Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Friday that he is firing Lisa Franchetti, the Chief of Naval Operations and James C. Slife, the vice chief of staff of the US Air Force. Admiral Lisa Franchetti is a top officer in the United States Navy. Born on April 25, 1964, in Rochester, New York, she graduated from Northwestern University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and received her commission through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) program. Franchetti has commanded at every level, including the USS Ross (DDG-71), Destroyer Squadron 21, Carrier Strike Groups 9 and 15, US Naval Forces Korea, and the US Sixth Fleet. She also served as Vice Chief of Naval Operations before being sworn in as the 33rd Chief of Naval Operations on November 2, 2023, becoming the first woman to hold this position.
