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Lisa Marie Franchetti (/ f r æ n. k ˈ ɛ t i / fran-KEH-ti; born 25 April 1964) [1] is a United States Navy admiral who has been the 33rd [2] chief of naval operations since 2 November 2023. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] She is the first woman to be chief of naval operations, and the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
His father, Thomas A. Boulton, was a naval officer who was killed in a plane crash in 1957. His mother, Helen, remarried in 1960 to Captain William Fargo, US Navy. Helen was a Lieutenant in the US Navy Nurse Corps during World War II; both Thomas and William graduated from the Naval Academy (Class of 1943 and Class of 1939, respectively.) [2]
Wesley Anthony Brown (April 3, 1927 – May 22, 2012) was the first African-American graduate of the United States Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Maryland. [1] He served in the United States Navy from May 2, 1949, until June 30, 1969. He was involved in both the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Amy N. Bauernschmidt is a United States Navy officer. She is the first woman to serve as the executive officer and then as the commanding officer of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. Bauernschmidt assumed command of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) on 19 August 2021.
Brian Lee Losey [1] (born November 11, 1960) is a retired rear admiral of the United States Navy. He headed the Naval Special Warfare Command from 2013 until his retirement in 2016. Losey is a native of Tacoma, Washington .
James Alexander "Sandy" Winnefeld Jr. (born April 24, 1956 [2]) is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as the chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board. While on active duty, Winnefeld served as the ninth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from August 4, 2011, to July 31, 2015.
James Wells Kilby [1] (born 1963) [2] is a United States Navy admiral who serves as the vice chief of naval operations. He previously served as the deputy commander of the United States Fleet Forces Command. [3] [4] [5] Raised in Pound Ridge, New York, Kilby is a 1986 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. [3]