President Joe Biden has selected a Rochester native Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy. If she is confirmed, she would be the first woman to be a Pentagon service chief and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Franchetti is a 1981 graduate of Pittsford Mendon High School.
Franchetti is slated to serve as the acting Navy chief beginning next month when the current top naval officer retires.
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