Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti

Lisa Franchetti Takes Helm as Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Second Woman in Position

Adm. Lisa Franchetti gets her 4-star shoulder boards attached by her family, during her promotion and change of office ceremony held at the Pentagon, Sept. 2. US Navy Photo

Adm. Lisa Franchetti assumed the duties of vice chief of naval operations on Friday, as she takes over the role from Adm. William Lescher, who is set to retire.


A carrier surface warfare officer, Franchetti was recently head of the J5 Strategic Plans and Policy on the Joint Staff. She first commissioned into the Navy in 1985...

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/02/lisa-franchetti-takes-helm-as-vice-chief-of-naval-operations-second-woman-in-position

Franchetti Tapped for VCNO, Second Navy Female Four Star; 3rd Fleet Koehler to Joint Staff, Cheeseman to CNP

Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti. US Navy Photo

A career surface warfare officer has been tapped to serve as the second highest-ranking officer in the Navy and the second female four-star in the service’s history, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday.

Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, if confirmed by the Senate, will succeed current Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. William Lescher, who is expected to retire following his current tour.

Franchetti, currently the head of the J5 Strategic Plans and Policy on the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/04/26/franchetti-tapped-for-vcno-second-navy-female-four-star-3rd-fleet-koehler-to-joint-staff-cheeseman-to-cnp

Vice Adm. Franchetti Nominated for Joint Staff Role After Brief Time at N7

U.S. 6th Fleet Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti renders honors as she passes through sideboys during the 6th Fleet change of command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy on July 1, 2020. US Navy Photo

After less than two months on the job, the head of the Navy’s warfighting development office has been nominated for a new role on the Joint Staff, USNI News has learned.

Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti was nominated on Thursday to head the J5 Strategic Plans and Policy office, according to a Pentagon...

https://news.usni.org/2020/09/11/vice-adm-franchetti-nominated-for-joint-staff-role-after-brief-time-at-n7

VADM Black Takes Command at U.S. 6th Fleet; Franchetti Headed to OPNAV N7

Outgoing commander of U.S. 6th Fleet Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti speaks during the 6th Fleet change of command ceremony in the hanger at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, July 1, 2020. US Navy photo.

In a ceremony in Naples, Italy, that had guests and side boys spaced six feet apart in their dress whites, Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti today turned over command of U.S. 6th Fleet, ending a historic posting as the first woman to lead a numbered fleet.

Taking command of 6th Fleet is Vice Adm. Gene...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/01/vadm-black-takes-command-at-u-s-6th-fleet-franchetti-headed-to-opnav-n7

BALTOPS 2020 Will Only Hold At-Sea Events With Ships Commanded from Shore

From front to back, the Supply-class fast-combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), the Royal Norwegian Navy Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS Otto Suerdrup (F312), the German Navy Bremen-class frigate FGS Luebeck (F214) and the German Navy Rhone-Class replenishment oiler FGS Rhoen (A1443) sail in formation behind the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) while participating in exercise...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/11/baltops-2020-will-only-hold-at-sea-events-with-ships-commanded-from-shore

Navy Announces New VCNO, Other Top Assignments, in First Notification Since Policy Reversal

Top Row (left to right): Vice Adm. William Lescher, Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Rear Adm. Gene Black Bottom Row (left to right): Rear Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, Rear Adm. Yancy Lindsey, Rear Adm. John Mustin

The Navy announced several new assignments for its top officers, the first public announcement of its kind since December 2018, when the service stopped announcing senior flag moves in the name of cybersecurity.

Vice Adm. William Lescher has been nominated to serve as the next vice chief of naval...

https://news.usni.org/2020/05/06/navy-announces-new-vcno-other-top-assignments-in-first-notification-since-policy-reversal

U.S., U.K. Surface Warships Patrol Barents Sea For First Time Since the 1980s

The Duke-class frigate HMS Kent (F78) takes part in a replenishment-at-sea with Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) whilst on exercise with the U.S. Navy in the Arctic Circle. The exercises have been taking place in the Arctic Circle where, with added wind chill, the temperatures plummeted to a jarring minus 10 degrees centigrade. UK Royal Navy photo.

The U.S. Navy surface force is operating in the Barents Sea for the first time since the Cold War, further expanding its...

https://news.usni.org/2020/05/04/u-s-u-k-surface-warships-patrol-barents-sea-for-first-time-since-the-1980s

Guided-missile Destroyer USS Porter Operates Black Sea, Visits Ukraine

USS Porter (DDG-78) transits the Bosphorus Strait on Oct. 12, 2019. US Navy Photo

Guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) is operating in the Black Sea as part of the Navy’s ongoing presence operation in the region, Turkey-based ship spotters posted on social media on Saturday.

The warship pulled into Odesa, Ukraine on Sunday for a port visit.

“The ship will host five Ukrainian officers as it pulls into Odesa to observe sea-and-anchor operations. These operations enhance regional maritime...

https://news.usni.org/2019/10/14/guided-missile-destroyer-uss-porter-operates-black-sea-visits-ukraine

USS Porter Leaves Black Sea, Makes Port Call in Turkey

USS Porter (DDG-78) leaving the Black Sea Aug. 16, 2019. Photo by Yörük Işık‏ used with permission

Guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) left the Black Sea after an eight-day patrol and visits to Romania and Bulgaria.

The forward-deployed Porter crossed the Bosphorus heading toward the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, according to photos posted by Turkish ship spotters on social media.

Later in the day, the destroyer made a stop at the Turkish Gölcük Naval Base, ship spotters reported.

While in...

https://news.usni.org/2019/08/16/uss-porter-leaves-black-sea-makes-port-call-in-turkey

USS Porter Enters the Black Sea

USS Porter (DDG-78) on Aug. 8, 2019, entering the Black Sea. Cem Devrim Yaylalı Photo used with permission

Guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) entered the Black Sea on Thursday and is the sixth U.S. ship to operate in the region this year.

Porter, one of four U.S. destroyers based in Spain, moved across the Bosphorus and into the Black Sea, according to Turkish ship spotters.

It’s the first U.S. ship to operate in the Black Sea since the Spearhead-class USNS Yuma (T-EPF-8) left the region...

https://news.usni.org/2019/08/08/uss-porter-enters-the-black-sea

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