In a surprise move, Defense Sec. Austin has recommended that Adm. Samuel Paparo become the Navy’s highest-ranking officer instead of a woman widely believed to have been the front-runner, several senior defense officials say.
Paparo was expected to expand on his expertise as a warfighter in the region as commander of Indo-Pacific Command rather than move to the
. If he becomes head of the Navy, he will have to shift focus to manning, equipping and training, with less focus on operations.“This is a presidential decision,” said Rear Adm. Ryan Perry, the Navy’s top spokesperson. “The United States Navy has several highly qualified senior leaders, and it would be inappropriate to speculate which leader the president will nominate to serve as the next chief of Naval Operations.”The decision to pass over Franchetti the same week that the U.S.
Franchetti has both operational and policy experience. She commanded two strike groups in the Pacific, served as commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO in Europe and commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Korea, and held various roles in the Pentagon including her current job as the vice chief.
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