Biden nominates Admiral Lisa Franchetti to be first woman to lead US Navy


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[1/2] 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 25, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, an historic step that would break a gender barrier in the U.S. military by making her the first woman to command the service and to become...