WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden has chosen Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, a senior administration official said on Friday.
If confirmed to the post, Franchetti, currently vice chief of operations for the Navy, would be the first woman to be a lead a U.S. military service.
(Reporting by Steve Holland and Jasper Ward; Writing by Rami Ayyub; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
