Biden chooses female admiral to lead US Navy -official

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A U.S. flag flutters in the background as members of the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Navy stand on a deck of the USS Bataan, a U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, as it takes part in a parade of ships during Fleet Week 2022 in New York, U.S. May 2

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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.

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