiral Lisa Franchetti is the first woman to serve as the chief of naval operations and the first woman on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. NBC News’ Joe Fryer spoke with Franchetti about ...

President Joe Biden has selected Admiral Lisa Franchetti to be the Navy’s top officer. If confirmed, she would be the first woman in the Navy’s history to hold the job, and the first woman in ...