President Biden has nominated Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the current vice chief of naval operations, to be the next chief of naval operations — the first woman who would serve in that role and on the Joint Chiefs of Staff — setting up a clash in the Senate where Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., has been holding up military nominations.
Franchetti, who has served as a commissioned officer for nearly four decades, "has demonstrated extensive expertise in both the operational and policy arenas," Biden said in a statement. She is the second woman to achieve the rank of four-star admiral in the U.S. Navy.
