A Navy admiral with extensive experience in the Indo-Pacific has been recommended to be the service's next top leader, officials said Monday.
Adm. Samuel Paparo, current commander of the Navy's Pacific Fleet, was recommended by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and is on tap to be nominated as the next chief of naval operations, although President Joe Biden has not yet formally signed off on it, the officials said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because no public announcement has been made.
